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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 133.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At least how many duels took place in Paris between 1895 and 1905?
(a) 50.
(b) 300.
(c) 250.
(d) 150.

2. When did Reinwald publish Samuel Pozzi and Rene Benoit's translation of Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1889.

3. When was the painting Madame X completed?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1884.

4. Who painted the 1898 portrait of Jean Lorrain that is featured in the book?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

5. At what museum did the author first see the painting that inspired this book?
(a) The Jeffrey Parks Art Gallery.
(b) The National Portrait Gallery.
(c) The Guggenheim Museum.
(d) The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Samuel Pozzi restore the family name to "Pozzi" from "Pozzy"?

2. During what years did Montesquiou share his life with Gabriel Yturri?

3. When did Leconte de Lisle die?

4. How old was Leon Daudet when he fought his first duel?

5. When did Antoine de Riverol die?

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