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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 133 - 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?
(a) Print journalism.
(b) Mass media.
(c) Biography.
(d) History.

2. On her first outing as a grown-up girl at 14, Catherine Pozzi's father took her to see what opera?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) La Traviata.
(c) Don Giovanni.
(d) The Magic Flute.

3. When did Count Robert de Montesquiou arrive in America for a four-city engagement?
(a) January, 1882.
(b) September, 1889.
(c) January, 1903.
(d) June, 1885.

4. How old was Montesquiou when he traveled to London in 1885?
(a) 40.
(b) 38.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

5. When is the Self-portrait by Winnaretta Singer dated that is printed in the book?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1890.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dr. Pozzi's left hand in the painting by Sargent?

2. When was the painting Madame X completed?

3. With what engraver did Jeanne Jacquemin live in Sevres?

4. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

5. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?

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