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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Lorrain's Monsieur de Phobas published?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1895.

3. How old was Mallarme in 1867?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 22.
(d) 25.

4. Who fought in a duel with Catulle Mendes in 1901?
(a) Georges Vanor.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Paul Duval.
(d) Hubert Juin.

5. What Belgian poet said of Jean Lorrain, he "loved his age to the point of detestation" (68)?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(c) Paul Duval.
(d) Antonio de la Gandara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the model for the fresco Health Restored to the Sick at the Broca?

2. Who among the subjects in Le Cercle de la rue Royale won the lottery to own the painting?

3. How old was Edmond de Polignac in 1892?

4. When did Oscar Wilde meet Jean Lorrain?

5. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?

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