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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 - 226.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Leon Daudet fight his first duel?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1902.

2. How many years after Polignac did his wife Winnaretta die?
(a) 42.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 38.

3. When did the author first see in person the painting that inspired this book?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2001.

4. Where was the painter Felix Ziem from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Holland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the father of Leon Daudet?

2. Who painted Arrangement in Black and Gold (1891-1892)?

3. When did Catherine Pozzi meet Paul Valery?

4. When did Ephraim McDowell operate on Jane Crawford to remove an ovarian cyst?

5. How old was Alexis Carrel when Dr. Samuel Pozzi met him in New York?

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