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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the mother of Caliban in The Tempest?
(a) Leiah.
(b) Ataranus.
(c) Algeron.
(d) Sycorax.

2. What gift did Pozzi receive from Montesquiou in June of 1884?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) A traveling bag.
(c) A red coat.
(d) A pair of gloves.

3. Who was Pozzi's cousin that was 20 years his senior and a well-known society doctor whose patients including the ruling family of Napoleon III?
(a) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(b) Jean Lorrain.
(c) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(d) Edmond de Polignac.

4. When did Samuel Pozzi restore the family name to "Pozzi" from "Pozzy"?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1873.

5. Who painted The Beguiling of Merlin?
(a) Edward Burne-Jones.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(d) Emma Fischoff.

6. Where did Montesquiou and Polignac first meet?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Cannes.

7. Pushkin was killed in a duel with whom in 1837?
(a) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(b) Edward Vizetelly.
(c) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(d) Edmond de Polignac.

8. Who is referred to in the book as "the poet-dandy's poet-dandy" (54)?
(a) Georges Vanor.
(b) Edmond de Goncourt.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) Hubert Juin.

9. How old was Leon Daudet when he fought his first duel?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

10. Where is Dr. Pozzi's left hand in the painting by Sargent?
(a) On his chest.
(b) Holding a glass.
(c) On his hip.
(d) Holding a doctor's case.

11. Where was Gabriel Yturri from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentinia.
(c) Portugal.
(d) The United States.

12. How old was Dr. Pozzi when he traveled to London with the prince and the count in 1885?
(a) 38.
(b) 42.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.

13. Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?
(a) Edward Vizetelly.
(b) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Joris-Karl Huysmans.

14. When did Paul Pozzi marry Miriam Ashcroft?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1885.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Samuel Pozzi's mother?

2. Who was the count among the three men who are described visiting London in 1885?

3. When did Leconte de Lisle die?

4. How old was Jules-Hippolyte Percher when he was killed?

5. What was Jean Lorrain's name at birth?

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