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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Antoine de Riverol die?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1825.
(c) 1801.
(d) 1895.

2. When did Robert Caze fight in a duel with Felicien Champsaur?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1886.

3. How old was Polignac when he traveled to London in 1885?
(a) 42.
(b) 41.
(c) 55.
(d) 51.

4. Who was the count among the three men who are described visiting London in 1885?
(a) Edmond de Goncourt.
(b) Edmond de Polignac.
(c) Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac.
(d) Edward Burne-Jones.

5. How was Samuel Pozzi injured in the Franco-Prussian War?
(a) A horse-drawn ambulance ran over his ankle.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He broke his leg in a trench.
(d) His ribs were broken when he fell off a cliff.

6. Who was Samuel Pozzi's grandfather?
(a) Edouard.
(b) Henry.
(c) Dominique.
(d) Georges.

7. Whose portrait of Montesquiou appeared on the 1967 cover of Against Nature?
(a) Boldini's.
(b) Dali's.
(c) Sargent's.
(d) Picasso's.

8. During what years did Montesquiou share his life with Gabriel Yturri?
(a) 1880-1890.
(b) 1885-1905.
(c) 1875-1895.
(d) 1865-1885.

9. When was the novel A Rebours published?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1884.

10. When did Charles Meigs die?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1899.

11. With what famous actress did Dr. Pozzi have an ongoing affair and friendship?
(a) Marie Colombier.
(b) Emma Fischoff.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Catherine Pozzi.

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

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

14. When were many Pozzis burned to death for their faith in the Protestant temple of Teglio?
(a) 1700.
(b) 1660.
(c) 1620.
(d) 1590.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Charles Meigs born?

2. When was Dr. Adrien Proust brushed by a stray bullet while walking to work?

3. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

4. When was Father and Son published?

5. How old was Dr. Pozzi when Sargent painted him in the red coat?

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