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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where was Liberty and Co. located when it opened in London?
(a) Oxford Street.
(b) Regent Street.
(c) Abbey Road.
(d) Carnaby Street.

4. Who wrote the novel A Rebours?
(a) Emma Fischoff.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(d) Joris-Karl Huysmans.

5. How old was Catherine Pozzi when she married?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 29.
(d) 22.

6. Who wrote The Earth and the Biblical Story of Its Creation?
(a) Benjamin Pozzy.
(b) Georges Vanor.
(c) Edmond de Goncourt.
(d) Hubert Juin.

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

8. Who said "Art is killed by taste" (57)?
(a) Edmond de Goncourt.
(b) Hubert Juin.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) James McNeill Whistler.

9. Who was the matchmaker for Samuel Pozzi and his wife Therese?
(a) Hubert Juin.
(b) Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.
(c) Henri Cazalis.
(d) Edgar Degas.

10. When did Ephraim McDowell operate on Jane Crawford to remove an ovarian cyst?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1882.

11. When did Leconte de Lisle die?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1894.

12. Who wrote the play Love is the Best Medicine?
(a) Moliere.
(b) Alexandre Laboulbene.
(c) Georges-Charles de Heeckeren.
(d) Jean Lorrain.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author first see in person the painting that inspired this book?

2. Who was the prince among the three men who visited London in 1885?

3. When was Father and Son published?

4. How old was Dr. Pozzi when he traveled to London with the prince and the count in 1885?

5. When was Charles Meigs born?

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