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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a friend of Dr. Pozzi's and the author of Filrt?
(a) Edgar Degas.
(b) Paul Duval.
(c) Marie Colombier.
(d) Paul Hervieu.

2. Who was the model for the fresco Health Restored to the Sick at the Broca?
(a) Sarah Bernhardt.
(b) Maria Devoraux.
(c) Anna de Falco.
(d) Walter de la Mare.

3. When did Catherine Pozzi undergo an appendectomy?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1889.

4. When was Samuel Pozzi invited to the World's Fair in Chicago as part of the official French delegation?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1882.

5. Who painted Arrangement in Black and Gold (1891-1892)?
(a) Marie Colombier.
(b) James Whistler.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) James Tissot.

6. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1885.

7. Who wrote the opera Patience?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Handel.
(c) Gilbert and Sullivan.
(d) Puccini.

8. Where is the Le Cercle de la rue Royale now located?
(a) The Musee d'Orsay.
(b) Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris.
(c) Cabinet des Médailles.
(d) Art Ludique.

9. Who among the subjects in Le Cercle de la rue Royale won the lottery to own the painting?
(a) Paul Duval.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Baron Hottinger.

10. When was the Byzantine emperor Phocas decapitated?
(a) 1695.
(b) 1650.
(c) 1717.
(d) 1610.

11. What was the name of Sarah Bernhardt's pet chimpanzee?
(a) Pete.
(b) Darwin.
(c) Bobo.
(d) Roger.

12. When was Le Cercle de la rue Royale painted?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1868.

13. When did Catherine Pozzi meet Paul Valery?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1915.

14. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?
(a) Tolkien.
(b) Bullet.
(c) Dandolo.
(d) Rushmore.

15. With what engraver did Jeanne Jacquemin live in Sevres?
(a) Dutilleux.
(b) Gaudens.
(c) Lauzet.
(d) Garza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Emma Fischoff's father's profession?

2. Who did Catherine Pozzi marry in 1909?

3. With whom did Catherine Pozzi first experience love, according to the author?

4. How much money did the dozen members of the gentlemen's club pay to be included in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?

5. When did Gille de la Tourette die?

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