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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the new chloroform room inaugurated at Broca for anaesthesizing patients before surgery?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1902.

3. What does the author say bad smells are in the narrative?
(a) Signs of warning.
(b) Good reminders.
(c) Regrets.
(d) Sad memories.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?
(a) Print journalism.
(b) Biography.
(c) Mass media.
(d) History.

10. When did Gille de la Tourette die?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1888.

11. What word from the text refers to the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation?
(a) Sadism.
(b) Arbitration.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Calumny.

12. When did Flaubert die?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1890.

13. How much money did the dozen members of the gentlemen's club pay to be included in Le Cercle de la rue Royale?
(a) 1,000 francs.
(b) 3,000 francs.
(c) 500 francs.
(d) 2,000 francs.

14. Under whom did Gille de la Tourette train at the Salpetriere Hospital?
(a) Paul Duval.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Jean Charcot.
(d) Paul Hervieu.

15. What excuse did Dr. Pozzi have for his European excursion with Emma Fischoff in 1903?
(a) A gynecological conference in Bern.
(b) A medical convention in Oslo.
(c) A gynecological conference in Athens.
(d) A business meeting in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dr. Samuel Pozzi give his inaugural lecture as the first chair of gynecology in Paris?

2. When did Dr. Pozzi publish Traite de gynecologie clinique et operatoire?

3. With what engraver did Jeanne Jacquemin live in Sevres?

4. When was Lorrain's Monsieur de Phobas published?

5. What musical instrument was Leon Delafosse known for playing?

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