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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musical instrument was Leon Delafosse known for playing?
(a) Piano.
(b) Flute.
(c) Harp.
(d) Violin.

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

3. Under what name did Madame Ernest Stern write poetry?
(a) Walter de la Mare.
(b) Marie Colombier.
(c) Maria Star.
(d) Edward Vizetelly.

4. When was the painting Madame X completed?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1895.

5. When was Leon Delafosse taken up by Proust?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1894.

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

7. Who was Flaubert's favorite living painter in his lifetime?
(a) Gustave Moreau.
(b) Edgar Degas.
(c) Antonio de la Gandara.
(d) James Tissot.

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

9. Who painted the grand fresco that was 4.40 meters wide and 2.75 meters high at the Broca?
(a) Walter de la Mare.
(b) Edward Vizetelly.
(c) Georges Clairin.
(d) Joris-Karl Huysmans.

10. When is the Self-portrait by Winnaretta Singer dated that is printed in the book?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1902.

11. What transparently autobiographical novella did Catherine Pozzi publish in 1927?
(a) Emma.
(b) The Lovers.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Athena.

12. When did Dr. Samuel Pozzi give his inaugural lecture as the first chair of gynecology in Paris?
(a) May 1, 1901.
(b) September 25, 1918.
(c) July 13, 1919.
(d) June 12, 1889.

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

14. What did Winnaretta Singer's fortune come from?
(a) Oil.
(b) Sewing machines.
(c) Flour.
(d) Maple syrup.

15. How old was Edmond de Polignac in 1892?
(a) 49.
(b) 57.
(c) 62.
(d) 51.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Oscar Wilde arrive in America for a yearlong, coast-to-coast tour?

2. When did John Singer Sargent paint Carolus-Duran?

3. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?

4. Who was the model for Sargent's painting Madame X?

5. Where was Emma Fischoff born?

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