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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 22.

5. How old was Mallarme in 1867?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 22.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who did Catherine Pozzi marry in 1909?
(a) Edouard Bourdet.
(b) Walter de la Mare.
(c) James Colombier.
(d) Edmond de Goncourt.

12. On what date did a fire break out at the Bazar de la Charite, an annual event organized by the Catholic aristocracy of France, according to the narrative?
(a) June 12, 1889.
(b) July 13, 1919.
(c) May 4, 1897.
(d) May 1, 1901.

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

14. Approximately how many people died in the fire at the Bazar de la Charite that is described in the narrative?
(a) 79.
(b) 129.
(c) 59.
(d) 210.

15. When was Jules Laforgue born?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1850.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Samuel Pozzi invited to the World's Fair in Chicago as part of the official French delegation?

2. What was Jean Loorain's first novel?

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

4. Who was Dr. Samuel Pozzi's 1992 biographer?

5. Who painted the grand fresco that was 4.40 meters wide and 2.75 meters high at the Broca?

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