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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. On her first outing as a grown-up girl at 14, Catherine Pozzi's father took her to see what opera?
(a) La Traviata.
(b) Don Giovanni.
(c) The Magic Flute.
(d) La Boheme.

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

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

8. When did Oscar Wilde arrive in America for a yearlong, coast-to-coast tour?
(a) September, 1889.
(b) May, 1890.
(c) June, 1885.
(d) January, 1882.

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

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

11. What was Jean Loorain's first novel?
(a) Candide.
(b) Les Strange.
(c) Les Lepillier.
(d) In Search of Lost Time.

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

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

14. Who painted Le Cercle de la rue Royale?
(a) James Tissot.
(b) Paul Duval.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Marie Colombier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say bad smells are in the narrative?

2. How old was Edmond de Polignac in 1892?

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

4. In 1882, Oscar Wilde gave John Singer Sargent a book of poetry by whom?

5. What was the name of the famous racehorse that Emma Fischoff's husband Eugene owned?

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