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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When the Edmond de Polignac Prize was introduced, it was to be awarded annually by the Royal Society of Literature in London and was worth how much?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 200 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

4. When did Dr. Pozzi publish Traite de gynecologie clinique et operatoire?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1850.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the opera Patience?

2. When was the new chloroform room inaugurated at Broca for anaesthesizing patients before surgery?

3. Where was Emma Fischoff born?

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

5. When did Flaubert die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story is related of Léon Delafosse in the narrative?

2. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

3. What did Dr. Pozzi warn his fellow doctors about in his inaugural address as the chair of gynecology?

4. What painting featuring Prince Edmond de Polignac is presented in the book? How is Polignac posed?

5. Describe the works of Edgar Degas. What was his style?

6. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

7. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

8. Who was Odilon Redon?

9. What accolades did Pozzi receive on January 1, 1899?

10. Who wrote the novella Agnes and what is it about?

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