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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Catherine Pozzi when she married?
2. When did Paul Broca die?
3. Who wrote The Gentle Art of Making Enemies?
4. Who painted The Beguiling of Merlin?
5. When did Antoine de Riverol die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the novel A Rebours about?
2. What painting inspired the author to write this book? Why?
3. Who was John Singer Sargent?
4. Who was Sarah Bernhardt and what role does she play in the narrative?
5. From where do the portraits of a number of celebrities in the book arise?
6. Who was Edmond de Goncourt?
7. How does the author compare the sexual perspectives of those from England and those from France in the late nineteenth century?
8. What literary device does the author reference and explain in the opening of the narrative?
9. What is a duel? What is its history?
10. When did the three Frenchmen arrive in London, according to the author's narrative in the opening of the book? Why were they there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the medical advances that took place during the Belle Époque. What countries led the world in medical advances? What advances were made? How was Dr. Pozzi a part of those advancements?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of art in The Man in the Red Coat. Why is art important in the era of the Belle Époque? How was it important in the lives of the three main individuals in focus in the book? What style of art did these individuals embrace?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the American perspectives of the British and French during the time period of the Belle Époque. How did Americans respond to visits from Europeans like Wilde, Montesquiou, and Pozzi? What did they think of European royalty and aristocracy? How did they perceive the art and literature of Europe?
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