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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. Who said "Art is killed by taste" (57)?

2. What did the count, the prince, and the doctor hear at Crystal Palace at the Handel Festival?

3. When did Samuel Pozzi restore the family name to "Pozzi" from "Pozzy"?

4. Who was the prince among the three men who visited London in 1885?

5. Where was Gabriel Yturri from?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where do the portraits of a number of celebrities in the book arise?

2. What is the novel A Rebours about?

3. What is a duel? What is its history?

4. When did the three Frenchmen arrive in London, according to the author's narrative in the opening of the book? Why were they there?

5. What does Listerism refer to?

6. Who was James Abbott McNeill Whistler?

7. Who was Sarah Bernhardt and what role does she play in the narrative?

8. What is an aesthete?

9. What painting inspired the author to write this book? Why?

10. Give a brief bio of Dr. Pozzi. When was he born? When did he die? What was his profession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel A Rebours. Why does this novel reappear frequently in The Man with the Red Coat? Who wrote the novel? What is it about?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the practice of dueling during the Belle Époque. What were the basic principles of a duel? What were the rules and practices? How many duels took place? Did anyone die from duels?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the life of Dr. Samuel Pozzi. When and where was he born? What was his childhood like? Where did he study? What did he accomplish in his career?

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