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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 was the father of Leon Daudet?

2. When did Leon Daudet fight his first duel?

3. When did Dr. Pozzi arrive in Paris to study medicine?

4. When was Antoine de Riverol born?

5. When did Charles Meigs die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Guy de Maupassant?

5. Who was Edmond de Goncourt?

6. What does a dandy refer to?

7. What does Des Esseintes tortoise symbolize?

8. Why was Oscar Wilde put on trial? What was the outcome?

9. Who was John Singer Sargent?

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

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

Describe and discuss "dandyism." What was a dandy? How was a dandy different from an aesthete? How were they similar? Who were the most notable dandies at the time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the political atmosphere of the Belle Époque. What was the political atmosphere like in England? What was it like in France? What was it like in the U.S.? How would the perceptions of these countries change following the Belle Époque?

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