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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. Under whom did Gille de la Tourette train at the Salpetriere Hospital?

2. What was the name of Sarah Bernhardt's pet chimpanzee?

3. Where was Emma Fischoff born?

4. Who wrote the opera La Muette de Portici?

5. How old was Winnaretta Singer when she married Edmond de Polignac?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

2. What did Pozzi's grandson Claude Bourdet say of him?

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

4. How does the author describe Prince Edmond de Polignac?

5. Who was Gustave Moreau?

6. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

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

8. Why did Jean Lorrain attempt drawing Montesquiou into duels? How did Montesquiou respond?

9. Who was Georges Clairin?

10. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the life of Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac. When and where was he born? How is his family described? What was he best known for during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author assert that the intimate lives of historical figures are ultimately unknowable? Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

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