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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 among the subjects in Le Cercle de la rue Royale won the lottery to own the painting?

2. When did Oscar Wilde arrive in America for a yearlong, coast-to-coast tour?

3. When did Jules Laforgue die?

4. How old was Mallarme in 1867?

5. Who painted Le Cercle de la rue Royale?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Battey's Operation refer to?

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

4. Who did Prince Edmond de Polignac marry? How is their marriage characterized?

5. Where was Emma Fischoff born and raised? What was her family like?

6. Who was Charles Baudelaire?

7. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

8. Who was Odilon Redon?

9. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the British perceptions of the French during the period of the Belle Époque. Did the British consider themselves morally superior or inferior to the French? Why? How was French art perceived in England?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the life of Prince Edmond de Polignac. When and where was he born? What was his family like? Where did he grow up? What was his status in France during the Belle Époque?

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