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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. When was the Byzantine emperor Phocas decapitated?

2. What word from the text refers to the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation?

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

4. What is defined in the book as "a collection of holes tied together with string" (101)?

5. When did Dr. Samuel Pozzi give his inaugural lecture as the first chair of gynecology in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Catherine Pozzi's journals described?

3. What was the nature of Dr. Pozzi's relationship with Emma Fischoff?

4. What rumors abounded about Sarah Bernhardt's sexuality?

5. Who was Jeanne Jacquemin?

6. Who was Odilon Redon?

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

8. Describe the painting Madame X. Who painted it and who is the subject?

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

10. Describe the works of Edgar Degas. What was his style?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the French perceptions of the British during the period of the Belle Époque. How did the French perceive British art and literature? How did they view the English morality? What did they esteem about the British?

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 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?

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