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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 wrote the opera La Muette de Portici?

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

3. Who was the model for the fresco Health Restored to the Sick at the Broca?

4. When did Count Robert de Montesquiou arrive in America for a four-city engagement?

5. When did Jules Laforgue die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Gustave Flaubert?

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

4. Who wrote the novella Agnes and what is it about?

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

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

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

8. What painting featuring Prince Edmond de Polignac is presented in the book? How is Polignac posed?

9. Who was Pierre Puvis de Chevannes?

10. What is A Picture of Dorian Gray about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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