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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 123 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Artemisia ruin a canvass when she was five or six years old?
(a) By getting dirt from her hands on it.
(b) By accidentally placing it too close to the fire.
(c) By tearing it.
(d) By painting on it without properly preparing it first.

2. What does Judith say to the Assyrian military leader that prompts him to tell her it will be a shame to kill her?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) She is a woman of the Hebrews.
(c) She is his sister.
(d) She has been posing as a male solder in his army.

3. What does one Elder say to the other as they leave Susanna's garden?
(a) They will kill her sister as well as her.
(b) They will write to her husband immediately to tell him of Susanna's treachery.
(c) They will send the priest to her house that night.
(d) There will be more satisfaction in watching her die.

4. What does Tassi say when Artemisia asks if he can secure a commission for Orazio?
(a) He thought both he and she agreed that Orazio's work was bad.
(b) He knows the Pope does not like Orazio's work.
(c) He knows the family offering the commission does not like Orazio's work.
(d) He can definitely get a commission for Orazio.

5. What does one Elder tell her he will do if Susanna does not take off her robe?
(a) Tell the world that she cavorted in her garden with a man who was not her husband, which would mean death for Susanna.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Take it off for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tassi do to Artemisia's beloved painting of Susanna?

2. Who is the taller Elder who comes to Susanna in her garden?

3. How does Artemisia feel about her prospects right after she rebuffs Tassi's vulgar overtures?

4. Why does Artemisia feel she can paint her own Susanna after having a few lessons with Tassi?

5. How did Orazio react to Artemisia's mother's stories?

(see the answer key)

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