View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the portrait Vermeer paints of a maid for Van Ruijven, what was the woman doing?
(a) Feeding animals.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sitting and writing.
(d) Drinking wine.

2. What did Pieter say that he thought would make Griet happy?
(a) He says he wants to spend more time with her.
(b) He says he wants to move in with her family.
(c) He says he wants to marry her.
(d) He says he wants her to come to the store more often.

3. What did Griet smell like when her parents become suspicious?
(a) Paint.
(b) Meat.
(c) Chamomile.
(d) Linseed oil.

4. When the portrait was finished, how did Griet and Vermeer both feel?
(a) Overwhelmed.
(b) Unsatisfied.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Anxious.

5. What event was Vermeer emotionally torn about?
(a) Giving up the painting of Griet.
(b) Hurting Catharina's feelings with the painting of Griet.
(c) Firing Griet.
(d) Forcing Griet to wear the earrings.

6. Whom did Griet stand in for as a model?
(a) Van Ruijven.
(b) Catharina.
(c) Van Ruijven's maid.
(d) Van Ruijven's wife.

7. Who began to distrust Griet with the jewelry box?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Vermeer.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Maria.

8. What single act appeared to change Griet the most?
(a) Griet has sex with Pieter.
(b) Griet wears the earrings.
(c) Vermeer sees her hair.
(d) Griet has sex with Vermeer.

9. How did Griet feel when Pieter met her family?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Angry.

10. What problem did Vermeer have with Griet?
(a) He can't find a good hairstyle for her.
(b) He can't find the right pose for her.
(c) He can't find the right lighting for her face.
(d) He can't find the right color for her clothing.

11. When Vermeer asked Griet to bring Catharina a glass of wine, what was she wearing?
(a) Pearls.
(b) Sapphires.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Diamonds.

12. At what point did Griet know that Vermeer only saw her as being of artistic value?
(a) When she hears him talking to his wife.
(b) When she sees the finished portrait.
(c) When she uses the camera obscura.
(d) When she hears van Leeuwenhoek's advice.

13. What does Griet vow to do with the final coins from selling the earrings?
(a) To give them to Catharina.
(b) To never spend them.
(c) To save them for her children.
(d) To spend them right away.

14. How many children did the Vermeers have at the time Johannes died?
(a) Three.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

15. Who told Catharina that Griet had been assisting Vermeer with his paintings?
(a) Maria.
(b) Griet.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Cornelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the color of the second piece of fabric for Griet's hair?

2. Catharina was willing to sell out the fidelity in her marriage for ___________.

3. Who would be in the portrait with Griet for van Ruijven?

4. How did Pieter act toward Griet after they have sex?

5. Why couldn't Griet confide her fears in Frans?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 488 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample