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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 236 - 292).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the judge tell Artemisia she will "undergo" specifically as a test by the court?
(a) The wheel.
(b) The sybil.
(c) The rack.
(d) The water room.

2. What does Judith's voice tell Artemisia as she struggles to hold a brush after her hands are broken?
(a) She will never paint again.
(b) Her father will help her paint again.
(c) Her brothers will help her paint again.
(d) She will paint again.

3. What does Tassi ask Artemisia to do in Part II that thrills her at first?
(a) Come to paint in his studio.
(b) Start her own shop.
(c) Take his assistant's place.
(d) Run away to Florence with him.

4. What does Tassi tell Artemisia will happen to her without him?
(a) She will die poor.
(b) She will be frozen out of commissions.
(c) She will never fulfill her potential.
(d) She will be cast out by her father.

5. What do the Elders command Susanna to do in the garden?
(a) Get back in the bath.
(b) Take off her robe.
(c) Pick apples.
(d) Invite them into her house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of oil does Artemisia routinely use in her painting?

3. What do the men do when Artemisia emerges from the private room with the midwives?

4. What is Tassi's reply to Artemisia when she tells him they are done here?

5. Why do Abra and Judith share a bed after their murder of Holofernes?

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