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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 62 - 122).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Artemisia often do to make it easier for her to move around while she paints?
(a) Hikes up her skirts.
(b) Wears a short-sleeved shirt.
(c) Does not wear shoes.
(d) Wears pants.

2. How did Orazio react to Artemisia's mother's stories?
(a) He claimed her stories as his own.
(b) He loved her stories.
(c) He used to love her stories, but he forbade stories to be told in the house after her death.
(d) He never listened.

3. What vegetable does Artemisia most often have to chop for dinner?
(a) Onions.
(b) Peppers.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Kale.

4. Where does Artemisia say everything begins from in Part I?
(a) The studio.
(b) The park.
(c) The pigment grinding.
(d) The viewing point.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Artemisia's mother's full name?

2. What does Artemisia tell Tassi that makes him angry in Part II?

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

4. What part of the Virgin Mary does Artemisia think is not quite right in her own painting?

5. What does Artemisia realize women's beauty seems to be for in men's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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