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

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

3. What does Artemisia think of Susanna as she gathers the remains of her painting of Susanna from the floor?
(a) She was fortunate to have a sister like Rebecca.
(b) She was a fool.
(c) She was lucky a man saved her from death.
(d) She was pure and virtuous.

4. Who is Artemisia's father?
(a) Tino Tassi.
(b) Silvio Berlucci.
(c) Orazio Gentileschi.
(d) Marco Rania.

5. What kind of oil does Artemisia routinely use in her painting?
(a) Olive.
(b) Linseed.
(c) Artichoke.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abra accuse Judith of dreaming of?

2. What does Artemisia think her mother knew about all the men who painted Susanna?

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

4. Who is Judith's husband?

5. What does Tassi say to Artemisia just before she goes into mass in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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