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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. Why do Abra and Judith share a bed after their murder of Holofernes?
(a) They are both plagued by nightmares and they comfort each other.
(b) They become lovers.
(c) They need to do so so one can keep watch while the other sleeps.
(d) They need to do so for warmth.

2. What is the word on the street about Orazio's Susanna painting?
(a) That one of Artemisia's brothers must have painted it.
(b) That Orazio could never have painted it because he is not skilled enough.
(c) That Tassi painted it.
(d) That Artemisia did not paint it because a girl of her age could never accomplish such a thing.

3. What does Daniel tell Susanna will happen to the Elders?
(a) They will be stabbed.
(b) They will be fed to the lions.
(c) They will be stoned.
(d) They will be crucified.

4. What does Judith's voice tell Artemisia during the trial?
(a) The men who judge her will get what is coming to them someday.
(b) She will never paint again, but she will be fine.
(c) She should try to reconcile with her father.
(d) The women who judge her will never have an ounce of her worth.

5. What color does Tassi routinely use to describe Artemisia?
(a) Vermillion.
(b) Cerulean.
(c) Ochre.
(d) Magenta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the defense for Tassi display as "evidence" against Artemisia that is totally fabricated?

2. What does the judge say when Artemisia asks what tortue Signor Tassi will undergo?

3. How did Artemisia's father ignore propriety with her?

4. What is one particularly gruesome and humiliating false accusation Tassi's defense makes against Artemisia and Orazio?

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

(see the answer key)

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