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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 does Susanna not call out for her husband when she feels under threat from the Elders in her garden?
(a) Her husband is having an affair with the maid in the house.
(b) Her husband is away.
(c) Her husband is dead.
(d) Her husband is deaf.

2. Who is Artemisia's smallest brother?
(a) Freddo.
(b) Francesco.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Giulio.

3. How did Artemisia's mother Prudentia die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) From cancer.
(c) In a carriage accident.
(d) From the Plague.

4. How do Artemisia's brothers' attitudes towards her change after hearing her story of her rape to the men who come to the house?
(a) They become protective of her.
(b) They become respectful towards her.
(c) They never look her in the eye again.
(d) They apologize to her profusely.

5. Why does Orazio send Tuzia away?
(a) He tells Artemisia she was too expensive.
(b) He tells Artemisia she is spying for Tassi.
(c) He tells Artemisia she was paid to look the other way.
(d) He tells Artemisia she was spreading rumors about her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Judith from?

4. How does Artemisia feel when she gets her period for the first time following her rape?

5. Who does Tarquin grip in one of Artemisia's paintings?

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