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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for the Virgin Mary?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Magdalene.
(d) Mararita.

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

3. What does Artemisia think could be "the answer" to the Holy Child's curls in her portrait in Part I?
(a) Glitter.
(b) More linseed oil.
(c) Gold.
(d) A different type of lighting in the studio.

4. What do Artemisia's brothers have that she envies?
(a) Talent.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Girlfriends.
(d) Money.

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

6. What does Judith give to Abra as they prepare for their journey?
(a) Her own cloak.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her best shoes.
(d) Her best handkerchief.

7. Where is Judith from?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Bethulia.
(c) Assyria.
(d) Florence.

8. Who is Judith's servant?
(a) Martha.
(b) Abra.
(c) Hala.
(d) Helen.

9. What does Artemisia say her father often does more than the work of painting?
(a) Eat luxuriously.
(b) Chase women.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sign his name and take his gold.

10. What question does Tassi ask Artemisia repeatedly in Part II?
(a) Why does she not get her own studio?
(b) Why does she not talk to her mother more often?
(c) Why does she not use brighter colors?
(d) Why is she so blue?

11. What does one Elder say to the other as they leave Susanna's garden?
(a) They will write to her husband immediately to tell him of Susanna's treachery.
(b) There will be more satisfaction in watching her die.
(c) They will kill her sister as well as her.
(d) They will send the priest to her house that night.

12. What does Artemisia tell Tassi he has a terrible habit of doing in the studio?
(a) Spilling the paint.
(b) Tracking dirt into the studio.
(c) Bursting in like a thunderclap.
(d) Blocking her best light.

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

14. Artemisia says she can cover the flaws in Orazio's talent but can do nothing for the flaws in what other area?
(a) His heart.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His perception.
(d) His soul.

15. Who is Susanna's elder sister?
(a) Judith.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Prudentia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tassi say in Part I that Artemisia thinks of when she hears him coming into her studio in the end of Part II?

2. What does Artemisia's mother tell her the world will tell her NOT to be?

3. How did Artemisia's mother Prudentia die?

4. How does Tassi get Tuzia to agree to let him ride in the carriage with her and Artemisia?

5. What does Artemisia often do to make it easier for her to move around while she paints?

(see the answer keys)

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