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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Artemisia hide that she uses to paint alone sometimes?
(a) A special brush.
(b) A special pigment grinder.
(c) A palette knife.
(d) A mirror.

2. What advice does Tassi give Artemisia that she is pleased to hear?
(a) To go to the council of elders and report her father's abuse.
(b) To try to appeal to Tuzia to take her out of the house more.
(c) To strike out on her own and get her own studio.
(d) To trust her heart in her painting.

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

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

5. What kind of money does Artemisia refer to in Part I?
(a) Lira.
(b) Swroes.
(c) Euros.
(d) Guilios.

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

7. Why does Artemisia think her father asked Tassi to teach her?
(a) Because he wants Artemisia to see what a really great painter can offer her.
(b) Because he wants to endear himself to Tassi to get a piece of a new commission.
(c) Because he thinks Artemisia needs help with her pigment grinding.
(d) Because he thinks Tassi would be a good suitor to her.

8. What does one Elder tell her he will do if Susanna does not take off her robe?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Take it off for 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) Beat her.

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

10. What does Artemisia's mother tell her about the beast?
(a) You will always hear the beast breathing.
(b) You never see the best until he is upon you.
(c) The beast is always hungry.
(d) The beast may look like a friend of the family.

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

12. How do all the masters paint the Elders in Susanna's story?
(a) As brothers.
(b) As respected gentlemen.
(c) As priests.
(d) As monsters.

13. What does Artemisia's mother tell her the world will tell her NOT to be?
(a) Placid.
(b) Outraged.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Kind.

14. What does Tuzia tell Artemisia about how she dresses?
(a) No clothes could make Artemisia a beauty like her mother was.
(b) She needs to spend more money on clothes.
(c) Just because she is doing a man's work does not mean she has to look like a man.
(d) She looks best in her white dresses.

15. What rank task does Orazio make Artemisia do in Part II?
(a) Take out the garbage.
(b) Empty the chamber pots.
(c) Boil the glue.
(d) Clean his shoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Artemisia says she can cover the flaws in Orazio's talent but can do nothing for the flaws in what other area?

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

4. What does Tassi ask Artemisia to call him?

5. What does Artemisia think could be "the answer" to the Holy Child's curls in her portrait in Part I?

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