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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Artemisia say everything begins from in Part I?
(a) The pigment grinding.
(b) The studio.
(c) The park.
(d) The viewing point.

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

3. What was Artemisia's mother's full name?
(a) Maria Belladonna.
(b) Prudentia Montone.
(c) Nadia Ramino.
(d) Ramona Natali.

4. What does Tassi say to Artemisia just before she goes into mass in Part II?
(a) Now she will have something to confess.
(b) She should skip mass and go with him to the cafe.
(c) She should paint in her mind.
(d) She should pray hard.

5. What does Tassi ask Artemisia to call him?
(a) Senor.
(b) Master.
(c) Argo.
(d) Tino.

6. 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?
(a) Waste not, want not.
(b) Your light will always shine bright, even in dim spaces.
(c) There's a lot you can get away with when no one else is watching.
(d) I will always wait for you.

7. Who is the servant in Artemisia's family?
(a) Tuzia.
(b) Margarita.
(c) Bella.
(d) Lia.

8. What does Artemisia tell Tassi that makes him angry in Part II?
(a) That her father steals all her money.
(b) That her brothers abuse her routinely.
(c) That Tuzia makes her cook all the time.
(d) That her father makes her pose nude sometimes.

9. In which piazza is there an octagonal fountain that Artemisia likes?
(a) Piazza Octavia.
(b) Piazza Navona.
(c) Piazza dei Fiori.
(d) Piazza di Santa Maria.

10. What is the only thing about preparing dinner that Artemisia likes?
(a) Talking with Tuzia.
(b) Tasting the meat.
(c) Wielding the blade.
(d) Smelling the onions.

11. 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 dead.
(c) Her husband is having an affair with the maid in the house.
(d) Her husband is deaf.

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

13. How old is Artemisia in Part I?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

14. What do the Elders command Susanna to do in the garden?
(a) Take off her robe.
(b) Pick apples.
(c) Invite them into her house.
(d) Get back in the bath.

15. What did Artemisia's mother tell her Judith is rather than a nubile nude?
(a) A wife.
(b) A mother.
(c) A baker.
(d) A warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Judith from?

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

3. How did Orazio react to Artemisia's mother's stories?

4. Who is Judith's husband?

5. Who is Susanna's husband?

(see the answer keys)

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