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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of oil does Artemisia routinely use in her painting?
(a) Artichoke.
(b) Linseed.
(c) Olive.
(d) Corn.

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

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

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

5. What is the new commission that Orazio asks Artemisia to model for him in Part II?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) The Madonna.
(c) Susanna.
(d) Judith.

6. What does Tassi say when Artemisia asks if he can secure a commission for Orazio?
(a) He knows the Pope does not like Orazio's work.
(b) He can definitely get a commission for Orazio.
(c) He knows the family offering the commission does not like Orazio's work.
(d) He thought both he and she agreed that Orazio's work was bad.

7. What does Artemisia often do to make it easier for her to move around while she paints?
(a) Wears a short-sleeved shirt.
(b) Does not wear shoes.
(c) Wears pants.
(d) Hikes up her skirts.

8. What is one thing that irritates Artemisia when she goes to market with Tuzia?
(a) Tuzia does not spend enough money.
(b) Tuzia is spending money Artemisia earned, but Artemisia is not even supposed to have any desires.
(c) Tuzia makes Artemisia do all the talking.
(d) Tuzia makes Artemisia dress in ridiculous clothes.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What tool does Artemisia miss when she can not find it in Part II?
(a) Her pigment grinder.
(b) Her best brush.
(c) Her favorite palette knife.
(d) Her salting set.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Judith give to Abra as they prepare for their journey?

2. What subject is Artemisia doing a secret painting of her own of?

3. What advice does Tassi give Artemisia that she is pleased to hear?

4. How does Judith's husband die?

5. What did Artemisia's mother tell her Judith is rather than a nubile nude?

(see the answer keys)

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