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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Judith say to the Assyrian military leader that prompts him to tell her it will be a shame to kill her?
(a) She has been posing as a male solder in his army.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is a woman of the Hebrews.
(d) She is a widow.

2. What color does Tassi routinely use to describe Artemisia?
(a) Vermillion.
(b) Cerulean.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Ochre.

3. What does Artemisia tell her father about Tassi that stops Orazio in his tracks in Part IV?
(a) Tassi had someone murdered.
(b) Tassi has robbed a bank.
(c) Tassi does not paint his own work.
(d) Tassi raped her.

4. What is one task Artemisia begins to do for her father in the studio following her mother's death?
(a) Boil glue.
(b) Stretch the canvass.
(c) Grind pigments.
(d) Paint backgrounds.

5. 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 apologize to her profusely.
(c) They become respectful towards her.
(d) They never look her in the eye again.

6. Why is Artemisia sick with anxiety when she realizes it has been many weeks since she has bled in Part III?
(a) She thinks she might be dying.
(b) She thinks Artemisia might have drugged her.
(c) She thinks she might have cancer.
(d) She thinks she must be pregnant.

7. What did Artemisia's father once tell her about Susanna in paintings?
(a) She is always brave.
(b) She is never terrified.
(c) She is never alone.
(d) She is always beautiful.

8. How does Artemisia feel when she gets her period for the first time following her rape?
(a) Traumatized.
(b) Angry.
(c) Extremely sad.
(d) Deeply relieved.

9. How will Judith and Abra signal to those inside the city to open the gate?
(a) By ringing the bell.
(b) By turning their key.
(c) By knocking the secret knock.
(d) By whistling.

10. What does Giulio tell the men who come to interview Artemisia about his sister?
(a) She does not speak often.
(b) She always lies.
(c) She just likes attention.
(d) She never laughs.

11. What does Artemisia think of Susanna as she gathers the remains of her painting of Susanna from the floor?
(a) She was fortunate to have a sister like Rebecca.
(b) She was lucky a man saved her from death.
(c) She was pure and virtuous.
(d) She was a fool.

12. What happened to Artemisia the day after her mother died?
(a) She got her period for the first time.
(b) She broke her leg.
(c) She threw up.
(d) She contracted the Plague.

13. What does Daniel tell Susanna when she first enters his chamber?
(a) He knows her sister well.
(b) He has the highest regard for her husband.
(c) He was a friend of her father's.
(d) He was a friend of her brother's.

14. What does the slightest shift do to perspective, according to Artemisia?
(a) Changes the meaning.
(b) Ruins the painting.
(c) Transforms the subject.
(d) Informs the shading.

15. What does Daniel tell Susanna will happen to the Elders?
(a) They will be stabbed.
(b) They will be crucified.
(c) They will be fed to the lions.
(d) They will be stoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Judith decide she has to take the head of the Assyrian military leader back to the village?

2. What is the first thing Artemisia says to Tassi the day he comes to her studio and rapes her?

3. What does Tassi say as he leaves Artemisia's house for the first time after he appears there following his rape of her?

4. What does Orazio tell Artemisia will happen if she pursues charges against Tassi?

5. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he would do with her if she shared his studio?

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