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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one time Tuzia does not do Artemisia's washing?
(a) When she has sex wtih suitors.
(b) When she bleeds.
(c) On Christmas and Easter.
(d) When she is sick with flu.

2. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he would do with her if she shared his studio?
(a) Send her to school.
(b) Make better use of her as a live model than her father did.
(c) Have her work as his maid.
(d) Marry her.

3. What does Orazio finally tell Artemisia about what she should do if she insists on charging Tassi?
(a) To spend all her money on this endeavor.
(b) To try to enlist Tuzia's help.
(c) To find all the witnesses she can.
(d) To paint a masterpiece with her story.

4. What is Tassi's reply to Artemisia when she tells him they are done here?
(a) They are done painting.
(b) He can get away with anything when no one is watching.
(c) She better watch her tongue because he is the one in control.
(d) They will be done when he says they are done.

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

6. Who is Artemisia's smallest brother?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Freddo.
(c) Francesco.
(d) Giulio.

7. How does Artemisia think to herself that she might survive Tassi's assault on her?
(a) By remembering Judith.
(b) By remembering her best friend's suffering.
(c) By thinking of her mother's song in her head.
(d) By keeping her focus on one constant bit of suffering.

8. What is the one additional sin Artemisia's mother lists for Susanna that Susanna herself does not mention?
(a) She longs for better.
(b) She has desires.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) She is brave.

9. Who is the Assyrian military leader Judith ingratiates herself to?
(a) Attila.
(b) Molocha.
(c) Holofernes.
(d) Radicula.

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

11. What does Tassi call Artemisia the first time he comes to see her after he rapes her?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Honey.
(c) Whore.
(d) Darling.

12. Where does Artemisia hide when she flees Tassi in her studio?
(a) The outhouse.
(b) The closet.
(c) Her brother's room.
(d) The pantry.

13. What does Tassi say to Artemisia about her work as soon as she rebuffs his overture?
(a) Her faces are laughable.
(b) Her shading is extremely poor.
(c) Her colors are drab.
(d) Her perspective is terribe.

14. What does Artemisia tell Orazio that finally seems to change his mind about supporting her in charging Tassi?
(a) Her mother believed in stories.
(b) Susanna told her to stand up for herself.
(c) Judith told her to stand up for herself.
(d) Her mother's spirit told her to stand up for herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tarquin grip in one of Artemisia's paintings?

2. What does Tassi laugh about and tell Artemisia he thinks she thinks about him in Part III?

3. What did Artemisia's father once tell her about Susanna in paintings?

4. What one thing does Artemisia's mother ask her to remember about Judith's story, if nothing else?

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?

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