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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 is a widow.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is a woman of the Hebrews.
(d) She has been posing as a male solder in his army.

2. What does Daniel tell Susanna is his impression of her?
(a) She is either brave or mad.
(b) She is a whore.
(c) She is a warrior.
(d) She is disingenuous.

3. How did Artemisia's father ignore propriety with her?
(a) By sending her to school to learn to read.
(b) By teaching her how to do accounting.
(c) By making her cook.
(d) By teaching her how to paint.

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

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

6. What liquids does Artemisia mix for her paintings in Part III?
(a) Oil and glue.
(b) Oil and chalk.
(c) Oil and water.
(d) Chalk and glue.

7. What does Tassi tell Artemisia about his opinion of her father's friendship?
(a) He will do anything for money.
(b) He is known for being a double-crosser.
(c) He is incredibly loyal.
(d) He is a worthless friend.

8. Who does Artemisia remember as having saved Susanna?
(a) Holofernes.
(b) Joaquim.
(c) Malachi.
(d) Daniel.

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

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

11. How did Artemisia ruin a canvass when she was five or six years old?
(a) By accidentally placing it too close to the fire.
(b) By tearing it.
(c) By getting dirt from her hands on it.
(d) By painting on it without properly preparing it first.

12. What does Tuzia ask Artemisia about Tassi in Part III?
(a) Why Artemisia has not yet proposed marriage to him.
(b) Why he has not come to visit lately.
(c) Why Artemisia has not gone to the market with him.
(d) Why Artemisia has not baked a cake for him yet.

13. What does Artemisia tell Tassi he has damaged of her father's?
(a) His reputation.
(b) His property.
(c) His easel.
(d) His heart.

14. Why do Judith and Abra laugh as they wait outside the gates of their city?
(a) They can not believe the absurdity of their own situation.
(b) Judith tells a funny joke.
(c) Abra tells a funny joke.
(d) They think Holofernes's head is funny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Artemisia begin to imagine Judith and Susanna talking to her?

2. What does Tassi tell Artemisia she was long before he touched her?

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

4. Where does Artemisia hide when she flees Tassi in her studio?

5. How does Artemisia feel when she gets her period for the first time following her rape?

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