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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tassi tell Artemisia will happen to her without him?
(a) She will be frozen out of commissions.
(b) She will never fulfill her potential.
(c) She will die poor.
(d) She will be cast out by her father.

3. What does Judith carry the Assyrian military leader's head in?
(a) Her bread basket.
(b) Her wine jug.
(c) Her bare hands.
(d) Her sling made for a baby.

4. What is the word that Artemisia thinks of right after Tassi makes his vulgar overture to her about sharing his studio in Part III?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Possession.
(c) Madness.
(d) Confinement.

5. What is the first thing Artemisia says to Tassi the day he comes to her studio and rapes her?
(a) I told you not to come back.
(b) I will join you only if you respect me.
(c) My father banished you from this house.
(d) Get out.

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

7. What does Artemisia's mother tell her Judith had to decide right before she killed the Assyrian military leader?
(a) Whether she wants to be a hero or a victim.
(b) Whether she wants to be a wife or a servant.
(c) Whether she wants to be a pawn or a queen.
(d) Whether she wants to wants to suffocate slowly through life or die quickly trying to accomplish something.

8. What does Tassi laugh about and tell Artemisia he thinks she thinks about him in Part III?
(a) That he is funny.
(b) That he is arrogant.
(c) That he is mean.
(d) That he is frugal.

9. Why does Orazio send Tuzia away?
(a) He tells Artemisia she was too expensive.
(b) He tells Artemisia she was paid to look the other way.
(c) He tells Artemisia she is spying for Tassi.
(d) He tells Artemisia she was spreading rumors about her.

10. What does Tassi say as he leaves Artemisia's house for the first time after he appears there following his rape of her?
(a) Artemisia is touched in the head.
(b) Artemisia has attacked him.
(c) Artemisia is insolent and prone to flights of fancy.
(d) Artemisia has lost the ability to speak.

11. What does Judith's voice remind Artemisia the second time Tassi comes to her studio after her rape?
(a) She is independent.
(b) She is weak.
(c) She is talented.
(d) She is not small.

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

13. What does Orazio tell Artemisia that Tassi is already doing to discredit her?
(a) Preparing to leave the country.
(b) Paying people to speak against her.
(c) Sowing his seeds, meaning spreading rumors about her.
(d) Drawing rude pictures of her.

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

15. 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) Her mother's spirit told her to stand up for herself.
(d) Judith told her to stand up for herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artemisia think to herself that she might survive Tassi's assault on her?

2. What does Judith say to the Assyrian military leader that prompts him to tell her it will be a shame to kill her?

3. Why does Daniel believe Susanna over the Elders?

4. What is the first thing Artemisia says to Tassi the second time he comes to her studio after her rape?

5. What does Judith do with the Assyrian military leader to get him to let his guard down?

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