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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1665, Pages 125 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?
(a) She is a young lady and should take advantage of her beauty.
(b) She is too young to be so vain.
(c) She is a maid and should not feel any vanity.
(d) She is not naive enough to give in to vanity and beauty.

2. How did Griet's mother want Griet to respond to the butcher's son?
(a) To welcome his attention.
(b) To ignore his attention.
(c) To encourage him to marry her right away.
(d) To pretend that she does not understand his advances.

3. What happened when Griet began to obsess about the plague?
(a) She was forced to stay in her room.
(b) Her work began to suffer.
(c) She was allowed to visit her family.
(d) She was almost fired.

4. Who punched Griet in the stomach?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Tanneke.
(d) Catharina.

5. Where did Griet and Peter first kiss?
(a) Alleyway.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Attic.
(d) Cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Griet allowed to completely clean the studio?

2. According to Pieter the Son, who had fallen ill with the plague?

3. Which item was symbolic of Griet's fear of sexuality?

4. Who told Griet that there was something dangerous in Vermeer's paintings?

5. What did Catharina break that once belonged to van Leeuwenhoek?

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