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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. What did Griet think about the box Vermeer used when painting?
(a) She pretended that it did not exist.
(b) She wanted to use it herself.
(c) She believed it to be witchcraft and was scared.
(d) She found it amazing and beneficial.

2. According to Griet's mother, what did Vermeer's paintings represent?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Witchcraft.

3. Where did Pieter the Son show up uninvited, surprising Griet and her family?
(a) The market.
(b) The Vermeer home.
(c) The river.
(d) Church.

4. What is the name of the item that reversed the image of a painting into a mirror?
(a) Camera larga.
(b) Camera miniature.
(c) Camera obscura.
(d) Camera minusca.

5. What did Griet learn about the Vermeer family as she began her second week at work?
(a) They are living off of Catherina's mother's money.
(b) Catherina and Johannes do not love each other.
(c) They are short on money.
(d) They are not very smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the butcher's daughter doing in Vermeer's new painting?

2. What color did Vermeer say the clouds were when the clouds worked together?

3. What was the main reason Griet's mother wanted Griet to marry Pieter?

4. What was Griet doing when Vermeer walked in to the studio and seemed inexplicably taken with her?

5. Who told Vermeer that he should paint Griet?

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