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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1666, Pages 183 - 203.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Griet believe Vermeer would ask her to wear for the portrait?
(a) Pearl earrings.
(b) A wig.
(c) Scarves.
(d) Catharina's dress.

2. What color dress did van Ruijven's new maid wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

3. For what was Cornelia punished?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Hitting Griet.
(c) Talking back to her mother.
(d) Hiding.

4. Whom did Van Ruijven impregnate?
(a) The butcher's wife.
(b) Catharina.
(c) His wife's sister.
(d) His maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Griet determine was missing from her portrait?

2. At Griet's family's home, what was the usual dinner?

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

4. When did Vermeer convert to his current religion?

5. How did Griet perceive her own vanity?

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