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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Griet believe that the backlash from Catharina was not as intense as it should be?
(a) Catharina does not think Vermeer would ever have an affair.
(b) Catharina fears Griet.
(c) Catharina wants Griet to have an affair with Vermeer.
(d) Catharina no longer cares for her marriage.

2. Catharina was willing to sell out the fidelity in her marriage for ___________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Money.
(c) Art.
(d) Love.

3. What did Catharina's attack on the painting ultimately lead to?
(a) Her miscarriage.
(b) Griet's miscarriage.
(c) The destruction of the painting.
(d) Vermeer's death.

4. Who told Griet that there was something dangerous in Vermeer's paintings?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Pieter.

5. Whom did Griet tell about Cornelia's plotting and scheming?
(a) Catharina.
(b) Tanneke.
(c) Vermeer.
(d) Maria.

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

7. Who began to distrust Griet with the jewelry box?
(a) Maria.
(b) Pieter.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Vermeer.

8. Whom did Griet stand in for as a model?
(a) Van Ruijven's maid.
(b) Van Ruijven's wife.
(c) Catharina.
(d) Van Ruijven.

9. With what did Catharina attempt to attack the painting?
(a) Black paint.
(b) An axe.
(c) A knife.
(d) A glass of water.

10. What did Cornelia take from Griet's chest?
(a) A portrait.
(b) A hair comb.
(c) A ring.
(d) A paint brush.

11. What scene finalized Vermeer's metaphorical ownership of Griet?
(a) He pushes the earring into her ear.
(b) He sees her hair.
(c) He changes the color of her head dress.
(d) He finishes the painting.

12. When Vermeer worked on Griet's portrait, how many others was he also working on?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

13. What did Pieter say that he thought would make Griet happy?
(a) He says he wants to marry her.
(b) He says he wants to spend more time with her.
(c) He says he wants her to come to the store more often.
(d) He says he wants to move in with her family.

14. Whose clothes did Vermeer want Griet to wear for the portrait?
(a) Griet's mother's.
(b) Cornelia's.
(c) Tanneke's.
(d) Catharina's.

15. What did Griet smell like when her parents become suspicious?
(a) Paint.
(b) Linseed oil.
(c) Meat.
(d) Chamomile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maria suggest to Vermeer that he paint to make more money?

2. What color is the mantle that Catharina wears?

3. How did Griet feel about Vermeer's possession of her?

4. To Griet, who was the person who has seen her most exposed?

5. Who told Griet that Vermeer only saw the world as he wanted it to be?

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