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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Griet doing when Vermeer walked in to the studio and seemed inexplicably taken with her?
(a) Arranging furniture.
(b) Dusting.
(c) Washing windows.
(d) Sweeping the floor.

2. From Griet's perspective, Catholicism allowed for ___________________.
(a) No belief in God.
(b) Less conservative behavior.
(c) More conservative behavior.
(d) Sexual deviancy.

3. What religion were the Vermeers?
(a) Pagan.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Lutheran.

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

5. What was the only piece in the studio that Griet did not clean?
(a) A blue ball of fabric.
(b) A window sill.
(c) A canister of paints.
(d) A door knob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wasn't Griet allowed to visit her family?

2. What was the cause of death for Griet's sister?

3. What drink was served for dinner at Griet's new home?

4. With whom did Tanneke share a room?

5. What did Catharina keep in the studio that needed to be locked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Tanneke's personality was Griet moved by?

2. Who was Tanneke?

3. Who was Cornelia Vermeer?

4. What did Vermeer and Pieter represent to Griet?

5. What kind of pressure was Vermeer under?

6. What were some of the class differences between Griet and the Vermeers?

7. What did Griet think about the camera obscura?

8. What role does the theme of life and death play in Girl with a Pearl Earring?

9. What did Vermeer and Catharina often fight about?

10. Why did Maria agree to keep Griet's involvement in Vermeer's paintings a secret?

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