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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was "the pickpocket" (113) at the time he was hired by Francescho?
(a) 31.
(b) 19.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

2. What word featured in the fresco did Francescho change before abandoning her position as a court painter under the marquis?
(a) Peace.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Will.
(d) Justice.

3. The artist referred to as "the Falcon" (14) had wanted which kind of figures painted into the March section of the fresco depicting the four seasons?
(a) Flagellants.
(b) Graces.
(c) Fates.
(d) Ordinary working women.

4. Francesco finally is able to recall that she had died from what malady?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Plague.

5. Who became concerned that Francescho's work was getting too lifeless and gloomy?
(a) Borse.
(b) Barto.
(c) Donatello.
(d) The Falcon.

6. When Francesco tells a story about a stranger she had known for only "10 minutes," (83) what was NOT an action done to her by the stranger?
(a) Seen.
(b) Entered.
(c) Dissected.
(d) Understood.

7. When the woman whom Francescho has drawn asks to have the drawing, what condition does Francescho set?
(a) The woman must give Francescho a chaste kiss.
(b) The woman must give Francescho a passionate kiss.
(c) The woman must tell Barto that she had engaged in sex with Francescho.
(d) The woman must pay Francescho.

8. Francescho recalls that her mother had always told her to be willing to take what action in relation to her skin?
(a) Bare it.
(b) Save it.
(c) Risk it.
(d) Hide it.

9. Which character is NOT named when Francescho lists her top three most influential artists?
(a) Cennini.
(b) Cosmo.
(c) Cristoforo.
(d) Alberti.

10. What first name is eventually revealed to have belonged to Francescho's father?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Barto.
(c) Cristoforo.
(d) Cosmo.

11. In what city was Francescho residing when she was notified that her father had died?
(a) Padua.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

12. Which artist's works are considered to be "showy" (8) by Francescho?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Cosmo.
(d) Michelangelo.

13. Barto called his therapeutic method "the Rite of" (127) whom?
(a) Liturgy.
(b) Mnemosyne.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Persephone.

14. According to Francescho, what name had she given to the first horse she ever purchased?
(a) Ettore.
(b) Mattone.
(c) Zerbino.
(d) Bedeverio.

15. The Falcon told Francescho that the figure of Minerva required what kind of accompaniment?
(a) Bears.
(b) Unicorns.
(c) Horns.
(d) Wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francescho explains that she had committed herself to becoming an expert at painting which parts of the human body?

2. With what quality does Francesco associate a "turned back" (7)?

3. Barto introduced a therapeutic method to Francescho involving which object?

4. What is the name of the woman whom Francescho draws rather than engaging in sex with her?

5. Which objects does Francescho recall teaching Cosmo how to paint more realistically?

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