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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the picture that Juan places for the King to see?
(a) The black Madonna.
(b) The King's hunting dog.
(c) His self portrait.
(d) The King's daughter.

2. What does Don Diego give Juan to hide his possessions while he is in Northern Spain?
(a) A silk sack.
(b) A locked box.
(c) A jewelery box.
(d) A portfolio.

3. How is Don Diego wounded on a ship?
(a) His ankle is broken.
(b) His hand gets scratched and infected.
(c) His finger is smashed.
(d) He gets a cut on his head.

4. What does Juan want to ask of his master in return for healing his hand?
(a) To set free Lilly.
(b) To learn to paint.
(c) To be free himself.
(d) To marry Lolis.

5. How does the Pope feel about the portrait Don Diego paints of him?
(a) He does not care for it.
(b) He is delighted with it.
(c) He does not recognize himself in it.
(d) He thinks it is marvelous.

6. How does Diego feel about Olivares?
(a) He thinks him polite and stupid.
(b) He has real affection for him.
(c) He is intimidated by him.
(d) He finds him crude and cruel.

7. What does Don Diego call Juan after the King leaves after the problem of the painting is solved?
(a) Juanico.
(b) Juan.
(c) Comrade Juan.
(d) Juan Amigo.

8. What is the name of the apprentice in love with Paquita?
(a) Paco Del Rico.
(b) Jesus Del Mazo.
(c) Pedro Rodriguez.
(d) Juan Bautista.

9. Who did the King want Diego to paint a portrait of on his second trip in Italy?
(a) A saint.
(b) His sister.
(c) His daughter.
(d) The Pope.

10. Who does Diego paint a picture of to practice for the big portrait he was sent to Italy for?
(a) A peasant.
(b) Juan.
(c) Himself.
(d) A Cardinal.

11. What sin does Bartolomy say Juan should confess?
(a) Lying to his mistress.
(b) Stealing paints.
(c) Painting.
(d) Hiding his art.

12. Why does Francisco Lezcano think he is a slave?
(a) Because of the way he was born.
(b) Because of the actions of his parents.
(c) Because of his lack of willpower.
(d) Because of his physical weakness.

13. How many rooms does Dosa Juana give Juan and Lolis when they are married?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

14. What was wrong with the King's favorite dog?
(a) Distemper.
(b) Liver ailment.
(c) Hurt leg.
(d) Ear infection.

15. What does Juan promise to do if his Master's returned wound is healed?
(a) Destroy his paintings.
(b) Reveal his painting.
(c) Serve better.
(d) Pay some of his ducats from the King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does Juan NOT use to describe the portrait of the Pope?

2. How does Don Diego sign his name?

3. Who visits Don Diego after his wife dies?

4. How long does Murillo stay with don Diego?

5. What is Don Diego doing while on his trip to Northern Spain?

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