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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Alessandra's servants feel compassion for her when she is pregnant?
(a) Because she is finally nice to them.
(b) Because she feels ill.
(c) Because they love babies.
(d) Because she becomes bed-ridden.

2. What does the painter do when he learns that Alessandra is pregnant?
(a) He wants to talk to her about it.
(b) He decides to finish the last panel of the fresco.
(c) He plans a vacation.
(d) He ignores it.

3. What does Alessandra see of the painter's in the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) A woman friend.
(b) A bible.
(c) Some of his drawings.
(d) A new set of paints.

4. Why does Cristoforo have a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy?
(a) It's on loan.
(b) It's his mother's.
(c) He stole it.
(d) He bought it at an auction.

5. Who does Alessandra go with to see the chapel fresco before the dedication?
(a) Erila.
(b) Plautilla.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra's end the conversation in Chapter 7?

2. Why does the painter leave one panel of the chapel fresco blank?

3. In Chapter 8, why does Alessandra stay up late?

4. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?

5. How does Savonarola react to the plague?

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