The Birth of Venus Test | Final Test - Medium

Sarah Dunant
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Birth of Venus Test | Final Test - Medium

Sarah Dunant
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 season is it in Chapter 35?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. Why does Alessandra say the painter suffers from boils?
(a) To keep Cristoforo away from him.
(b) To pass Savonarola's guards.
(c) To make him feel better.
(d) To convince Erila to take care of him.

3. Why does the painter leave one panel of the chapel fresco blank?
(a) He wants to paint it later.
(b) He used all the paint.
(c) He ran out of inspiration.
(d) For Alessandra to paint.

4. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?
(a) She just opens the door.
(b) She tricks him.
(c) She begs him.
(d) She bribes him.

5. Who does Alessandra have assist her with the fresco in the convent's chapel?
(a) The painter.
(b) No one.
(c) The Mother Superior.
(d) Her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the painter returns Alessandra drawings to her, what does he ask?

2. Why does Erila say Alessandra had a miscarriage in Chapter 28?

3. Why does Cristoforo fear Tomaso will give his name after being arrested?

4. When is Tomaso arrested?

5. What makes Tomaso confess his homosexuality to his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Alessandra visits the chapel before the dedication?

2. Why does the painter end up locking himself in the chapel, even refusing food?

3. How does Alessandra grow closer to the painter when he stays with her and Cristoforo?

4. What makes Alessandra's life in the convent less pleasing to her?

5. How does Alessandra's pregnancy change her relationship with the servants?

6. What happens to the painter after he is released from jail in Chapter 42?

7. When Alessandra visits the painter while he is locked in the chapel, what does she discover about his art?

8. How does Alessandra react to the snake tattoo she sees on the man in the market?

9. Why does Alessandra apologize to her mother in Chapter 35?

10. In Chapter 47, what convinces Alessandra that her daughter is the painter's child?

(see the answer keys)

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