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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 286 - 333, The Marriage Portrait of Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara - The Underpainting and the Overpainting).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Lucrezia's brothers trained as?
(a) Writers.
(b) Dancers.
(c) Singers.
(d) Rulers.

2. What kind of dialect does Sofia speak?
(a) Tuscan.
(b) Herculean.
(c) Neapolitan.
(d) Milanese.

3. Why does Lucrezia think Il Bastianino comes to the fortezza?
(a) He loves Alfonso.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He wants his pay.
(d) He loves Jacopo.

4. What does Lucrezia always paint upon?
(a) A wall.
(b) A razor.
(c) A tavolo.
(d) A stone.

5. What does Lucrezia pretend to like doing because she thinks it is expected of her?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Riding.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Needlepoint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfonso do before having sex with Lucrezia?

2. Who does Lucrezia think is Alfonso's more attractive sister?

3. What does Leonello tell Lucrezia about Alfonso that embarrasses her?

4. What does Alfonso do in Part III briefly as a game that unsettles Lucrezia?

5. Why does Emilia feel it is best to get dressed and make an appearance?

(see the answer key)

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