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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 222 - 285, Sisters of Alfonso II, Seen From a Distance).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Alfonso seem to want more than anything?
(a) A baby.
(b) A tiger.
(c) Money.
(d) A crown.

3. Who comes to see Lucrezia's gifts from Alfonso?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Helena.
(d) Pietro.

4. What does Lucrezia do to the tiger that gets her in trouble?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pets it.
(c) Sings to it.
(d) Yells at it.

5. What is asked of Lucrezia at the delizia?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) War counsel.
(d) Gardening.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alfonso address his very first letter to Lucrezia?

2. Who comes running out to make sure to say goodbye to Lucrezia before she leaves for Ferrara in Part II?

3. What does Elisabetta warn Lucrezia about?

4. What does Alfonso give Lucrezia as a surprise gift in Part III?

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

(see the answer key)

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