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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 does Elisabetta suspect Lucrezia of doing to betray her?
(a) Telling Alfonso she was planning a coup.
(b) Telling Alfonso about her and her lover.
(c) Telling Alfonso she wanted a cat instead of a dog.
(d) Telling Alfonso she is not really a Catholic.

2. What kind of jewel does Alfonso send to Lucrezia?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Garnet.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Sapphire.

3. What does Alfonso do in Part III briefly as a game that unsettles Lucrezia?
(a) Ties something around her risk.
(b) Covers her eyes.
(c) Cooks for her.
(d) Trips her.

4. What is Lucrezia's first word of Ferrarese?
(a) La Tavolo.
(b) La Beasta.
(c) La Faina.
(d) Ta Traina.

5. Why does Alfonso say, in his letter, he chose the particular painting he did for Lucrezia?
(a) He recalls she likes hunting.
(b) He recalls she likes silk.
(c) He recalls she has a fondness for beasts.
(d) He recalls she likes jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia say she can help Alfonso with?

2. What does Elisabetta ask to call Lucrezia?

3. Who sets up Lucrezia's rooms at the castello for her?

4. What does Eleanora tell Lucrezia she can do in order to cheer her up out of a depression during her childhood?

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

(see the answer key)

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