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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 does a servant tell Lucrezia not to do on Alfonso's orders in Part IV?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Eat.
(d) Leave her room.

2. How does Clelia do Lucrezia's hair?
(a) In a ponytail.
(b) In curls.
(c) In flowers.
(d) In a diadem.

3. What does Jacopo say he will do to help Lucrezia in Part V?
(a) Give her medicine.
(b) Feed her unpoisoned food.
(c) Stuff rags in the key lock in the door to help her get out.
(d) Give her good books to read.

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

5. Who was supposed to marry the man Lucrezia eventually marries?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Maria.
(d) Helena.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lucrezia when she gets married?

2. How does Lucrezia address her letter to Alfonso?

3. What does Lucrezia think Sofia would have made a wonderful one of if she had been born a man?

4. Who of the following is a brother of Lucrezia's?

5. What language is the wedding mass conducted in?

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