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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. Who is Lucrezia upset at not being able to say farewell to?
(a) Pietro.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Isabella.

2. How long does Sofia delay Lucrezia's wedding for?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Almost a year.

3. What is the title of Lucrezia's father?
(a) Grand Duke of Tuscany.
(b) Grand Husband of Richardson.
(c) Grand Prince of Emilia.
(d) Grand High Ruler of Rome.

4. What does Alfonso tell Lucrezia is always resolved to his satisfaction?
(a) Matters of fashion.
(b) Everything.
(c) Gardening matters.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who wants to keep Lucrezia's hair?
(a) Eleanora.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Cosimo.
(d) Emilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emilia say the servants were awed by Lucrezia in Florence?

2. What does Lucrezia ride away from the delizia in Part III?

3. Which cousin does Lucrezia suggest to her father might marry Alfonso in her place?

4. What kind of dialect does Sofia speak?

5. What is the Duke's villa in the country called?

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