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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 creatures does Eleanora keep in the name of fashion?
(a) Paint worms.
(b) Silkworms.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Lions.

2. How do Lucrezia and Alfonso travel to the fortezza?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Train.
(c) Boat.
(d) Horse.

3. Where does Nunciata tell Lucrezia Alfonso's mother currently is in Part III?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Milan.
(c) France.
(d) Rome.

4. What term of affection does Isabella use for Lucrezia's father?
(a) Babbo.
(b) King.
(c) Duke.
(d) Papa.

5. Who does Lucrezia write to for the first time from the castello?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucrezia's father's right-hand advisor?

2. Whose hairstyle does Lucrezia's begin to imitate in Part III?

3. Who often speaks for Jacopo?

4. How does Lucrezia feel when she steals away to escape in Part V?

5. What does Lucrezia pretend to like doing because she thinks it is expected of her?

(see the answer key)

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