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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 happens to the painter's apprentice in Part III?
(a) He steals money.
(b) He has a seizure or fit.
(c) He eats all the food in the delizia.
(d) He dies.

2. What does Emilia urge Lucrezia to wear in Part IV?
(a) Her staff.
(b) Her cintura.
(c) Her belt.
(d) Her ring.

3. How does Emilia get her scar?
(a) From a pot of boiling water.
(b) From a stray shot.
(c) From a knife.
(d) From birth.

4. What does Nunciata always keep with her?
(a) Her small dog.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her flowers.
(d) Her cat.

5. What language is the wedding mass conducted in?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Latin.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia speak with Jacopo?

2. What are the ceilings at the delizia decorated with?

3. Who does Lucrezia notice Elisabetta seems interested in?

4. What does Alfonso say to his servant on their first night together that Lucrezia is surprised to hear?

5. Where is the delizia near?

(see the answer key)

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