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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfonso do before having sex with Lucrezia?
(a) Asks her if she wants something to eat.
(b) Talks to her quite a bit.
(c) Introduces her to his dog.
(d) Beats her.

2. What is Lucrezia's mother's nickname?
(a) La Romana.
(b) La Helena.
(c) La Fecundissima.
(d) La Bellissima.

3. Who does Lucrezia ride to her wedding with?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Her parents.
(d) The Duke.

4. How does Lucrezia feel when she wakens at the fortezza on her first night there?
(a) Very rested.
(b) Like she is going to die - she is in a lot of pain.
(c) Very sad over her mother's death.
(d) Completely normal.

5. What color is Lucrezia's wedding dress?
(a) Black.
(b) Many different shades of blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

6. Who comes running out to make sure to say goodbye to Lucrezia before she leaves for Ferrara in Part II?
(a) Maria.
(b) Pietro.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Henry.

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

8. Where does Lucrezia spend much of her toddler days?
(a) The lavatory.
(b) The kitchens.
(c) The gardens.
(d) The tower.

9. What is one other kind of animal in the menagerie?
(a) Apes.
(b) Fish.
(c) Whales.
(d) Stone martens.

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

11. What animal does Lucrezia's father procure for his meagerie?
(a) A whale.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A lemur.
(d) A stone marten.

12. What does Alfonso send Lucrezia a painting of before their wedding?
(a) A lion.
(b) A stone marten.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A bird.

13. What does the Duke of Ferrara try to feed Lucrezia in Part I?
(a) Venison baked in wine.
(b) Rice.
(c) Beef.
(d) Chicken.

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

15. What is Lucrezia's mother thinking about when Lucrezia is conceived?
(a) Art.
(b) Food.
(c) Herself.
(d) Maps and territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfonso ask Lucrezia to take to Ferrara with her?

2. Who once told Lucrezia that she had no idea what Alfonso is capable of?

3. Who is one of Lucrezia's art teachers?

4. How do Sofia's father's guards dress?

5. What is Lucrezia holding the first time she meets Alfonso?

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