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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people in Ferrara call Lucrezia as she rides into town?
(a) Lucrezia.
(b) La Principessa.
(c) La Queen.
(d) La Duchessa.

2. What does Lucrezia speak with Jacopo?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Neapolitan dialect.
(d) English.

3. What are Lucrezia's brothers trained as?
(a) Rulers.
(b) Singers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Dancers.

4. What does Elisabetta warn Lucrezia about?
(a) Alfonso only loved Maria.
(b) Alfonso has many girlfriends.
(c) Alfonso killed his own mother.
(d) Alfonso will blame her if they cannot conceive.

5. What is the name of the ill painter's apprentice?
(a) Michaelangelo.
(b) Ricardo.
(c) Jacopo.
(d) Rosa.

6. What is Alfonso's response to Lucrezia's offers of helping him?
(a) She can help with war strategy.
(b) She can help with painting.
(c) She can help cook.
(d) He laughs at her and tells her that her place is in his bed.

7. What color is the outfit Alfonso picks for Lucrezia to wear for her portrait?
(a) Blue and red.
(b) Green and orange.
(c) Yellow and blue.
(d) Red and black.

8. Who does Alfonso order to be killed in Part IV?
(a) Elisabetta.
(b) His mother.
(c) Nuncia.
(d) Contrari.

9. Where does Lucrezia think she might never see again as she rides away from it in Part III?
(a) The delizia.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) Her brother's house.
(d) The fortress.

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

11. What color are the reins on Lucrezia's new animal?
(a) Red and gold.
(b) Puce.
(c) Blue and yellow.
(d) Green.

12. What does Alfonso do in Part III briefly as a game that unsettles Lucrezia?
(a) Covers her eyes.
(b) Cooks for her.
(c) Trips her.
(d) Ties something around her risk.

13. What does Lucrezia think when she finds out the singers have been castrated at young ages?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is suspicious.
(c) She is appalled.
(d) She is delighted.

14. What does Elisabetta ask to call Lucrezia?
(a) Lou.
(b) Lucre.
(c) Lou-Lou.
(d) Lucy.

15. Where is the delizia near?
(a) Voghiera.
(b) Milan.
(c) Rome.
(d) Palanzia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Italian word for "milk-mother"?

2. What is Lucrezia bound to Alfonso by?

3. What does Elisabetta suspect Lucrezia of doing to betray her?

4. What do many people think Jacopo cannot do?

5. Why does Emilia feel it is best to get dressed and make an appearance?

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