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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of portrait will Alfonso's commissioned painting of Lucrezia be?
(a) A sad portrait.
(b) A garden portrait.
(c) A marriage portrait.
(d) A kitchen portrait.

2. What does Lucrezia manage to do to convince Alfonso she really is sorry for angering him?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Shout.
(d) Cry.

3. What does Alfonso give Lucrezia as a surprise gift in Part III?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A pony.
(c) A stone marten.
(d) A fish.

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

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

6. Why does Emilia feel it is best to get dressed and make an appearance?
(a) To challenge Eleanora.
(b) To challenge Isabella.
(c) To challenge Ricardo.
(d) To challenge Alfonso.

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

8. What is lowered at the castello in Ferrara for Lucrezia's arrival?
(a) The flags.
(b) The drawbridge.
(c) The battlements.
(d) The flowers.

9. What does Lucrezia realize she must keep hidden from Alfonso in Part III?
(a) The financial part of herself.
(b) The mothering part of herself.
(c) The independent part of herself.
(d) The vulnerable part of herself.

10. What is Lucrezia bound to Alfonso by?
(a) Her sister.
(b) The State.
(c) The Church.
(d) Her brother.

11. What do many people think Jacopo cannot do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Draw.
(d) Talk.

12. Who sets up Lucrezia's rooms at the castello for her?
(a) Nunciata.
(b) Eleanora.
(c) Elisabetta.
(d) Helena.

13. Who comes to the fortezza in Part III?
(a) Il Bastianino.
(b) Helena.
(c) Michaelangelo.
(d) Ricardo.

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

15. What can Lucrezia not stop herself from doing when Alfonso chides her during the storm?
(a) Smirking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Collapsing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jacopo say he will never forget Lucrezia for?

3. What does Lucrezia give the painter's apprentice in distress?

4. Who does Lucrezia write to for the first time from the castello?

5. What color is the outfit Alfonso picks for Lucrezia to wear for her portrait?

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