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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lucrezia hear her old nurse Sofia telling her she needs in her hour of need in Part I?
(a) A dance.
(b) A meal.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A plan.

3. How old is the Duke when Lucrezia thinks he is trying to kill her?
(a) 27.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 42.

4. What does Lucrezia think Sofia would have made a wonderful one of if she had been born a man?
(a) A condottiero.
(b) A father.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A priest.

5. What story does Lucrezia like to hear repeatedly from her parents as a child?
(a) The story of their first baby.
(b) The story of their childhoods.
(c) The story of their first meeting.
(d) The stories of the war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lucrezia do to the tiger that gets her in trouble?

3. What is the title of Lucrezia's father?

4. Who is Lucrezia upset at not being able to say farewell to?

5. What does Lucrezia end up being very talented at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucrezia think of her wedding gown?

2. How does Eleanora show Lucrezia affection when she almost dies?

3. Where does Lucrezia spend much of her earliest days?

4. How does Sofia help delay Lucrezia's marriage?

5. Why does Lucrezia end up marrying the Duke of Ferrara?

6. What is Lucrezia known for within her own family?

7. What does Lucrezia wonder about Alfonso's feelings at their wedding?

8. What is Eleanora known for and what is her nickname?

9. What does Leonello tell Lucrezia will happen if she does not produce Alfonso's heir?

10. Who comes to help Lucrezia at the fortress when she is ill?

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