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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. Who does Lucrezia think is Alfonso's more attractive sister?
(a) Nunciata.
(b) Elisabetta.
(c) Eleanora.
(d) Helena.

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

3. What color are the eyes of the painter's apprentice who becomes ill?
(a) Aquamarine.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfonso tell Lucrezia is always resolved to his satisfaction?

2. How does Emilia get her scar?

3. What kind of singers does Alfonso like?

4. What color are the reins on Lucrezia's new animal?

5. What does a servant tell Lucrezia not to do on Alfonso's orders in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Contrari?

2. What do Lucrezia and Jacopo have in common?

3. What is Nunciata like to Lucrezia?

4. Who does Lucrezia write to to say her life is in danger in Part III?

5. In the start of Part III, why does Lucrezia have some hope she may be able to survive Alfonso's attempts on her life?

6. What does Lucrezia witness Baldassare do in Part III that really disturbs her?

7. What playful gesture does the Duke do to Lucrezia that brings back sour memories of her childhood?

8. What does Emilia tell Lucrezia about their past connection?

9. Who does Emilia hear has ordered the Duke's mother's exile?

10. What does Elisabetta want Lucrezia to keep a secret from Alfonso?

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