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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 62 - 122).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the teacher Orazio has hired to help Artemisia with her painting?
(a) Marto Valli.
(b) Silvio Banucci.
(c) Agostino Tassi.
(d) Giovanna Silvestri.

2. What does Judith give to Abra as they prepare for their journey?
(a) Her best shoes.
(b) Her best handkerchief.
(c) Her ring.
(d) Her own cloak.

3. What does one Elder tell her he will do if Susanna does not take off her robe?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Tell the world that she cavorted in her garden with a man who was not her husband, which would mean death for Susanna.
(d) Take it off for her.

4. What makes Orazio angry when Artemisia tells him Tassi is looking into the Quirinal commission?
(a) She uses the word "us."
(b) She tells him the payment, which is uncouth.
(c) She tells him she will not work for him any longer when she tells him this information.
(d) She giggles when she tells him this information.

5. Why does Susanna not call out for her husband when she feels under threat from the Elders in her garden?
(a) Her husband is away.
(b) Her husband is having an affair with the maid in the house.
(c) Her husband is deaf.
(d) Her husband is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tassi ask Artemisia to call him?

2. Who is Susanna's elder sister?

3. What do the Elders command Susanna to do in the garden?

4. What is the new commission that Orazio asks Artemisia to model for him in Part II?

5. What does Artemisia often do to make it easier for her to move around while she paints?

(see the answer key)

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