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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tassi tell Artemisia will happen to her without him?
(a) She will never fulfill her potential.
(b) She will die poor.
(c) She will be cast out by her father.
(d) She will be frozen out of commissions.

2. What is the word that Artemisia thinks of right after Tassi makes his vulgar overture to her about sharing his studio in Part III?
(a) Possession.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Confinement.
(d) Madness.

3. What does Tassi tell Artemisia about his opinion of her father's friendship?
(a) He is a worthless friend.
(b) He is known for being a double-crosser.
(c) He is incredibly loyal.
(d) He will do anything for money.

4. What does Orazio at first try to dismiss Artemisia's rape by Tassi as?
(a) A beating.
(b) A misunderstanding.
(c) A lover's quarrel.
(d) A scuffle.

5. What is the one additional sin Artemisia's mother lists for Susanna that Susanna herself does not mention?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She has desires.
(c) She longs for better.
(d) She is brave.

6. Who is Artemisia's smallest brother?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Francesco.
(c) Giulio.
(d) Freddo.

7. What is one task Artemisia begins to do for her father in the studio following her mother's death?
(a) Grind pigments.
(b) Paint backgrounds.
(c) Boil glue.
(d) Stretch the canvass.

8. What does Daniel's intervention in her case feel like at first for Susanna?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Justice.
(c) Showmanship.
(d) Prolonged agony.

9. What was the first thing Orazio asked Artemisia to do for him in the studio after her mother died?
(a) Stretch the canvass.
(b) Write a letter.
(c) Fetch a palette knife.
(d) Boil the glue.

10. What does Artemisia eventually begin to resent Tuzia and her brothers for?
(a) She thinks they are making fun of her for her illiteracy.
(b) She thinks they are happy to see her suffering.
(c) She thinks they are all spreading rumors about her.
(d) She thinks they may have heard her being raped and not have come to help her.

11. Who is the Assyrian military leader Judith ingratiates herself to?
(a) Molocha.
(b) Attila.
(c) Radicula.
(d) Holofernes.

12. Why does Daniel believe Susanna over the Elders?
(a) Susanna paid Daniel more than the Elders did.
(b) Susanna spoke better than they did.
(c) Susanna has witnesses to back up her story.
(d) The Elders' stories did not match up.

13. What does Artemisia's mother tell her Judith had to decide right before she killed the Assyrian military leader?
(a) Whether she wants to be a wife or a servant.
(b) Whether she wants to wants to suffocate slowly through life or die quickly trying to accomplish something.
(c) Whether she wants to be a pawn or a queen.
(d) Whether she wants to be a hero or a victim.

14. What does Artemisia tell Tassi he has damaged of her father's?
(a) His heart.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His property.
(d) His easel.

15. What did Artemisia's father once tell her about Susanna in paintings?
(a) She is always brave.
(b) She is never terrified.
(c) She is always beautiful.
(d) She is never alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artemisia think of Susanna as she gathers the remains of her painting of Susanna from the floor?

2. What is Abra's role in the murder of the Assyrian military leader?

3. What does Tassi call Artemisia the first time he comes to see her after he rapes her?

4. What does Tassi laugh about and tell Artemisia he thinks she thinks about him in Part III?

5. What does Tassi say to Artemisia about her work as soon as she rebuffs his overture?

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