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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1665, Pages 150 - 180.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Pieter often send to Griet's family?
(a) Money.
(b) Meat.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Animals.

2. Who was the owner of Vermeer's painting of the lady at the window?
(a) Van Burne.
(b) Van Amberson.
(c) Van Ruijven.
(d) Van Andelyn.

3. When Griet arrived home after the plague, where did her parents sit to meet her?
(a) Huddled around a fire in the kitchen.
(b) Near the River.
(c) In the living room.
(d) On the porch.

4. What did Griet see in Vermeer's studio that allowed her to feel a deepening connection to him?
(a) His painting in progress.
(b) His religious paintings.
(c) His painting set.
(d) Paintings of his children.

5. From Griet's perspective, Catholicism allowed for ___________________.
(a) Less conservative behavior.
(b) No belief in God.
(c) More conservative behavior.
(d) Sexual deviancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Cornelia suggest that Catharina wear?

2. What does the "camera" symbolize?

3. When was Griet allowed to completely clean the studio?

4. What was Griet able to tell about the visitors just from the timbre of their voices?

5. What did Vermeer say about the role of religion in his paintings?

(see the answer key)

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