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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1666, Pages 183 - 203.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Griet and Peter first kiss?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Alleyway.
(c) Cellar.
(d) Attic.

2. Whom did Van Ruijven impregnate?
(a) The butcher's wife.
(b) His maid.
(c) His wife's sister.
(d) Catharina.

3. Which character set herself up to be disappointed by Vermeer?
(a) Griet.
(b) Cornelia.
(c) Maria.
(d) Catharina.

4. What religion were the Vermeers?
(a) Pagan.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Lutheran.

5. How old was Griet's younger sister when Griet left?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the portrait was finished, how did Griet and Vermeer both feel?

2. What happened when Griet began to obsess about the plague?

3. How did Griet's mother want Griet to respond to the butcher's son?

4. In the portrait Vermeer paints of a maid for Van Ruijven, what was the woman doing?

5. How did Griet feel about Vermeer's possession of her?

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