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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maja.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lina claim to hate all men?
(a) She claims they are useless.
(b) She claims they do not treat her friends well.
(c) She wishes she were one.
(d) She was just left broken-hearted by a man.

2. What does Lina claim about her experiences in Michel's apartment?
(a) She was the instigator.
(b) She had planned to be seduced by Michel all along.
(c) She was an unwilling participant.
(d) She does not remember it.

3. What is a pissoir?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A private bathhouse.
(c) A public urinal.
(d) The front room of an apartment building.

4. What act does Manuel's wife perform for the circus?
(a) Trapeze.
(b) Lion tamer.
(c) Contortionist.
(d) Snake charmer.

5. How does the woman on the beach help Louis?
(a) She hides him in the bushes.
(b) She slowly stimulates him back to arousal.
(c) She gives him some water to settle his stomach.
(d) She takes him back to her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maria react to her discovery in Novalis's studio at the end of "The Maja?"

2. What is the cause of Manuel's loss of sexual desire?

3. What painting does Maria resemble?

4. Why does Dorothy resent Robert?

5. While using the toilet, why does Manuel leave the door to the bathroom open while the girls are in his apartment?

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