The Birth of Venus Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Sarah Dunant
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Birth of Venus Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Sarah Dunant
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alessandra do when the painter won't speak to her in Chapter 5?
(a) She teases him.
(b) She yells at him.
(c) She stops talking.
(d) She keeps changing the subject.

2. Why does the painter grid the roof of the chapel in Chapter 15?
(a) To fix it from the damage he did.
(b) To prepare it for painting.
(c) To avoid talking to Alessandra.
(d) To measure it.

3. When does Tomaso believe Alessandra should be painted in Chapter 1?
(a) First.
(b) He doesn't care when she is painted.
(c) Last.
(d) He thinks she shouldn't be painted.

4. How does Alessandra feel about Plautilla after her wedding in Chapter 7?
(a) She misses her.
(b) She is happy she's gone.
(c) She doesn't think of Plautilla.
(d) She is worried for her.

5. What does Cristoforo talk to Alessandra about the first time they speak?
(a) Religion.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Art.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?

2. Who tells Alessandra that Cristoforo is a homosexual?

3. In "Prologue," where is the plague outbreak?

4. How does Alessandra respond to the news that she will marry Cristoforo?

5. What does Savonarola most often preach about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alessandra do when she finds the painter in the chapel in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 6, what events interrupt the planning of Alessandra's sister's wedding?

3. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

4. What does Alessandra do after sitting for the painter for the first time?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Alessandra's father relationship with the painter represent?

6. When Alessandra first sits for the painter in Chapter 5, what makes it difficult to speak to him?

7. What happens after Cristoforo admits to being a homosexual?

8. What makes Alessandra think that Cristoforo will understand her desire to paint?

9. What happens when Alessandra meets the painter in the garden in Chapter 12?

10. After the murder in the church, what is the next murder to be discovered?

(see the answer keys)

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