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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lucrezia's mother thinking about when Lucrezia is conceived?
(a) Herself.
(b) Maps and territory.
(c) Food.
(d) Art.

2. What does Lucrezia grip in the carriage before she leaves Florence?
(a) The beads on her crown.
(b) The cross on her rosary.
(c) Her tiger's tail.
(d) Her glass animal.

3. What does Lucrezia always paint upon?
(a) A tavolo.
(b) A wall.
(c) A razor.
(d) A stone.

4. What does Lucrezia often do when Alfonso comes to have sex with her?
(a) Screams.
(b) Pretends she is somewhere else.
(c) Pretends not to be in her room.
(d) Cries.

5. Who does Emilia tell Lucrezia she hears Alfonso curse?
(a) His brother.
(b) His own mother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His father.

6. What language is the wedding mass conducted in?
(a) Latin.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) English.

7. Who rides with Lucrezia on the horse on the way to her destination after the wedding?
(a) Helena.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Eleanora.

8. Who comes to take care of Lucrezia at the fortezza in Part II?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Eleanora.
(c) Cosimo.
(d) Emilia.

9. Why does Alfonso say, in his letter, he chose the particular painting he did for Lucrezia?
(a) He recalls she likes jewels.
(b) He recalls she has a fondness for beasts.
(c) He recalls she likes hunting.
(d) He recalls she likes silk.

10. Who is Lucrezia's father's right-hand advisor?
(a) Vitelli.
(b) Baldassare.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) Vomo.

11. What does Sofia do to try to delay Lucrezia's marriage?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Cut off her finger.
(c) Lie about her not having started to menstruate yet.
(d) Feign that she can not read.

12. What area does Lucrezia's father rule?
(a) Tuscany.
(b) Mila.
(c) Ferrara.
(d) Rome.

13. Who mostly raises Lucrezia?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Eleanora.
(c) Helena.
(d) Romana.

14. How old is Lucrezia when she gets married?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 21.

15. What are the ceilings at the delizia decorated with?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Frescoes.
(c) Animals.
(d) Lemons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Alfonso before he gets married to Lucrezia?

2. Who comes running out to make sure to say goodbye to Lucrezia before she leaves for Ferrara in Part II?

3. What is Lucrezia's mother's nickname?

4. How does Lucrezia feel when she wakens at the fortezza on her first night there?

5. Which cousin does Lucrezia suggest to her father might marry Alfonso in her place?

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