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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 Lucrezia end up being very talented at?
(a) Singing.
(b) Art.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Writing.

2. What does Eleanora tell Lucrezia she can do in order to cheer her up out of a depression during her childhood?
(a) Go to Venice.
(b) Take dancing lessons.
(c) Take drawing lessons.
(d) Go to Berlin.

3. What does the Duke of Ferrara try to feed Lucrezia in Part I?
(a) Venison baked in wine.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Rice.
(d) Beef.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucrezia's father's right-hand advisor?

2. What does the Duke promise he will never do to Lucrezia?

3. What does Alfonso say to his servant on their first night together that Lucrezia is surprised to hear?

4. How old is Lucrezia when she gets married?

5. What does Lucrezia think Sofia would have made a wonderful one of if she had been born a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfonso urge Lucrezia again and again to do the night before she falls ill?

2. Why is Isabella jealous of Lucrezia?

3. What does Lucrezia do with the tigress?

4. Why is Cosimo a bit reluctant to have Lucrezia marry the Duke?

5. How does Sofia help delay Lucrezia's marriage?

6. What is Lucrezia known for within her own family?

7. What is Eleanora known for and what is her nickname?

8. What does Alfonso say he thinks of the only portrait that Lucrezia's father has had done of her?

9. What does Lucrezia turn out to have a particular talent for?

10. What does Lucrezia often do during group lessons with her siblings?

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