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Quiz about An Honest Courtesan
Quiz about An Honest Courtesan

An Honest Courtesan Trivia Quiz


I had to do this huge history project about literature in Venice during the Renaissance, and I chose Veronica Franco. Here's a quiz about her. Enjoy and tell me what you think.

A multiple-choice quiz by rlke6488. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rlke6488
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
243,815
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
346
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Question 1 of 10
1. Veronica Franco was born in 1546. She dedicated many of her poems to her beloved Italian city-state. Which was it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Veronica Franco was educated by her mother, who was also a courtesan.


Question 3 of 10
3. Veronica's most influential patron was the one who funded her first book (a collection of poems). Who was he? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Veronica Franco's first work was a collection of poems published in 1575. What was her first work entitled. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Veronica's first work utilizes a literary device. This literary device can contain poems of various lengths that have eleven syllable verses. What is the name of this literary device? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Veronica Franco published her second work in 1580. This book was a collection of letters to friends and fellow patrons. What was this book entitled? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Veronica Franco had four children.


Question 8 of 10
8. Towards the end of her life Veronica published one more work. What was it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Before Veronica Franco died she established a shelter for courtesans and their children. What was the name of this shelter? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Veronica was found guilty of witchcraft.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Veronica Franco was born in 1546. She dedicated many of her poems to her beloved Italian city-state. Which was it?

Answer: Venice

Veronica Franco was born in Venice. She only left Venice twice: once to make a pilgrimage to Rome, the other time was when she was in hiding during the plague. She lived from 1546-91.
2. Veronica Franco was educated by her mother, who was also a courtesan.

Answer: true

Courtesans at this time were either educated by their mothers or by a brother's tutors. Veronica Franco was educated by her mother and was trained to be a courtesan in order to support her mother. Young ladies sometimes became courtesans because they needed to support their aging mothers.
3. Veronica's most influential patron was the one who funded her first book (a collection of poems). Who was he?

Answer: Domenico Venier

Domenico Venier was her most influential patron. Maffio, Marco, and Lorenzo are his sons. Veronica Franco in her works had dialogues with male poets including Marco and Maffio Venier.
4. Veronica Franco's first work was a collection of poems published in 1575. What was her first work entitled.

Answer: Terze Rime

"Terze Rime" was Veronica Franco's first work. "Rime" was a collection of 300 poems written by Gaspara Stampa, a courtesan born in 1523. "Dialogue of the Infinity of Love" was written by Tullia d' Aragona, a courtesan born in 1510 .
5. Veronica's first work utilizes a literary device. This literary device can contain poems of various lengths that have eleven syllable verses. What is the name of this literary device?

Answer: capitoli

Veronica utilizes the capitoli. Each capilolo is of different length, but contains eleven syllables. For example, Capitolo 5 is the shortest of all of her poems.
6. Veronica Franco published her second work in 1580. This book was a collection of letters to friends and fellow patrons. What was this book entitled?

Answer: Lettere Familiari a Diversi

Lettere Familiari a Diversi is her collections of letters. This work also contains two sonnets dedicated to King Henri III of France. He visited Veronica Franco one night and she entertained him.
7. Veronica Franco had four children.

Answer: false

Veronica Franco had six children, three of them died at infancy. It was actually her son's tutor who fist accused her of witchcraft.
8. Towards the end of her life Veronica published one more work. What was it?

Answer: a series of anthologies

Veronica published a series of anthologies about other famous Venetian men of the time. This work added to the glory of Venice and helped her secure her social standing.
9. Before Veronica Franco died she established a shelter for courtesans and their children. What was the name of this shelter?

Answer: Casa del Soccorso

Veronica established Casa delle Soccorso for courtesans. The already existing shelter did not admit courtesans. Courtesans at this time were not treated with respect and were often scapegoats for the corruption of the city.
10. Veronica was found guilty of witchcraft.

Answer: false

Veronica was accused of witchcraft, as were many courtesans of the time. She had to defend herself when she spoke in front of the Inquisition. She used her wit and intelligence and was acquitted. She later died most likely in poverty.
Source: Author rlke6488

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