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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Figaro easily gain access to Bartholo's house?
(a) He is Bartholo's cousin.
(b) He is Bartholo's servant.
(c) He is Bartholo's brother.
(d) He is Bartholo's barber.

2. What does Figaro suggest is impossible?
(a) To be both nervous and excited.
(b) To be both angry and agitated.
(c) To be both in love and calm.
(d) To be both happy and sad.

3. Where does this scene take place?
(a) In Figaro's shop.
(b) In Rosine's room in Bartholo's house.
(c) In Bartholo's room.
(d) In the Count's home.

4. What does Bartholo see the Count putting back in his pocket?
(a) His wallet.
(b) A song.
(c) His guitar pic.
(d) The letter.

5. To what does Rosine's letter refer?
(a) The Count's obsessive behavior.
(b) The Count's devotion.
(c) Bartholo's obsessive behavior.
(d) Bartholo's devotion.

6. What does Rosine do when she hears Bartholo coming?
(a) She is nervous.
(b) She faints.
(c) She becomes excited.
(d) She panics.

7. What is Figaro's job situation?
(a) He is a poet and an editor for a publishing company.
(b) He works as a violin maker and travels Spain selling his wares.
(c) He was apprenticed to a horse doctor, but when his superior found out that he was also writing poetry, love letters and contributing to the local newspaper, he was fired.
(d) He is a travelling minstrel, playing music for anyone who will listen.

8. How is the Count disguised?
(a) As Bazile.
(b) As a soldier.
(c) As Figaro.
(d) As a priest.

9. As Figaro finishes singing his new composition, what does he realize about the "priest?"
(a) He looks odd.
(b) He looks unhappy.
(c) He looks familiar.
(d) He looks worried.

10. At a performance of this play when it was first written, what expectations would the audience have had?
(a) How this dumb servant hads humor to the play.
(b) How this greedy, old character would behave and how the other characters would react to him.
(c) They would expect him to be evil.
(d) They would expect him to be young and handsome.

11. What does Figaro reassure the Count?
(a) Everything is going to be all right.
(b) Bartholo will let the Count marry Rosine.
(c) Bartholo does not love Rosine.
(d) Rosine does not know who he is.

12. What encourages Figaro to put their plan into action?
(a) The Count praises Figaro's abilities as a barber, musician, and writer.
(b) The Count had once helped Figaro when he needed it.
(c) The Count writes a song for Figaro.
(d) The Count hints that Figaro will rewarded, if he helps the Count marry Rosine.

13. What does Figaro say is the man's only defect?
(a) He is crippled.
(b) He is too kind.
(c) He has a limp.
(d) He is in love.

14. Why does Figaro lend the Count his guitar, telling him to sing anything that comes into his mind?
(a) Anything is better than nothing.
(b) Love will make it sound sweet no matter what.
(c) Whatever he plays and sings will distract Bartholo.
(d) The Count has a beautiful voice, so any song will do.

15. How does Rosine get Bartholo to leave?
(a) She asks Bartholo to run downstairs to retrieve the song.
(b) She pushes him out the door.
(c) She pushes him out the window.
(d) She yells, "fire!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What story has Bartholo spread around to keep potential lovers away?

2. What kept the audience's interest?

3. Why does Figaro leave Madrid and cheerfully wander through Spain?

4. How does Rosine react when Figaro tells her the truth about this man?

5. How does Bartholo enter?

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