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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 happens when Bartholo leaves the room?
(a) The Count tells Rosine he will come for her at midnight.
(b) The Count saves Rosine.
(c) The Count leaves.
(d) The Count and Rosine are left alone to flirt with each other.

2. What does the count do as Figaro continues his story?
(a) Reads a book.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Writes a poem for Rosine.
(d) Keeps an eye on Rosine's window.

3. What does Rosine tell Bartholo is on the paper she is holding?
(a) A new song for her to sing to Bartholo.
(b) A new song from her music teacher called "The Futile Precaution."
(c) A new song for her to play on the harp.
(d) A new song for Bartholo to sing.

4. What does Figaro promise to do?
(a) Unlock the door.
(b) Throw Bazile out the window.
(c) Save Rosine.
(d) Beat up Bartholo.

5. What does Bartholo do after some more unhelpful questions and answers?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He dismisses the servants and grumbles about how worthless Figaro is.
(c) He leaves the servants, shocked.
(d) He yells at his servants and fires them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rosine wonders whether Bartholo thinks she would not be able to resist even the attractions of a servant like Figaro, which leads Bartholo to make what suggestion?

2. How does Figaro surprise Rosine?

3. What does Figaro offer the Count?

4. What does the letter tell Bartholo to do?

5. Why are Bartholo's servants not very helpful?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy does Rosine use after she has switched the letters? How is her strategy even better than the Count's?

2. What does the Count want Figaro to call him? Why? What might be Figaro's thoughts on this?

3. After Figaro tells his story, how does this first part of Act 1 end? How might Figaro's attitude help the Count?

4. What does Bartholo shout, as he storms into the room? Does Bartholo believe that Rosine dropped the song by accident, out of her window? How do you know this?

5. Where can the Count find Figaro after he is in his disguise? Why does Figaro give this much detail about his location?

6. How does Rosine react when she hears she is to be married? What does Figaro promise? Will he be able to keep his promise? Why or why not?

7. Bartholo realizes "Alonzo" is not who he says he is, and "Alonzo" pretends to get upset, what does Rosine do? Do you believe this will happen?

8. What remark does Figaro make when the Count romantically comments on Rosine's attractiveness? Why does he do this?

9. What does Figaro learn, while in a cupboard? What does Bazile suggest to Bartholo? What would be the outcome of this?

10. Although Rosine is under the legal marrying age, why does the Count say the marriage is legitimate? What does this say about the wealthy at the time the play was written and about the playwright's opinion of the wealthy?

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