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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 Bartholo suggest is the best way to deal with the Count?
(a) Have him arrested.
(b) Spread nasty rumors about him.
(c) Have him exiled.
(d) Wait for him and beat him up.

2. What does the Count say about Bartholo's skills as a doctor?
(a) How many patients he has.
(b) He wonderful he is.
(c) How bad he is.
(d) How sick his patients become.

3. While Figaro is composing a song, through what does he go?
(a) Several violin strings.
(b) Several different tunes.
(c) Several guitar pics.
(d) Several different sets of lyrics.

4. What has taught Figaro to be so positive.?
(a) Prayer.
(b) His life experiences.
(c) He forced himself to laugh out of being afraid that he would cry.
(d) His mother was always a positive woman.

5. What do the Count and Figaro discover about the song?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It is actually a letter.
(c) It is actually a poem.
(d) It is a note to Bartholo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bartholo enter?

2. Why is Count Almaviva disguised as a priest in a cloak and turned down hat?

3. What does the Count do while telling Bartholo to do his duty to the military and put him up for the night?

4. What happens when Bartholo leaves the room?

5. What does Bartholo do after some more unhelpful questions and answers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the scene open? Why is the Count dressed in a disguise?

2. How does Rosine react to Bartholo's accusations? How might this hurt her chances of being with the Count?

3. What does Rosine do with the paper? How might this small prop draw the audience into the story?

4. What is the only defect Figaro mentions this man having? How does Rosine react to this hint? Why does Figaro not tell her right away who this man loves?

5. How does Rosine learn that her lover is not who he says he is? How does she misconstrue the information? Why does the playwright include this misunderstanding?

6. 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?

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

8. Where is Bartholo headed? What might be the significance of Bazile?

9. Why does Rosine change her mind and decide to take a music lesson? Does Rosine know of the Count's plan? How does she react when she sees him?

10. How is Figaro's plan discovered? What will this mean for his plan?

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