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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. Why does Figaro say he feels "Lindor's" passion?
(a) "Lindor's" passion is so intense.
(b) Figaro is more passionate than "Lindor."
(c) "Lindor" is not passionate enough.
(d) Figaro is in love with Rosine.

2. What does Figaro offer the Count?
(a) A violin to play sweetly.
(b) A song to sing to his love.
(c) A poem for his maiden.
(d) His services in any capacity.

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

4. From what is Bartholo exempt?
(a) Feeding the military.
(b) Supporting the military.
(c) Speaking kindly to the military men.
(d) Joining the military.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rosine say as she stands at her window?

3. For what does the Count long?

4. To what does Rosine's letter refer?

5. What does the Count insist that Bartholo show him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Count know about Rosine? How does Figaro correct the Count about his knowledge of this woman? How does knowledge help the play progress?

3. What do the Count and Figaro learn about the song? Why does Bartholo have such an interest in this song?

4. How does his choice to follow with the original plan lead to seeing Rosine? What is his fear about her voice lesson? To what might this voice lesson lead, in the next part of Act 3?

5. Why would the letter from Rosine ask the Count to sing?

6. What does Rosine do when she believes that "Lindor" was deceiving her, expressing love on someone else's behalf? How does this heighten the suspense?

7. Why does the Count reveal his identity? How is her reaction? Why is she so easily able to change her feelings?

8. How does the Count gain entrance into the home and to see Rosine? Who's plan might this have been? Why do you believe this?

9. What is Figaro's plan? Do you believe this plan will work? Why or why not?

10. What does Rosine say about the paper she is holding? What might be significant about this paper?

(see the answer keys)

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