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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosine do in her free time?

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

3. Who does the Count "drunkenly" say is the only person in the house with whom he wants anything to do?

4. What does Rosine do with the song?

5. What has the Count recently found out about Rosine?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. How does Figaro reassure the Count about his desire to marry Rosine? Why is Figaro so invested in the Count's interests?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What happens as the Count comes in, disguised as a soldier and pretending to be drunk? What is he trying to do the Bartholo to distract him? Is he successful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Count as "Alonzo" gives Rosine voice lessons.

Part 1) What is significant about the song he gives her to sing?

Part 2) How is this song used to add humor to the scene?

Part 3) How does this voice lesson reinforce aspects of commedia dell'arte?

Essay Topic 2

Figaro sarcastically remarks on Rosine's cleverness.

Part 1) What makes her clever?

Part 2) Why does Figaro make sarcastic remarks about Rosine?

Part 3) How might an audience respond to Figaro's various asides?

Essay Topic 3

Figaro and the Count are frequently left surprised or in a panic.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) What often surprises them or panics them?

Part 3) How does this change their plans?

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