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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 is Figaro's comment regarding women being locked up?

2. What is Figaro's job situation?

3. What does Rosine do with the song?

4. What does the Count do, regarding Rosine's song?

5. What does the Count instantly resolve to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Figaro respond when Bartholo calls him a knave? What is a knave?

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

3. What does Bazile decide to do? Why? How does this decision help the Count, Figaro, and Rosine?

4. Who does Figaro tell "Lindor" is? Why does he say this?

5. Why does Bazile take money from the Count? How does his desire for money help the characters in this story?

6. What does Rosine tell Figaro to tell "Lindor?" How will this news affect "Lindor?"

7. What is Figaro's plan? Why will the Count's disguise get him into the house?

8. How does Rosine act when she sees the Count? How does she react when he tells her the letter was from him? Why does he still not reveal his identity?

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

10. Why is the Count worried that Rosine might not leave with them to be married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosine is locked up by Bartholo.

Part 1) Why has he locked her up?

Part 2) Is this a frequently used aspect of theatre? Why or why not?

Part 3) Is Rosine saved? Does she have any control over her freedom? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Figaro is a barber.

Part 1) What else has Figaro been?

Part 2) Why does he become a barber?

Part 3) What role does his working as a barber play in this theatrical work?

Part 4) Why might the playwright have chosen this as his profession?

Essay Topic 3

Rosine stands at her window holing a paper.

Part 1) What is on this paper? What does she do with this paper?

Part 2) What is significant about papers, letters, and notes in commedia?

Part 3) how are letters and other papers used to add excitement, confusion, and humor in this play?

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