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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 Figaro say is the man's only defect?

2. What does the Count say about Bartholo's skills as a doctor?

3. How do Bartholo's servants respond when he asks them why they did not tell him that Figaro had been in to see Rosine?

4. For what does the Count long?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What is Figaro and the Count's plan to free Rosine? Will this plan work?

4. How does the Count feel about his position? Why does he feel this way? Will the Count succeed in what he wishes for?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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 phrase "futile precaution" is mentioned several times.

Part 1) What does it mean?

Part 2) When is it used?

Part 3) How does this phrase add to Figaro's cleverness and skill?

Essay Topic 2

Figaro describes "Lindor" to Rosine.

Part 1) How does Figaro describe him?

Part 2) Why does Figaro describe him this way?

Part 3) What does Figaro say about this man that intrigues Rosine?

Part 4) How does Rosine respond? Why does she respond this way?

Essay Topic 3

This play is an example of commedia dell'arte.

Part 1) What is commedia dell'arte?

Part 2) What aspects of this play prove it is a commedia?

Part 3) What forms of entertainment today could be considered commedia?

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