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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 sort of missions does the Count want Figaro to take on?
(a) international missions.
(b) diplomatic missions.
(c) business missions.
(d) religious mission.

2. What does the Count do before he exits with an anxious Countess?
(a) he takes the dress.
(b) he locks the other door in the room.
(c) he apologizes to Suzanne.
(d) he leaves the key on the bedpost.

3. How does Figaro react when the Count confronts him about the letter?
(a) he acts indifferent.
(b) he admits to the letter.
(c) he tries to talk his way out of it.
(d) he acts shocked at the letters existence.

4. Who does the Count wonder about as Suzanne and the Countess laughingly comment on the way that Figaro cannot stop his manipulations, who does the Count wonder about?
(a) Marceline.
(b) Dr. Bartholo.
(c) Bazile.
(d) Cherubin.

5. What explanation does Figaro give as the reason why a man wants to possess another man's wife?
(a) religion.
(b) politics.
(c) human nature.
(d) social status.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Bazile play?

2. What does Figaro do when he thinks of the Count wanting to woo Suzanne?

3. Which character did the Count catch Cherubin with yesterday in the bedroom?

4. What does the Count tell Bazile to commit to instead of a woman?

5. How does Figaro try to cheer up Cherubin regarding his new assignment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Countess explain the letter to the Count?

2. What happens when the Count approaches who he thinks is "Suzanne"?

3. What are the implications for Suzanne now that the presence of Cherubin has been revealed?

4. What is Bazile's true purpose for coming into the room at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

5. How do Figaro and the Countess respond to the Count's decision regarding Cherubin?

6. What are the implications of Cherbuin lingering outside Suzanne's door?

7. What does the Count muse to himself as he sits in the castle's throne room?

8. What happens after Cherubin has admitted to the Count that his actions have been unwise but that he can be discreet?

9. What does the Countess say to Suzanne regarding the meeting in the garden?

10. How does Suzanne react when she realizes that the paper that fell from the jumper's pocket is Cherubin's commission?

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