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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. Who does Figaro say a man always defends?
(a) his siblings.
(b) his beloved.
(c) his children.
(d) his family.

2. According to Figaro, what will the Count be too busy trying to find as to even consider taking in a lover?
(a) the Countess' lover.
(b) Figaro's lover.
(c) his beloved.
(d) Cherubin's many lovers.

3. Who is Suzanne?
(a) the Countess' maid.
(b) Figaro's bride-to-be.
(c) Bartholo's cousin.
(d) both a and b.

4. What does Figaro playfully tease Marceline about?
(a) Her plans to sue him for breach of promise of marriage.
(b) Her plans to sue him for neglect.
(c) Her plans to divorce him.
(d) Her plans to sue him for her illegitimate child.

5. Who is Antonio?
(a) the handyman.
(b) the cook.
(c) the butler.
(d) the gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Figaro give Suzanne for luck?

2. Who has plans to marry Marceline?

3. Why has Dr. Bartholo been sent to the castle?

4. If Cherubin is discovered, what will they say the Count forgot to do?

5. How does Fanchette reply when the Count asks where Marceline is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Figaro reveal in his aside?

2. What do Figaro and the servants want to express public thanks for to the Count?

3. What does Suzanne tell Figaro as he comes into the courtroom?

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

5. What is the key farcical action that inflames the Count and encourages him to retrieve his tools?

6. What happens after Suzanne enters the room alone with the Count?

7. What does the Countess promise Suzanne?

8. What does Figaro tell the Count after the Count insists he pay his debt that day?

9. What does Cherubin confess to Suzanne?

10. What does Figaro plan to do now that he believes he understands the Counts primary motive with the bedroom?

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