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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. Who is Antonio?

2. Who is Suzanne?

3. What does Marceline have that she says binds Figaro to her?

4. Which two characters are plotting to stop the marriage of Figaro and Suzanne?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Suzanne explain to the Countess how Cherubin got away?

4. What does Figaro explain about human nature?

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

6. What happens as Figaro and Suzanne are formally presented?

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

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

9. What happens as Antonio pulls out a piece of paper that he says fell from the jumper's pocket?

10. What does the Count announce when he enters the room and what encounter does the announcement lead to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the roles of Suzanne and Marceline in their individual relationships with Figaro. What are similar characteristics that they share? What are their opposing characteristics? How do the specific character traits of Suzanne and Marceline affect their relationship with Figaro?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the literary element of characterization in THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. How are the major characters portrayed as opposed to the minor characters. What are their motivations? What are there struggles? Finally, how are the characters able to work symbiotically to move the storyline to its climax?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and Contrast THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO in terms of the elements of commedia dell'arte, farce, and satire. How ar the two plays alike? How are they different? Use specific examples, including the use of recurring characters.

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