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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. How is the presence of Cherubin revealed?
2. Who is Antonio?
3. Who is Suzanne?
4. Why does Suzanne agree to not tell even Figaro of the change in plans?
5. Who is Antonio related to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Count announce when he enters the room and what encounter does the announcement lead to?
2. What happens to Cherubin after the Count angrily jumps out from behind the chair?
3. What happens after the Countess opens the door, explaining as the Count comes in that she and Suzanne needed some privacy when trying on new clothes?
4. What happens when a group of peasant girls present Suzanne with flowers in honor of her wedding?
5. How does the Countess react to the Count when he states he is the victim of a joke and demands to know what the point of it all is?
6. What does Figaro argue regarding the letter?
7. What does the Count reveal in his aside?
8. What does the Count muse to himself as he sits in the castle's throne room?
9. How does the Count react to Bazile's request to have the hand of Marceline?
10. What do Brid-Oisin and Figaro discuss together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the Count's pursuit of women with Cherubin's pursuit of women. in what ways are their actions similar? In what ways are they different? Finally, is the Count justified in his pursuit of women because of his hierarchy and sense of power?
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