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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goya accuse Leocadia of doing at the bridge?
(a) Flirting with a soldier.
(b) Eavesdropping.
(c) Fighting with Gumersinda.
(d) Conspiring with the King's volunteers.

2. What is Father Duaso in charge of?
(a) Disfellowshipments.
(b) Excommunications.
(c) Censorship of publications.
(d) The Inquisition.

3. How does Goya react to the sounds he imagines Gumersinda and Leocadia making when they speak?
(a) He believes his hearing is restored.
(b) He is moved to tears.
(c) He is frightened.
(d) He laughs.

4. Why does Dr. Arrieta want to protect Goya from information about King Ferdinand's decrees?
(a) He is afraid that Goya won't believe him.
(b) He is afraid that Goya will attack the king.
(c) He is worried that Goya will do something violent.
(d) He is worried that fear may jeopardize his health.

5. What does Leocadia suggest that horrifies Gumersinda?
(a) Goya might withdraw her inheritance.
(b) Goya might apologize to the king.
(c) Goya might move to France.
(d) Goya might consider marriage.

6. Why does King Ferdinand refuse to start another Inquisition?
(a) He regrets the harm that was done.
(b) He wants absolute power.
(c) He wants to preserve the church's reputation.
(d) He believes injustices were commited.

7. Who is Vicente Lopez?
(a) Goya's neighbor.
(b) A courtier.
(c) King Ferdinand's portraitist.
(d) A Royal Volunteer.

8. What does the audience learn about Leocadia's husband from Gumersinda's remarks?
(a) He is infirm.
(b) He is cruel and violent.
(c) He is younger than Goya.
(d) He is patient and hopeful.

9. Who else heard the noise that frightens King Ferdinand?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Calomarde.
(c) The guards stationed at the door.
(d) The guards in the courtyard.

10. How has King Ferdinand dealt with liberal dissenters?
(a) Reorientation therapies.
(b) Interminable court cases.
(c) Summary executions and banishments.
(d) Prolonged imprisonment.

11. Why is Goya depressed by Gumersinda's visit?
(a) She didn't bring her husband.
(b) She didn't bring a gift.
(c) She didn't bring his grandchildren.
(d) She can't stay long.

12. What was the effect of the Constitution of 1812?
(a) Curtailing the King's power.
(b) Expanding the King's power.
(c) Exiling the dissenters.
(d) Creating a parliament.

13. What does King Ferdinand think needlework would do for his subjects?
(a) Make them more disciplined.
(b) Make them more docile.
(c) Make them more interesting.
(d) Make them more creative.

14. What is the last sound we hear in Part 1, Scene 2?
(a) The bell ringing, unanswered.
(b) The cry of the owls.
(c) Cats meowing.
(d) The heartbeat.

15. What special effort has Dr. Arrieta made for Goya?
(a) He learned sign language.
(b) He studied phrenology.
(c) He studied psychology.
(d) He studied art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound frightens King Ferdinand?

2. What kind of subjects does King Ferdinand hope for?

3. What artifacts does King Ferdinand keep beside him?

4. What does Leocadia tell Father Duaso her husband has done?

5. What is unusual about the dialogue in quotation marks?

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