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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Father Duaso going again to visit Goya?
(a) December 23rd.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Christmas day.
(d) Christmas Eve.

2. What is the first reason the voice of Mariquita gives Goya for suspecting Leocadia has made a deal with the king's men?
(a) No more rocks have been thrown at the house.
(b) No one writes the word "heretic."
(c) No one has taken Goya to prison.
(d) No one paints crosses on the door.

3. What does Dr. Arrieta think Goya should do in Part 2, Scene 3?
(a) Paint the king's portrait.
(b) Go into hiding.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Apologize to the king.

4. At the end of Part 2, Scene 3, what does Dr. Arrieta quote Goya as saying?
(a) "Spain is being destroyed."
(b) "The King is a blockhead."
(c) "The King will never bother me."
(d) "The sleep of reason produces monsters."

5. in Part 2, Scene 3, how long has it been since Goya wrote to Martin Zapater?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Twenty-two days.
(c) Seventeen days.
(d) One week.

6. What is Father Duaso's first excuse for Goya's refusal to come to the palace?
(a) Goya is afraid he can't paint to King Ferdinand's taste.
(b) Goya believes himself to be in decline.
(c) Goya is losing his sight.
(d) Goya believes Vicente Lopez is a better painter.

7. How does Goya appear when Leocadia sees him in Part 2, Scene 2?
(a) He is weak and tired.
(b) He is furious.
(c) He is rejuvenated.
(d) He is confused.

8. Why does Dr. Arrieta say that saving Goya might destroy him?
(a) Goya is on the line between loyalty and anarchy.
(b) Goya is on the line between terror and insanity.
(c) Goya is on the line between truth and falsehood.
(d) Goya is on the line between France and Spain.

9. What solution does Father Duaso offer for Goya's dilemma?
(a) Father Duaso will help Goya barricade the house.
(b) Father Duaso will go with Goya to apologize to the king.
(c) Father Duaso will plead with the king on Goya's behalf.
(d) Father Duaso will help Goya escape to France.

10. What sounds torment Goya as he paints "Witches' Sabbath?"
(a) Women laughing and bats screeching.
(b) Cats meowing and owls screeching.
(c) Women laughing and owls screeching.
(d) Bats screeching and cats meowing.

11. Why does Goya think Leocadia is no longer afraid?
(a) She no longer speaks of leaving.
(b) She has brought the children home.
(c) She has stopped crying.
(d) She whistles while she works.

12. How does Father Duaso describe Goya's paintings on the walls of his house?
(a) Creative and unusual.
(b) Frightening and shocking.
(c) Ugly and artless.
(d) Majestic and inspiring.

13. What punishment had King Ferdinand suggested for Goya when he issued the decree?
(a) He should be shot.
(b) He should be imprisoned.
(c) He should be exiled.
(d) He should be hanged.

14. What does Goya learn from Leocadia about the postman?
(a) He has come twice with urgent messages.
(b) He hasn't come for two days.
(c) He hasn't been there yet today.
(d) He is on strike.

15. What does Goya say is causing him to hear voices?
(a) An ancient curse.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Tension.
(d) His deafness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King Ferdinand claim Goya has opposed?

2. Why does Dr. Arrieta speak frankly to Father Duaso?

3. What does King Ferdinand suspect Dr. Arrieta of being?

4. What incident at Goya's home does Father Duaso report to King Ferdinand?

5. What news does Dr. Arrieta give Father Duaso in Part 2, Scene 3?

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