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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. What is unusual about the dialogue in quotation marks?
(a) It is actual Goya text.
(b) It is part of a monologue.
(c) It is shouted.
(d) It is part of a soliloquy.

2. In Part 1, Scene 1, why are King Ferdinand's appointments for tomorrow far apart?
(a) They must not see each other.
(b) There is a lot to do between meetings.
(c) Some participants must attend both meetings.
(d) King Ferdinand needs to nap between meetings.

3. How does Leocadia evaluate Goya's recent paintings?
(a) They're appalling.
(b) They're appealing.
(c) They're valuable.
(d) They're magnificent.

4. What confidential order does King Ferdinand give Calomarde?
(a) Goya is to come to him tomorrow.
(b) Martin Zapater is to come to him tomorrow.
(c) Calomarde is to return to him tomorrow.
(d) The Royal Volunteers are to come to him tomorrow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King Ferdinand respond to the frightening sound?

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

3. Hearing his shouts, what does Leocadia suggest must have happened to Goya?

4. How does Leocadia believe Goya's family feels about him?

5. What sound annoys Goya as he tries to paint?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Goya done with his property that alarms Leocadia?

2. What does Dr. Arrieta infer from Father Duaso's statement that they cannot visit Goya until after 8:00?

3. What advice does King Ferdinand give Father Duaso in dealing with Goya?

4. What contrast exists between the physical description of King Ferdinand and his activities and speech?

5. How does King Ferdinand evaluate Goya?

6. Why does Dr. Arrieta reject Father Duaso's plan to persuade Goya to beg the king's pardon?

7. In what has Goya defied King Ferdinand?

8. How has Goya offended Calomarde?

9. Why is Goya without anyone who can take him in?

10. What does Goya mean when he says, "For thirty years I've been witnessing a play I don't understand"?

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