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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. What does Goya say Leocadia is?

2. Where does Leocadia want to celebrate Christmas?

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

4. What imaginary creatures does Goya paint and believe to be real?

5. What royal decree frightens Leocadia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Goya know that the meowing he hears is an auditory hallucination?

2. What choice does Mariquita's voice offer to Goya in Part 2, Scene 2?

3. What convinces King Ferdinand of Father Duaso's friendship for Goya?

4. Why do you think Father Duaso doesn't tell Dr. Arrieta that King Ferdinand has forbidden him to visit Goya until after 8:00?

5. Goya's nightmare is interrupted by knocking. Who has come, and who does Goya hope has come, to the door?

6. Why does Goya hesitate to open Martin Zapater's letter?

7. The imaginary figures that torment Goya say they do so in the name of the priest from Tamajon. Who is the priest from Tamajon?

8. In what has Goya defied King Ferdinand?

9. Father Duaso uses a word to describe Goya that seems entirely out of character with the Goya depicted in this play when he tells King Ferdinand that Goya seems "inoffensive" and "tranquil." What possible motive might Father Duaso have for such a description?

10. What does Leocadia believe is the strongest proof of Goya's madness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the play, Goya arrives at more than one startling conclusion about himself and his fellow man. Write an essay explaining what those conclusions are, and what prompted Goya to realize them.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout history, Christians have persecuted others in the name of Jesus Christ, a result which seems strange considering his teachings of love and tolerance. Write an essay explaining your theory of how a scene such as you read in Part Two, Scene Four, could happen in Jesus' name.

Essay Topic 3

Fear is an overarching theme in this play. Select any two characters. Explain how fear motivated their actions, what they did in response to fear, and how the story might have been different if they had been unafraid.

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