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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 is Leocadia's first lie to Goya?

2. Why does Leocadia think Goya is demented?

3. Why does Leocadia let Goya go out by himself?

4. What artifacts does King Ferdinand keep beside him?

5. How long has Goya been deaf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the unnamed women's voices represent in Goya's mind?

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

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

4. What evidence does Goya give that he recognizes that his family is in danger?

5. What is the theme of Goya's nightmare trial?

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

7. Why does Goya call the horrifying scene of the Royal Volunteers attacking his home a "comedy?"

8. What did Goya see Leocadia doing behind his back?

9. In what has Goya defied King Ferdinand?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Goya experiences an epiphany at the end of the play, when he comes to believe that his own treatment of Leocadia is not unlike the king's treatment of Goya. In your essay, explore this idea. How are the two relationships similar? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing the impact of this play on you as a reader. What did you learn that you hadn't known before? What ideas were you led to consider that may not have occurred to you before? Was reading the play a pleasant experience? Why or why not?

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