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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Goya appear when Leocadia sees him in Part 2, Scene 2?

2. What is Father Duaso's first excuse for Goya's refusal to come to the palace?

3. What does Dr. Arrieta say would satisfy King Ferdinand's desire for revenge on Goya?

4. Why does Dr. Arrieta think King Ferdinand will not execute Goya?

5. What rumor is circulating about Father Duaso?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

A great work of literature needs to have elements of universality. If you are not a great painter who has lost his hearing or his political security, you are not like Goya in those ways. And yet Dr. Arrieta tells Goya that we are all deaf and deserving of pity. In your essay, explain what you think Dr. Arrieta meant, tell whether you agree with him, and explain why or why not.

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