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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King Ferdinand insist Goya must do without any reassurance that the king has rescinded his decree?

2. What does the voice of Mariquita first tell Goya has happened?

3. Where does Mariquita's voice tell Goya buttons are given as presents?

4. Why is Dr. Arrieta afraid in Part 2, Scene 12?

5. When does King Ferdinand instruct Father Duaso to make his visit to Goya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At different points in the play, several characters say, "Is that the way you repay me?" Who says this, to whom, and in what situations? What does this tell you about the way the speaker views himself or herself? Their relationship to other characters? In your essay, analyze this question.

Essay Topic 2

Goya places great faith in the Bird-Men, people he believes to have conquered flight and to live in a more harmonious, advanced civilization. In an essay, explain what Goya wants them to do, who he thinks they are, and where he believes they come from. If they symbolize something, what is it? Support your ideas with quotations from Goya's speeches about them.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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