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M. Butterfly | Quiz

David Henry Hwang
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M. Butterfly | Quiz

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1)

Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________" (from Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11)

"...a depressing mairage."
"...finding happiness in love."
"...failure as a child."
"...happiness in high school."
2)

In Act 3, Scene 2, how does Gallimard describe Song? (from Act 3, Scenes 1, 2 and 3)

A woman with no soul.
Completely without substance.
A man with no heart,
A liar.
3)

In what year does Scene 12 take place? (from Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13)

1960.
1986.
1963.
1947.
4)

What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters? (from Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11)

"Butterfly's Death."
"The Whole World Over."
"I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General."
"Love Duet"
5)

According to Gallimard, why did God create Eve? (from Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13)

To give life.
To serve God.
To serve Adam.
For the good of the earth.
6)

According to Gallimard, who do the Orientals want to be associated with? (from Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Ho Chi Minh.
Whoever shows the most strength and power.
America.
China and only China.
7)

Song concludes that since he is Oriental, what could he never be? (from Act 3, Scenes 1, 2 and 3)

A woman.
Progressive.
Rich.
A man.
8)

Why does Gallimard claim he needs a vacation from? (from Act 3, Scenes 1, 2 and 3)

Listening to his head.
Listening to his heart.
Listening to Song.
Listening to everyone else.
9)

What does Gallimard claim about the Chinese? (from Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4)

They love the white people.
They love the American president.
They want to be protected by the Vietnamese.
They do not like Ho Chi Minh.
10)

What is the setting of Scene 12? (from Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13)

Song's flat.
The streets of Beijing.
Ambassador Toulon's residence.
The American embassy.
11)

In what year does Scene 8 take place? (from Act 2, Scenes 7 and 8)

1969.
1970.
1965.
1963.
12)

What is Song's response when Chin wants to know how Song retains all the information? (from Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4)

She is an actor
She was threatened with her life.
She was raised to do so.
She is a woman.
13)

What does Toulon state will not be part of Gallimard's job requirement? (from Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13)

Manhood.
Humility.
Passion.
Good judgment.
14)

What was NOT waiting for Gallimard back in Paris when he arrived in 1968? (from Act 2, Scenes 9, 10 and 11)

Song.
Friends and family.
A regular schedule.
Better Chinese food than he'd eaten in China.
15)

What didn't Gallimard like about Song's second letter? (from Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11)

She said she missed him.
She was very hateful.
She said she would tell his wife.
She called him "friend."
16)

What does Song realize Gallimard wants her to do? (from Act 2, Scenes 7 and 8)

To submit to him.
To leave him.
To pleasure him.
To want him.
17)

How much time passes between the year Gallimard is fired from the embassy and the year Song travels to France to live with him? (from Act 2, Scenes 9, 10 and 11)

Four years.
One year.
Ten years.
Tenty years.
18)

What is NOT one of things that Renee's father imports into the Third World? (from Act 2, Scenes 5 and 6)

Confectioner's sugar.
Squirt guns.
Coffee mugs.
Hula hoops.
19)

What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 1? (from Act 3, Scenes 1, 2 and 3)

A commune in China.
A courtroom.
A flat in Paris.
Song's flat.
20)

According to Gallimard, what was Song always lacking? (from Act 3, Scenes 1, 2 and 3)

A heart.
A sense of humor.
A brain.
A conscience.
21)

What does Gallimard say his job affects? (from Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4)

A small slice of China.
A bit of the earth.
A large part of the universe.
A small corner of the world.
22)

What does Gallimard want after Song announces she is pregnant? (from Act 2, Scenes 5 and 6)

He wants to marry Song.
He wants to leave Helga.
He wants to quit his job.
He wants to leave Song.
23)

As Chin enters, what does Gallimard beg of the audience? (from Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4)

To love Song despite her betrayal.
To judge Song for what she is doing.
To try to see it from his point of view,
To side with whoever they see fit.
24)

What does Song say is necessary to counter a counter-revolutionary act? (from Act 2, Scenes 7 and 8)

An act of desperation.
A revolutionary act.
A counter-revolutionary act.
An act of violence.
25)

What is Gallimard thinking when he is having sex with Isabelle? (from Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11)

"God. So this is it?"
"Help me!"
"God. This is wonderful!"
"I wonder who she is..."
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