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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the monk say Cyrano needs to detain the Comte de Guiche?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 15 minutes
(c) An hour
(d) Indefinitely

2. At the beginning of Scene 8, what supposed vice does Cyrano defend to Le Bret?
(a) Obsession
(b) Arrogance
(c) Exaggeration
(d) Stubbornness

3. What false promise to the monk does Roxane claim is in de Guiche's letter?
(a) Her hand in marriage
(b) 250 crowns
(c) An archbishopric
(d) A chateau in Provence

4. For whose benefit do the cadets demand Cyrano tell the story of his recent victory over the brigands?
(a) Carbon
(b) Le Bret
(c) Christian
(d) Ragueneau

5. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?
(a) Hope
(b) Despair
(c) A devil
(d) A rival

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cyrano fear telling Roxane the truth of the letters?

2. From whom is the letter that the monk bears?

3. What information does Christian draw from Cyrano at the beginning of Scene 9?

4. What emotion does Roxane display when reading de Guiche's letter to the monk?

5. What two vices does Cyrano proclaim to want to slay at the end of Scene 8?

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