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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. What emotion does Roxane display when reading de Guiche's letter to the monk?
(a) Elation
(b) Giddiness
(c) Anguish
(d) Confusion

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

3. What does one cadet say Christian will look like after Cyrano is finished with him?
(a) Mince-meat
(b) Shucked corn
(c) Chopped wood
(d) Flayed rabbit

4. When the monk returns at the beginning of Scene 11 looking for Magdeleine Robin, Cyrano claims to have misheard the latter name as what?
(a) Rodin
(b) Rolin
(c) Ronin
(d) Rosalin

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many men does one cadet confide in Scene 9 were recently killed by Cyrano for talk of noses?

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

4. Where does Cyrano go onstage in Scene 12?

5. For whose benefit do the cadets demand Cyrano tell the story of his recent victory over the brigands?

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