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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1 | Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an object to which Cyrano compares a kiss?
(a) A communion
(b) A rainstorm
(c) An oath
(d) A seal

2. To whom does Cyrano send his pages in Scene 1?
(a) de Guiche
(b) Lise
(c) Valvert
(d) Montfleury

3. What aspect of Christian's character does Cyrano forget as he woos Roxane in Scene 10?
(a) He is a lord
(b) He is handsome
(c) He is young
(d) He has only recently met her

4. In what theatrical term does Cyrano characterize the battle that is about to about to take place at the end of Act 1?
(a) English dumbshow
(b) French farce
(c) Spanish drama
(d) German opera

5. What word is Roxane unable to utter when she returns to the window in Scene 10?
(a) Love
(b) Christian
(c) Kiss
(d) No

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the players of the Hotel de Bourgogne doing at the end of the first act?

2. Under what name did Roxane go when she was younger?

3. To what literary work does the Comte de Guiche refer Cyrano before leaving the shop?

4. Who, at the beginning of the Act is relating his misfortunes to the Duenna?

5. In Scene 6, what does Roxane say she would do if her beloved were stupid?

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