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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two colors does Cyrano use to describe Christian and Roxane in Scene 9?
(a) Red and Blue
(b) Lavender and Crimson
(c) Black and White
(d) Pink and Gold

2. Which of the following is not a term that Roxane uses to describe Christian's prose in her speech in Scene 8?
(a) Sincere
(b) Compelling
(c) Uplifting
(d) Profound

3. At the beginning of Scene 6, Roxane thanks Cyrano for teaching who a lesson?
(a) de Guiche
(b) Valvert
(c) Montfleury
(d) The Duenna

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is Lise's "friend" that enters in Scene 3?

2. Who challenges Cyrano to a duel after he ejects Montfleury?

3. What musical metaphor does Roxane use to describe love in Scene 5?

4. What false promise to the monk does Roxane claim is in de Guiche's letter?

5. Who informs Cyrano of Christian's fatal wound?

(see the answer key)

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