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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 7 | Act 3, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the poets of Scene 4, how many ruffians lie dying because of Cyrano's sword?
(a) 14
(b) 21
(c) 8
(d) 3

2. Where is Ligniere going at the end of Scene 2?
(a) The military camp
(b) His home
(c) Church
(d) The pubs

3. To which two classical figures does Cyrano compare Roxane in Scene 5?
(a) Hecuba and Eurydice
(b) Cleopatra and Bernice
(c) Antigone and Livia
(d) Penelope and Antonia

4. Who informs Cyrano that Roxane wishes to meet him?
(a) Ragueneau
(b) Her Duenna
(c) Le Bret
(d) Christian

5. Who does Cyrano strike at the end of Act 2?
(a) A poet
(b) The musketeer
(c) Carbon
(d) Christian

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Cyrano send his pages in Scene 1?

2. At the beginning of Scene 8, what supposed vice does Cyrano defend to Le Bret?

3. Where does de Guiche state the he intends to hide in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. What famous historical figure does the Comte de Guiche claim as his uncle?

5. What two "serpents" does Christian claim his love has strangled?

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