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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. How many men does one cadet confide in Scene 9 were recently killed by Cyrano for talk of noses?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 20
(d) 12

2. 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) English dumbshow
(c) Spanish drama
(d) French farce

3. Which of the following is not a category of insult that Cyrano mentions in his famous nose speech?
(a) Agressive
(b) Drunken
(c) Learned
(d) Mincing

4. At the end of Scene 7, Cyrano is shocked that Christian requests what of Roxane?
(a) That she never see him again
(b) That she leave Paris immediately
(c) That she marry him
(d) That she kiss him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christian tell Cyrano is his only hope for staying in Roxane's affections?

2. About what subject, according to Lise, will Ragueneau stop talking?

3. Which character is trying to seduce the Flower Girl in the first scene?

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

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

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