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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a promise that Roxane demands of Cyrano at the end of Act 3?
(a) That Christian will be place at the back of the line
(b) That Christian will remain faithful
(c) That Christian with write often
(d) That Christian will not suffer in the cold

2. Upon what subject does Roxane expect Christian to speak this night?
(a) The afterlife
(b) The classical poets
(c) No subject
(d) The way or war

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

4. What does Cyrano warn the officers at the theatre not to do as the ruffians attack?
(a) Help him
(b) Pray
(c) Hold him back
(d) Flee

5. Which character is trying to seduce the Flower Girl in the first scene?
(a) The burgher
(b) The youth
(c) The watchman
(d) The cavalier

Short Answer Questions

1. Who climbs Roxane's balcony at the end of Scene 6?

2. What aspect of Christian's character does Cyrano forget as he woos Roxane in Scene 10?

3. What is Ragueneau's profession?

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

5. What action in Scene 2 signifies that the play-within-the-play is about to begin?

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