View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not someone to whom Roxane says goodbye as she returns from Clomire's?
(a) Barthenoide
(b) Gremione
(c) Richelieu
(d) Alcandre

2. When the monk returns at the beginning of Scene 11 looking for Magdeleine Robin, Cyrano claims to have misheard the latter name as what?
(a) Rolin
(b) Rosalin
(c) Rodin
(d) Ronin

3. What part of Cyrano's body is injured in Scene 3?
(a) His shoulder
(b) His nose
(c) His thigh
(d) His hand

4. What emotion does Roxane display when reading de Guiche's letter to the monk?
(a) Confusion
(b) Giddiness
(c) Elation
(d) Anguish

5. What does Cyrano implore Roxane not to do in Scene 7?
(a) Kiss him
(b) Leave for bed
(c) Descend from the balcony
(d) Speak ill of him

6. Which of the following items is not a part of Cyrano's dinner?
(a) A sliver of ham
(b) A grape
(c) A macaroon
(d) A glass of water

7. How does Roxane describe Christian's wit to Cyrano in Scene 1?
(a) Abysmal
(b) Better than Cyrano's
(c) Nearly as good as Cyrano's
(d) Equal to Cyrano's

8. What is Ragueneau's profession?
(a) Actor
(b) Courtier
(c) Chef
(d) Musketeer

9. In Scene 2, Ragueneau wraps an order of patties in a sonnet to whom?
(a) Penelope
(b) Phyllis
(c) Eleanor
(d) Andramoche

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

11. From whom is the letter that the monk bears?
(a) Ragueneau
(b) de Guiche
(c) Valvert
(d) La Duenna

12. What does Christian tell Cyrano is his only hope for staying in Roxane's affections?
(a) Winning a duel
(b) Writing her a sonnet
(c) Staying silent
(d) Kissing her

13. What does Cyrano give Bellerose at the end of Scene 4?
(a) His sword
(b) A kiss
(c) His plume
(d) His purse

14. Under what name did Roxane go when she was younger?
(a) Magdeleine
(b) Yvette
(c) Constance
(d) Helene

15. What two vices does Cyrano proclaim to want to slay at the end of Scene 8?
(a) Greed and Deceit
(b) Frivolity and Foolishness
(c) Hatred and Fear
(d) Envy and Cowardice

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one cadet say Christian will look like after Cyrano is finished with him?

2. Where does Cyrano go onstage in Scene 12?

3. How does Cyrano convince the Duenna to leave him alone with Roxane?

4. What two colors does Cyrano use to describe Christian and Roxane in Scene 9?

5. Where does Roxane wish to meet Cyrano the following day?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 413 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample