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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 7, behind what does Cyrano tell Roxane his heart cowers?
(a) His wit
(b) His sword
(c) His tears
(d) His pride

2. To what English lord does Cyrano compare himself in Scene 10?
(a) Essex
(b) Buckingham
(c) York
(d) Gloucester

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

4. At the beginning of Scene 8, what supposed vice does Cyrano defend to Le Bret?
(a) Arrogance
(b) Stubbornness
(c) Obsession
(d) Exaggeration

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

6. What does Cyrano do at the end of Scene 6 to draw Roxane's attention?
(a) Scales the balcony
(b) Shouts
(c) Tosses pebbles at her window
(d) Sends a page to her room

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

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

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

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

11. Who climbs Roxane's balcony at the end of Scene 6?
(a) Cyrano
(b) Christian
(c) de Guiche
(d) The Duenna

12. What false promise to the monk does Roxane claim is in de Guiche's letter?
(a) Her hand in marriage
(b) An archbishopric
(c) A chateau in Provence
(d) 250 crowns

13. What does Cyrano demand Christian do in the first line of Scene 10?
(a) Embrace him
(b) Apologize
(c) Draw his sword
(d) Leave the shop

14. Which of the following is not a food that one of Ragueneau's cooks brings him?
(a) Candied fruit
(b) Nougat
(c) Pork loin
(d) Mince-pie

15. What famous historical figure does the Comte de Guiche claim as his uncle?
(a) Danton
(b) Marquis de Sade
(c) Louis XIV
(d) Cardinal Richelieu

Short Answer Questions

1. How many enemies does Le Bret estimate Cyrano made this evening?

2. What act does Cyrano tell Roxane not to miss at Clomire's before she leaves in Scene 3?

3. What does Christian repeatedly protest he will do if Cyrano does not help him in Scene 6?

4. What does Cyrano give to Christian at the end of Scene 10?

5. At the end of Scene 3, what does Cyrano say he has done many times?

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