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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Scene 7, who informs Cyrano that a crowd wishes to see him outside?
(a) Ligniere
(b) Le Bret
(c) Ragueneau
(d) Carbon

2. Where does de Guiche state the he intends to hide in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A theatre
(b) The sewer
(c) A convent
(d) His house

3. What rhymed recipe does Ragueneau present to his poets?
(a) Almond cheese-cakes
(b) Game hen with shallots
(c) Braised pork with capers
(d) Raspberry cream puffs

4. In his long monologue of Scene 8, Cyrano mentions the name of his editor. Who is it?
(a) Sercy
(b) Odeon
(c) Cicero
(d) Michel

5. To what literary work does the Comte de Guiche refer Cyrano before leaving the shop?
(a) Henry V
(b) Don Quixote
(c) Candide
(d) The Seven Caesars

6. At the end of Scene 3, what does Cyrano say he has done many times?
(a) Forgotten to eat for days
(b) Written Roxane a love letter
(c) Fought corwds single-handedly
(d) Given all his money away

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

8. What aspect of Christian's character does Cyrano forget as he woos Roxane in Scene 10?
(a) He is young
(b) He is a lord
(c) He has only recently met her
(d) He is handsome

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

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

11. What two "serpents" does Christian claim his love has strangled?
(a) Fear and Longing
(b) Solitude and Despair
(c) Pride and Mistrust
(d) Agony and Idiocy

12. At the beginning of Scene 6, Roxane thanks Cyrano for teaching who a lesson?
(a) Montfleury
(b) The Duenna
(c) de Guiche
(d) Valvert

13. 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

14. What does Cyrano give to Christian at the end of Scene 10?
(a) His sword
(b) A mask
(c) His love letter
(d) His plume

15. Where does Roxane wish to meet Cyrano the following day?
(a) His lodging
(b) Saint Roch
(c) the Jardin des Plantes
(d) Ragueneau's shop

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ragueneau take his poets to give Cyrano privacy?

2. What does Lise use as wrapping for Ragueneau's food?

3. In Scene 2, Ragueneau wraps an order of patties in a sonnet to whom?

4. In Scene 7, behind what does Cyrano tell Roxane his heart cowers?

5. In what theatrical term does Cyrano characterize the battle that is about to about to take place at the end of Act 1?

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