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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new honor does de Guiche announce he has been given in Scene 2?
(a) Commander of the Guards
(b) Protector of Paris
(c) Keeper of the Common Stores
(d) Poet Laureate

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

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

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

5. What musical metaphor does Roxane use to describe love in Scene 5?
(a) Pitch
(b) Melody
(c) Theme
(d) Vibratto

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

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

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

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

10. What does Lise use as wrapping for Ragueneau's food?
(a) Journals
(b) Tissues
(c) Poems
(d) Old sacks

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

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

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

14. How long does the monk say Cyrano needs to detain the Comte de Guiche?
(a) Indefinitely
(b) 15 minutes
(c) An hour
(d) 2 hours

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Christian that Ligniere's life is in danger?

2. In Scene 6, what does Roxane say she would do if her beloved were stupid?

3. In Scene 7, Christian compares his love to two mythological figures: Cupid and whom?

4. Where does Christian refuse to go with Cyrano in Scene 4?

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

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