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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Cyrano customarily visit the convent?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday

2. What item does Roxane take from Christian's body in Scene 10?
(a) His plume
(b) A letter
(c) A rosary
(d) His sword

3. Who reenters at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Mother Margaret
(b) de Guiche
(c) Sister Claire
(d) Roxane

4. Which major character is not present onstage at the beginning of Scene 10?
(a) Cyrano
(b) de Guiche
(c) Christian
(d) Roxane

5. How many ways of getting to the moon does Cyrano list before explaining his preferred method to de Guiche?
(a) 14
(b) 3
(c) 10
(d) 6

6. In Scene 6, one cadet tells Roxanne that he is crying for what reason?
(a) The food is so good
(b) She is so beautiful
(c) He is afraid to die
(d) He has not slept in days

7. Which of the following is not a location that Cyrano guesses he is while stalling de Guiche?
(a) Algeria
(b) Venice
(c) Brussels
(d) Genoa

8. Who enters the scene at the end of Scene 6?
(a) Ligniere
(b) de Guiche
(c) Carbon
(d) Lise

9. Where does Roxane keep Christian's final letter to her?
(a) Beneath her pillow
(b) In a reliquary
(c) Framed on her wall
(d) Against her heart

10. Which is the first instrument that Cyrano instructs be played in Scene 3?
(a) The lyre
(b) The castanet
(c) The drum
(d) The fife

11. What is the Comte de Guiche's new title in Act 5?
(a) Duke
(b) Bishop
(c) Baron
(d) Dauphin

12. What fairy tale does Roxane reference in Scene 5 in discussing her journey?
(a) The Bremen Town Musicians
(b) Sleeping Beauty
(c) Cinderella
(d) The Robber Bridegroom

13. To which Greek god does Roxane compare Christian in Scene 8?
(a) Poseidon
(b) Aries
(c) Zeus
(d) Apollo

14. What does Christian ask Roxane to do at the end of Scene 8?
(a) Visit the other men
(b) Forget him after he dies
(c) Ask Cyrano about the letters
(d) Bring him another glass of wine

15. When de Guiche accuses a cadet of being intoxicated, the cadet claims to be so because of what?
(a) The presence of a beautiful woman
(b) The smell of powder
(c) His love of France
(d) Fear

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Le Bret announce must be done immediately upon hearing of Cyrano's injury?

2. What has attracted the Comte de Guiche to the camp at the beginning of Scene 7?

3. In Scene 4, what indicates to Roxane that Cyrano should have arrived?

4. Which of the following is not a term that Roxane uses to describe Christian's prose in her speech in Scene 8?

5. What moment in the play does Cyrano claim to Roxane was the epitome of his life?

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