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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Comte de Guiche, what does the trumpet sounding signify to the troops?
(a) The Spanish retreating
(b) The death of their commander
(c) The fall of the enemy battlements
(d) Reinforcements arriving

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

3. Why does Cyrano fear telling Roxane the truth of the letters?
(a) He fears she would leave Christian
(b) He fears she would not believe him
(c) He fears she would kill herself
(d) He fears she would not forgive him

4. What in the below list is not among the groups that Cyrano regularly attacks in his writing, according to Le Bret?
(a) Usurpers
(b) Plagarists
(c) Pretenders
(d) Philanderers

5. What does de Guiche notice immediately about the first soldier he approaches in Scene 7?
(a) He is asleep
(b) He is crying
(c) He is red
(d) He is running away

6. How many meals a day do the cadets claim to have gotten in Paris?
(a) None
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

7. Who is walking with Roxane in Scene 1?
(a) Cyrano
(b) de Guiche
(c) Le Bret
(d) Ragueneau

8. What does de Guiche say he should like to do with Cyrano in Scene 2?
(a) Slap him
(b) Give him money
(c) Shake his hand
(d) Reminisce with him

9. What does Roxane say she followed to find Arras?
(a) The map
(b) The north star
(c) Her heart
(d) The devastation

10. What item did the Comte de Guiche lose in his most recent assault?
(a) His plume
(b) His helmet
(c) His sword
(d) His scarf

11. How many dishes of preserves does Cyrano report the king consumed on Saturday?
(a) 19
(b) 8
(c) 11
(d) 3

12. At the beginning of Scene 5, what is Cyrano afraid to do?
(a) Fall asleep
(b) Speak to Christian
(c) Look at Roxane
(d) Enter the battle

13. Which of the following is not among the enemies Cyrano fights at the end of the play?
(a) Compromise
(b) Hypocrisy
(c) Silliness
(d) Cowardice

14. Which of the following is not an animal that the cadets hope has been captured for food?
(a) A pheasant
(b) A sparrow
(c) A trout
(d) A carp

15. What does Cyrano do every morning before dawn?
(a) Rouses the troops with a bawdy poem
(b) Scavenges for food in the woods
(c) Delivers Christian's letter
(d) Prays

Short Answer Questions

1. What does de Guiche hand Christian in Scene 14?

2. On what does Cyrano blame his fainting in Scene 5?

3. What information does Christian draw from Cyrano at the beginning of Scene 9?

4. How does Roxane discover that Cyrano is not reading the letter from Christian?

5. To which Greek god does Roxane compare Christian in Scene 8?

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