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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a promise that Roxane demands of Cyrano at the end of Act 3?
(a) That Christian will be place at the back of the line
(b) That Christian with write often
(c) That Christian will remain faithful
(d) That Christian will not suffer in the cold

2. Where does Cyrano tell Le Bret he expects to go after death?
(a) Hell
(b) Heaven
(c) The moon
(d) Nowhere

3. Why, according to Cyrano, do the Spanish troops never notice when he crosses their lines?
(a) They are asleep
(b) They are drunk
(c) They have terrible hearing
(d) He is too stealthy

4. With what activity is Roxane employing herself throughout Scene 4?
(a) Reading
(b) Singing
(c) Embroidery
(d) Pruning

5. Which two characters are alone onstage at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Roxane and Ragueneau
(b) Le Bret and de Guiche
(c) Le Bret and Raguenau
(d) Ragueneau and de Guiche

6. What weapon has been used to mortally injure Cyrano?
(a) A block of wood
(b) A musket
(c) A wagon wheel
(d) A scythe

7. What item does Carbon pointedly tell Roxane is missing from his company?
(a) A drum
(b) A flag
(c) An anthem
(d) A standard

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

9. To what classical text does Roxane refer when expressing her admiration for Christian in Scene 8?
(a) The Odyssey
(b) The Iliad
(c) Antigone
(d) The Aeneid

10. When stopped by Spanish forces, where does Roxane tell them she is going?
(a) To her farm
(b) To her lover
(c) To her mother
(d) To her church

11. What do Carbon and Le Bret notice about de Guiche immediately on his entrance in Scene 4?
(a) He is fat
(b) He is in a rage
(c) He is half-asleep
(d) He is pale

12. What other major character has Roxane brought along in her coach?
(a) Ligniere
(b) Valvert
(c) Ragueneau
(d) Montfleury

13. At the end of Scene 3, Carbon admonishes his men to respect de Guiche for what reason?
(a) He is a Gascon
(b) He is their commander
(c) He is a noble
(d) He is ruthless with dissent

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Roxane proudly proclaim she now loves Christian?

2. What in the below list is not among the groups that Cyrano regularly attacks in his writing, according to Le Bret?

3. Which of the following items is not something the cadets seek out at the beginning of Scene 6?

4. Which famous French writer does Ragueneau accuse in Scene 6 of stealing words from Cyrano?

5. Why does Cyrano fear telling Roxane the truth of the letters?

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