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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is asking to see Roxane at the end of Scene 2?
(a) Carbon
(b) Ragueneau
(c) Cyrano
(d) Ligniere

3. In Scene 4, what is brought out in preparation for Cyrano?
(a) An armchair
(b) A copy of the gazette
(c) A plate of fruit
(d) A bowl of rose water

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

5. What moment in the play does Cyrano claim to Roxane was the epitome of his life?
(a) His present death by her side
(b) The defeat of Valvert
(c) The balcony scene
(d) The seige at Arras

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

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

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

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

10. In what does Cyrano blame his tardiness at the beginning of Scene 5?
(a) Oversleeping
(b) A troublesome woman
(c) A congested street
(d) A duel

11. What does Christian discover in Cyrano's most recent letter to Roxane that shocks him in Scene 4?
(a) An intimation of suicide
(b) Cyrano's signature
(c) A tear stain
(d) No declarations of love

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

13. At the beginning of Act 5, what does Sister Martha accuse Sister Claire of doing?
(a) Taking extra breakfast
(b) Taking the lords name in vain
(c) Not washing her habit
(d) Looking at herself in the mirror

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Comte de Guiche, what does the trumpet sounding signify to the troops?

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

4. One cadet in Scene 2 offers all his lordly titles for what food?

5. Why does Roxane reason Cyrano is late?

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