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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assistance does de Guiche offer to Carbon in Scene 7?
(a) A few extra men
(b) New muskets
(c) A wall of sandbags
(d) A cannon

2. What sin does Cyrano proudly confess to Sister Martha?
(a) Eating meat on Friday
(b) Taking the Lord's name in vain
(c) Leachery
(d) Brawling with women

3. For what does Roxane proudly proclaim she now loves Christian?
(a) His wit
(b) His bravery
(c) His soul
(d) His eyes

4. Which of the following characters is not present at the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) Le Bret
(b) Christian
(c) Cyrano
(d) Carbon

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

6. How many years after the events of Act 4 does Act 5 take place?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 5
(d) 20

7. What time of day is the opening of Act 4?
(a) Sunrise
(b) Evening
(c) Noon
(d) Dusk

8. Through what building does Le Bret exit at the end of Scene 3?
(a) The nave
(b) The stable
(c) The chapel
(d) The refractory

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

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

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

12. Which famous French writer does Ragueneau accuse in Scene 6 of stealing words from Cyrano?
(a) Voltaire
(b) Corneille
(c) Hugo
(d) Moliere

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing that Cyrano notices about Christian in Scene 9?

2. Which of the following is not among the enemies Cyrano fights at the end of the play?

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

4. Why, according to Cyrano, do the Spanish troops never notice when he crosses their lines?

5. At the end of Scene 3, Carbon admonishes his men to respect de Guiche for what reason?

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