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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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

3. How does de Guiche's voice change after he decides to stay and fight?
(a) It deepens with manly readiness
(b) It takes on a Gascon accent
(c) It quavers with fear
(d) It goes silent

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

5. What reason does the Comte de Guiche give for leaving at the end of Scene 5?
(a) He must inspect his guns
(b) He must polish his armor
(c) He must rally the other troops
(d) He must strike his tent

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

7. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?
(a) A devil
(b) Despair
(c) A rival
(d) Hope

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Cyrano admit to Christian at the end of Scene 7?
(a) He despises Christian
(b) He has written to Roxane every day
(c) He loves Roxane
(d) He fears death

14. Which of the following coach parts is used to smuggle food to the cadets?
(a) The axels
(b) The curtains
(c) The lantern
(d) The yokes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What assistance does de Guiche offer to Carbon in Scene 7?

2. What weapon has been used to mortally injure Cyrano?

3. Which of the following is not a constellation with which Cyrano claims to have interacted on his drop from the moon?

4. Who does Cyrano quote in Scene 6 to explain the nature of his murder?

5. What is the Comte de Guiche's new title in Act 5?

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