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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what English lord does Cyrano compare himself in Scene 10?
(a) Buckingham
(b) Essex
(c) Gloucester
(d) York

2. Who challenges Cyrano to a duel after he ejects Montfleury?
(a) Bellerose
(b) Valvert
(c) The Citizen
(d) Compte de Guiche

3. What does Cyrano give Bellerose at the end of Scene 4?
(a) His purse
(b) His sword
(c) A kiss
(d) His plume

4. Under what name did Roxane go when she was younger?
(a) Yvette
(b) Magdeleine
(c) Constance
(d) Helene

5. How many men does one cadet confide in Scene 9 were recently killed by Cyrano for talk of noses?
(a) 20
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Christian refuse to go with Cyrano in Scene 4?

2. Who does Cyrano chase from the shop at the end of Scene 4?

3. In his long monologue of Scene 8, Cyrano mentions the name of his editor. Who is it?

4. Who does Ligniere bring to the theatre at the end of Scene 1?

5. What rhymed recipe does Ragueneau present to his poets?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why hasn't Cyrano professed his love to Roxane?

2. How does Cyrano get rid of the Duenna?

3. How does Cyrano explain Christian's uncertain poetry to Roxane?

4. What new sadness has befallen Ragueneau at the beginning of Act 3?

5. Why does Cyrano truly detest Montfleury?

6. What offer does de Guiche make Cyrano, and why does Cyrano refuse?

7. What plan do Cyrano and Christian hatch by the end of Scene 10?

8. What requests does Roxane make of Cyrano before leaving in Scene 3?

9. What point does Cyrano make in Scene 8 about patronage of the arts?

10. What furtive disagreement do Christian and Cyrano has at the end of Scene 7?

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