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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. In what theatrical term does Cyrano characterize the battle that is about to about to take place at the end of Act 1?
(a) English dumbshow
(b) German opera
(c) French farce
(d) Spanish drama

2. Why does Roxanne not want Cyrano to tell Christian what she wants him to discuss?
(a) He might prepare something beforehand
(b) He might try too hard to please her
(c) He might feel unsure fo himself
(d) He might be offended

3. What emotion does Roxane display when reading de Guiche's letter to the monk?
(a) Elation
(b) Giddiness
(c) Confusion
(d) Anguish

4. Where does Ragueneau take his poets to give Cyrano privacy?
(a) The street
(b) Upstairs
(c) A back room
(d) The cellar

5. What profession is Lise's "friend" that enters in Scene 3?
(a) A priest
(b) An actor
(c) A musketeer
(d) A chef

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Roxane depart at the end of Scene 5?

2. How long does the monk say Cyrano needs to detain the Comte de Guiche?

3. Which of the following items is not a part of Cyrano's dinner?

4. What action in Scene 2 signifies that the play-within-the-play is about to begin?

5. Where is Ligniere going at the end of Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Cyrano and Christian intend to speak to Roxane at the end of Scene 6?

2. Why does Ragueneau expect Cyrano at the play?

3. Describe Lise.

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

5. What job is Cyrano given in Scene 12?

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

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

8. Why does Cyrano leave the theatre at the end of Act 1?

9. Why does Christian insult Cyrano's nose in Scene 9?

10. How is Christian resistant to Cyrano in Scene 4?

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