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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. What two "serpents" does Christian claim his love has strangled?
(a) Agony and Idiocy
(b) Solitude and Despair
(c) Pride and Mistrust
(d) Fear and Longing
2. What profession is Lise's "friend" that enters in Scene 3?
(a) A priest
(b) An actor
(c) A musketeer
(d) A chef
3. What are the players of the Hotel de Bourgogne doing at the end of the first act?
(a) Rehearsing
(b) Sleeping
(c) Eating
(d) Dancing
4. Why does Roxanne not want Cyrano to tell Christian what she wants him to discuss?
(a) He might be offended
(b) He might prepare something beforehand
(c) He might feel unsure fo himself
(d) He might try too hard to please her
5. What aspect of Christian's character does Cyrano forget as he woos Roxane in Scene 10?
(a) He is a lord
(b) He has only recently met her
(c) He is young
(d) He is handsome
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Cyrano chase from the shop at the end of Scene 4?
2. To what English lord does Cyrano compare himself in Scene 10?
3. Which of the following is not an object to which Cyrano compares a kiss?
4. Which character is trying to seduce the Flower Girl in the first scene?
5. What does Ragueneau actively ignore in his shop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What news does Roxane tell Cyrano in Scene 6?
2. Describe the scene at the beginning of the play.
3. What furtive disagreement do Christian and Cyrano has at the end of Scene 7?
4. How does Cyrano delay Christian's kiss in Scene 10?
5. What is the Comte de Guiche's treachery against Ligniere?
6. Why does Ragueneau expect Cyrano at the play?
7. How does Cyrano react to the loutish Citizen's attack on his nose?
8. Describe the scene created when Ragueneau's poets enter the shop.
9. How is Christian resistant to Cyrano in Scene 4?
10. Why does Cyrano embrace Christian at the beginning of Scene 10?
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