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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two main characters of the opera, Madame Butterfly?
(a) Cio-Cio-San and Sharpless.
(b) Pinkerton and his American wife.
(c) Pinkerton and Cio-Cio-San
(d) Cio-Cio-San and Suzuki.

2. Who appears in Gallimard's dream in Scene 9?
(a) Pinkerton.
(b) Marc.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) The magazine model.

3. What event is going on in Scene 12?
(a) A crowning.
(b) A meeting.
(c) An opera performance.
(d) A reception.

4. How long did it take before Gallimard went to see Song perform at the opera house?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Four days.
(d) Four months.

5. What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters?
(a) "Love Duet"
(b) "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General."
(c) "Butterfly's Death."
(d) "The Whole World Over."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Song get upset about when she enters the room?

2. What idea of Song's does Gallimard repeat to Toulon?

3. According to Gallimard, who do the Orientals want to be associated with?

4. What is Gallimard thinking when he is having sex with Isabelle?

5. In Act 1, Scene 7, when Gallimard is speaking to Helga, what does he say about the Chinese?

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