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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Song hate about her audience?
(a) Their teeth.
(b) Their smell.
(c) Their social bearing.
(d) Their age.

2. What is the famous duet that Pinkerton and Sharpless sing together?
(a) "The Lass that Loved a Sailor."
(b) "The Whole World Over."
(c) "The Marriage Duet."
(d) "The Love Duet."

3. In Madame Butterfly, what is it that Butterfly fears from the Western man?
(a) He will catch a butterfly, pierce its heart and leave it to perish.
(b) He will love a butterfly and never let it go.
(c) He will force her to leave her family.
(d) He will kill her baby.

4. What does Song say is different about Gallimard that made him stand out in her audience?
(a) He is a man.
(b) He is wearing a tie.
(c) He is wearing a hat.
(d) He is French.

5. In Gallimard's fantasy, who plays Pinkerton?
(a) Marc.
(b) Manuel Toulon.
(c) Comrade Chin.
(d) Gallimard himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What didn't Gallimard like about Song's second letter?

2. Who are the two main characters of the opera, Madame Butterfly?

3. What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters?

4. In Scene 1, in what city is Gallimard residing?

5. Where does Scene 11 take place?

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