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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. Who is the American consul character in Madame Butterfly?
(a) Sharpless
(b) Suzuki.
(c) Pinkerton
(d) Gallimard.

2. In the first scene of the play, how old is Gallimard?
(a) 39.
(b) 65.
(c) 55.
(d) 29.

3. In what year does Scene 4 take place?
(a) Present day.
(b) 1947
(c) 1960
(d) 1963.

4. What does Sharpless say will be engraved on Pinkerton's tombstone?
(a) "I saved a dollar, here I lie."
(b) "I loved money."
(c) "I saved a woman, here I lie."
(d) "I loved the perfect woman."

5. What is Song's full name?
(a) Song Liling.
(b) Song Gallimard.
(c) Song Suzuki.
(d) Song Long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Song say she has never done before?

2. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?

3. In Madame Butterfly, how old is Butterfly?

4. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?

5. In Madame Butterfly, what is it that Butterfly fears from the Western man?

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