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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of Scene 2?
(a) A courtroom.
(b) A flat in China.
(c) A party in a chic parlor.
(d) The streets of Beijing.

2. According to Gallimard, who wrote Madame Butterfly?
(a) Richard Wagner.
(b) William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
(c) Giacomo Puccini.
(d) Giuseppe Verdi.

3. What is one of the features of Pinkerton's house?
(a) A view of the rice fields.
(b) Shag carpet.
(c) A disco mirror ball.
(d) A view of the ocean.

4. How many women has Marc slept with since he got married?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Fourty.
(d) Three hundred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gallimard replace with practicality?

2. What does Sharpless say will be engraved on Pinkerton's tombstone?

3. What does Song hate about her audience?

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

5. What was Gallimard's instinct when he saw Song perform Madame Butterfly?

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