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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) Suzuki.
(b) Gallimard.
(c) Pinkerton
(d) Sharpless

2. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?
(a) A knife.
(b) Her sleeves.
(c) A gun.
(d) A sword.

3. What does Song claim she has given to Gallimard?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her shame.

4. What does Song think of the story of Madame Butterfly?
(a) She thinks it is boring.
(b) She thinks it is ridiculous.
(c) She thinks it is beautiful.
(d) She thinks it is the perfect opera.

5. What does Song call Gallimard?
(a) A wimp.
(b) A cad.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gallimard, who wrote Madame Butterfly?

2. Where does Scene 8 take place?

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

4. At what time does Song call Gallimard?

5. What does Song say about the soul of China?

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