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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 did Gallimard replace with practicality?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Passion.
(c) Lust.
(d) Power.

2. What do the three people in Scene 2 think of Gallimard?
(a) They think he is dangerous.
(b) They believe he is a handsome man.
(c) They think he is inspiring.
(d) They believe he is not good looking.

3. What did Helga want to know about Song's performance Gallimard had seen that night?
(a) She wanted to know if Song was pretty.
(b) She wanted to know if Song had a nice costume.
(c) She wanted to know if Gallimard had liked it.
(d) She wanted to know if Song sang well.

4. What does Song get upset about when she enters the room?
(a) Her servants are ignoring her.
(b) Her servants haven't taken his coat.
(c) Her servants haven't poured any tea.
(d) Gallimard is upset.

5. In Madame Butterfly, what are the last words Butterfly sings before she kills herself?
(a) "Death with honor is better than life. Life with dishonor."
(b) "Death without honor is worse in life. Life is dishonor."
(c) "Life is no worse than death. This life is dishonor."
(d) "Death in life is worse than death. Death is life."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the night that occurs in Scene 10?

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

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

4. Who is Gallimard used to seeing play the lead in Madame Butterfly?

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

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