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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gallimard, how does Manuel Toulon think of himself?
(a) As a mother hen.
(b) As a proud boss.
(c) As a servant of the people.
(d) As God.

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

3. Why did Gallimard cease to call on Song?
(a) He was afraid of scandal.
(b) To feel the rush of power over a woman.
(c) He has no interest in her.
(d) To protect her.

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

5. What does Song say about the soul of China?
(a) It is rooted two thousand years in the past.
(b) It is unwilling to learn from its mistakes..
(c) It is a forward-thinking society.
(d) It is much older than the soul of France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the features of Pinkerton's house?

2. What did Helga want to know about Song's performance Gallimard had seen that night?

3. What did Gallimard replace with practicality?

4. How does Toulon say Gallimard has changed?

5. In Madame Butterfly, what are the last words Butterfly sings before she kills herself?

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