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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 7, when Gallimard is speaking to Helga, what does he say about the Chinese?
(a) They are an amazing people.
(b) They are a young people.
(c) They are a people with a rich heritage.
(d) They are an incredibly arrogant people.

2. How old is Gallimard at the point Scene 13 occurs?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Forty.

3. Finish the sentence: "We must conserve our strength for the battles..."
(a) "...we can't lose."
(b) "...we can win."
(c) "...we know of."
(d) "...we know how to battle."

4. What doesn't Renee like about China?
(a) There are no handsome men.
(b) There's nothing to do at night.
(c) It's an ugly place.
(d) There are too many women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Madame Butterfly, how old is Butterfly?

2. What does Toulon ask Gallimard to do for him in France?

3. What kind of baby does Song want to present to Gallimard?

4. What does Song hate about her audience?

5. By what other name does Pinkerton's wife go?

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