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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. Finish Gallimard's sentence: "Oriental women - when they're good they're very good, but when they're bad..."
(a) "...they're women."
(b) "...they're Christians."
(c) "...they're Americans."
(d) "...they're men."

2. Who are the two main characters of the opera, Madame Butterfly?
(a) Pinkerton and Cio-Cio-San
(b) Cio-Cio-San and Suzuki.
(c) Cio-Cio-San and Sharpless.
(d) Pinkerton and his American wife.

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

4. What kind of woman did Gallimard marry?
(a) An heiress.
(b) An older woman.
(c) A sweet woman.
(d) A quiet woman.

5. What did the doctor find was wrong with Helga?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is too old to get pregnant.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She is barren.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year does Scene 4 take place?

3. What is the last thing that Helga says to Gallimard?

4. What does Song say is different about Gallimard that made him stand out in her audience?

5. At what point in the plot does Scene 8 pick up?

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