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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whose benefit do the cadets demand Cyrano tell the story of his recent victory over the brigands?
(a) Le Bret
(b) Christian
(c) Carbon
(d) Ragueneau

2. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?
(a) Despair
(b) Hope
(c) A rival
(d) A devil

3. How many men does one cadet confide in Scene 9 were recently killed by Cyrano for talk of noses?
(a) 12
(b) 5
(c) 20
(d) 2

4. At the beginning of Scene 8, what supposed vice does Cyrano defend to Le Bret?
(a) Stubbornness
(b) Arrogance
(c) Exaggeration
(d) Obsession

5. What does Christian insist Cyrano do as a result of Roxane's profession of love?
(a) Leave the camp
(b) Get her away from the siege
(c) Tell her the truth
(d) Never speak a word to her again

Short Answer Questions

1. What two vices does Cyrano proclaim to want to slay at the end of Scene 8?

2. What false promise to the monk does Roxane claim is in de Guiche's letter?

3. From whom is the letter that the monk bears?

4. In his long monologue of Scene 8, Cyrano mentions the name of his editor. Who is it?

5. What does one cadet say Christian will look like after Cyrano is finished with him?

(see the answer key)

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