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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. What does Christian insist he can do to help Cyrano?
(a) Die on the field of battle
(b) Smuggle Cyrano from the field
(c) Annul his marriage to Roxane
(d) Never speak a word of the truth to Roxane

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

3. What false promise to the monk does Roxane claim is in de Guiche's letter?
(a) A chateau in Provence
(b) 250 crowns
(c) An archbishopric
(d) Her hand in marriage

4. What two vices does Cyrano proclaim to want to slay at the end of Scene 8?
(a) Greed and Deceit
(b) Frivolity and Foolishness
(c) Hatred and Fear
(d) Envy and Cowardice

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the monk returns at the beginning of Scene 11 looking for Magdeleine Robin, Cyrano claims to have misheard the latter name as what?

2. What is the first thing that Cyrano notices about Christian in Scene 9?

3. Where does Cyrano go onstage in Scene 12?

4. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?

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

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