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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. According to Gallimard, who wrote Madame Butterfly?
(a) William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
(b) Giuseppe Verdi.
(c) Giacomo Puccini.
(d) Richard Wagner.

2. Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________"
(a) "...a depressing mairage."
(b) "...failure as a child."
(c) "...finding happiness in love."
(d) "...happiness in high school."

3. Where does Scene 11 take place?
(a) The German embassy.
(b) The Austrian embassy
(c) The French embassy.
(d) The American embassy.

4. What does Gallimard say about Song's performance?
(a) It is the first time he is angry at Pinkerton.
(b) It is the first time he sees the truth of the story.
(c) It is the first time he sees the beauty of the story.
(d) It is the first time he understands her death.

5. What is Gallimard sick of hearing about the Chinese culture?
(a) That is it small.
(b) That it is new.
(c) That it is submissive.
(d) That it is old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Comrade Chin report to?

2. In what year does Scene 6 take place?

3. What does Song hate about her audience?

4. Who is the American consul character in Madame Butterfly?

5. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?

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