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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. What does the banner state that is unveiled at the end of Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) "The Actor Lives!"
(b) "The Actor Serves the People!"
(c) "The Actor is Rehabilitated!"
(d) "The Actor Denies and Dies!"

2. What is Song's full name?
(a) Song Liling.
(b) Song Long.
(c) Song Gallimard.
(d) Song Suzuki.

3. What does Song call Gallimard?
(a) An idiot.
(b) A cad.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A wimp.

4. In what city does Scene 6 take place?
(a) Beijing
(b) Marseille
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Song believe women's roles in opera are played by men?

2. According to Gallimard, how many American dollars were spent for every Viet Cong killed?

3. In Gallimard's fantasy, who plays Pinkerton?

4. What is one of Gallimard's reasons for wanting to see Song naked?

5. What does Song say she wants to do now that her life as an actor is over?

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