WorksheetsM. Butterfly
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gallimard reveals that his grammar school classmates voted him:
a)
"Most likely to marry a man."
b)
"Least likely to be invited to a party."
c)
"Best-looking."
d)
"Most likely to get rich."
2.
In the performance of Madame Butterfly, Pinkerton will annul his marriage by:
a)
Disappearing for a month.
b)
Claiming the marriage was not performed according to Catholic rites.
c)
Killing Madame Butterfly.
d)
Failing to consummate the marriage when he discovers Butterfly is a man.
3.
Gallimard played the role of Pinkerton, while his childhood friend ______ played Sharpless.
a)
Shi
b)
Rene
c)
Marc
d)
Louis
4.
Song is concerned that her reputation in China will be damaged by:
a)
Engaging in an affair with Gallimard.
b)
Singing Italian rather than Chinese operas.
c)
The Chinese Revolution.
d)
Hosting Gallimard at her apartment for a friendly visit over tea.
5.
Manuel Toulon is:
a)
Gallimard's liaison.
b)
The French ambassador to China.
c)
Mr. Shi's stage name.
d)
Marc's code name when he prowls the prostitutes' district.
6.
Toulon promotes Gallimard to the position of:
a)
Vice-consul.
b)
First mate.
c)
Mayor
d)
Ambassador-in-Chief.
7.
Chin assigns Song the task of getting information from Gallimard about:
a)
French imperialist expansion.
b)
U.S. plans for bombing Vietnam.
c)
Marc's affair with Gallimard's wife.
d)
Geishas compromising their honor with American soldiers.
8.
Helga visits a doctor because:
a)
She is unable to get pregnant.
b)
She may have cancer from radiation exposure.
c)
She may have syphilis.
d)
She is suffering from depression as a result of Gallimard's affair with Song.
9.
Song tells Gallimard that in Imperial China a man with an infertile wife could follow the "natural solution," by which he means that the man would:
a)
Visit a fertility shrine and pray.
b)
Turn to another woman to bear him a son.
c)
Murder his wife and marry another.
d)
Pay a traditional healer for natural treatment rather than a modern doctor for manufactured medication.
10.
Renee is visiting Beijing in order to:
a)
Start her career as an opera singer in China.
b)
Visit Gallimard, her former lover.
c)
Learn Chinese.
d)
Pass along to Song information regarding U.S. plans for bombing Vietnam.
11.
The play closes with Song smoking a cigarette, pronouncing the words:
a)
"Rene, my love!"
b)
"Butterfly? Butterfly?"
c)
"Rene, my other half . . ."
d)
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!"
12.
What does Song hate about her audience?
a)
Their social bearing.
b)
Their teeth.
c)
Their smell.
d)
Their age.
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