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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the difference between what Celimene believes her reputation to be, and what the other characters believe her reputation is?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Lies.
(c) Sad.
(d) Funny.

2. Who does Alceste confide in when he is grieving in Act Two, Scene One?
(a) Philinte.
(b) Oronte.
(c) Eliante.
(d) Celimene.

3. What is Alceste unable to do for others or for himself?
(a) Socialize.
(b) Love.
(c) Have empathy.
(d) Be honest.

4. Why did Oronte's work upset Alceste?
(a) Because Philinte told him to be upset.
(b) The writer's situation in love parallels his own.
(c) Because Oronte is in love with Alceste's sister.
(d) Because Oronte is in love with the same person as Philinte.

5. What does Alceste want Célimène to tell Acaste in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) That she is in love with Alceste.
(b) That he should go far, far away.
(c) That she never wants to see him again.
(d) That she is not taking visitors right now.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is scolding during Oronte's reading?

2. While listening to Oronte's sonnet, what might Alceste have learned that he does not want to share with Philinte?

3. Who tries to make Celimene make a choice between her visitors?

4. What does Alceste state the other suitors does not do if they truly love Celimene?

5. Acaste and Clitandre start naming members of what in Act 2, Scene 4?

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