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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alceste want Celimene to tell Basque?
(a) That she is not receiving any other visitors.
(b) That she and Alceste are in the middle of something more important.
(c) That she will see Acaste later.
(d) That she is not home.

2. While listening to Oronte's sonnet, what might Alceste have learned that he does not want to share with Philinte?
(a) That Alceste is not an honest person.
(b) That Oronte loves Celimene more than Alceste does.
(c) That Alceste loves himself more than he loves Celimene.
(d) That Oronte's situation with Celimene is similar to his own.

3. Oronte's leaving suggests what about his asking for honest opinions on his sonnet?
(a) That Oronte is not very nice.
(b) That Oronte does not like Alceste and Philinte.
(c) That Oronte really wants flattery, not honesty.
(d) That Oronte thinks the poem is better than it is.

4. Why does Oronte gush over Alceste in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He thinks his choice in Célimène is very good.
(b) Over the wisdom of his response.
(c) He likes his clothes.
(d) He likes his haircut.

5. What does Celimene think her reputation is?
(a) A beautiful woman that every man wants to marry.
(b) A nice and well-liked person.
(c) An influential woman.
(d) A flirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 3, who announces the arrival of another guest downstairs for Célimène?

2. Why does Celimene agree to see Acaste?

3. At first, how does Célimène react to Alceste's reaction to the visitor in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. While discussing Alceste's criticism of Oronte's sonnet, what question does Philinte ask of Alceste?

5. Despite the fact that she is in the middle of an important conversation with Alceste, what does Celimene tell Basque to do?

(see the answer key)

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