View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Alceste believe the flattery others give him during Act Two, Scene One?
(a) He recieves no flattery.
(b) He is blind to the truth.
(c) They are liers.
(d) Good sense.

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

3. Who is Acaste?
(a) Philinte's friend.
(b) Alceste's brother
(c) Alceste's friend.
(d) One of two marquis who pursue Célimène.

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

5. What does Celimene embody, according to Alceste?
(a) Everything he hates in people.
(b) Love.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) True beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Celimene avow to Alceste?

2. Why does Alceste refuse to get legal help with the lawsuit in which he is involved?

3. With what does Alceste plan to change Celimene?

4. What does Oronte want that Alceste does not give?

5. What does Alceste discover about Oronte in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 273 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample