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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?
(a) Elmire and Orgon.
(b) Orgon and Tartuffe.
(c) Elmire and Dorine.
(d) Cleante and Dorine.

2. What does the family begin planning at the end of Act 5?
(a) Mariane and Valere's wedding.
(b) A party.
(c) Tartuffe's funeral.
(d) A vacation.

3. Who says, "We are wasting time on foolish pleasures that would be better spent in active measures"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Damis.
(d) Cleante.

4. In which manner does Orgon say he needs to speak with his daughter in Act 2?
(a) Privately.
(b) Earnestly.
(c) Openly.
(d) Honestly.

5. What reason does Dorine give Damis for not allowing him to hide in the room while Elmire and Tartuffe speak in Act 3?
(a) Because he doesn't need to be nosy.
(b) Because he will ruin the plan.
(c) Because he angers easily.
(d) Because he may be caught.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?

2. Who asks, "What's happening? The tales I'm told are awful," in regards to Tartuffe in Act 5?

3. Who says, "Your own mouth aptly invites me to do it; and so it will be done if you will come straight to the jail that will be your new home"?

4. What question does Dorine ask Mariane just after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

5. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?

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