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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?
(a) "Possibly".
(b) "Farewell".
(c) "It is certain".
(d) "It is likely".

2. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Damis.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Dorine.

3. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?
(a) Looks away.
(b) Stops talking.
(c) Pleads with him.
(d) Closes her eyes.

4. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."
(a) Woman.
(b) Lover.
(c) Nature.
(d) Creation.

5. What does Orgon tell Damis will happen that very night just to see him "bellow" near the end of Act 3?
(a) Naming Tartuffe as his heir.
(b) The marriage of Mariane and Valere.
(c) The death of Tartuffe.
(d) The marriage between Tartuffe and Mariane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?

2. In which manner does Orgon say he needs to speak with his daughter in Act 2?

3. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?

4. Finish the sentence: "A father's love brings true _____".

5. What does Tartuffe tell Elmire most of his prayers have been geared to during their private conversation in Act 3?

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