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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Don't put on that scrupulous air while your actions injure a rightful heir"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Damis.
(d) Tartuffe.

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

3. What does Orgon tell Mariane "the contract" of her marriage to Tartuffe will make her?
(a) Righteous.
(b) A holy woman.
(c) A good person.
(d) Very gay.

4. Who does Damis refer to as a "vulgar coxcomb" in Act 3?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

5. What is the relationship between Damis and Mariane?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Uncle and niece.
(d) Cousins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish the sentence: "He is a man of repute in the land of his birth, and, even as he is, he's a man of ______."

3. Who is the first character to speak in the play?

4. What does Tartuffe give to Dorine when they first begin talking in Act 3?

5. Where does Elmire make Tartuffe go in the middle of their private conversation in Act 4?

(see the answer key)

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