Tartuffe | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1

1. Who is the author of the play Le Tartuffe?

Moliere.

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

Madame Pernelle.

3. What is the name of Madame Pernelle's servant in the play?

Filipote.

4. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?

Dorine.

5. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?

Damis.

6. What is the relationship between Damis and Mariane?

Brother and sister.

7. What is the relationship between Elmire and Mariane?

Stepmother and stepdaughter.

8. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?

Elmire.

9. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?

Tartuffe.

10. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?

Damis.

11. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?

Dorine.

12. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?

Laurent.

13. What is the...
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