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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mariane describe as having "with the strongest passion"?
(a) Her hate for Tartuffe.
(b) Her hate for Orgon.
(c) Her love for Valere.
(d) Her love for Orgon.

3. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Damis.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Dorine.

4. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Filipote.

5. Finish the sentence: "Claiming our crime was truly gigantic in mixing what's holy with what's ______".
(a) Satanic.
(b) Romantic.
(c) True.
(d) Pedantic.

6. Who hides in the room while Orgon and Mariane talk at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Valere.

7. What is the name of Madame Pernelle's servant in the play?
(a) Filipote.
(b) Laurent.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Tartuffe.

8. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?
(a) Doris.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Lilly.
(d) Ava.

9. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?
(a) "My dear man!"
(b) "Poor fellow!"
(c) "Oh my!"
(d) "Praise be!"

10. What does Orgon claim Tartuffe has a "powerful love" for that makes him renounce wealth?
(a) The eternal.
(b) The Lord.
(c) Others.
(d) Peace.

11. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Elmire.

12. Whom does Cleante say wants to marry Mariane during his conversation with Orgon near the end of Act 1?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Valere.
(c) Laurent.
(d) Damis.

13. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?
(a) Filipote.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Damis.
(d) Dorine.

14. Finish the sentence: "And now life is sweet as a ______".
(a) Honeycomb.
(b) Rainbow.
(c) Rose.
(d) Flower.

15. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."
(a) Chart.
(b) Dart.
(c) Depart.
(d) Start.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?

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

4. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?

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

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