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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says, "You've sure got humane sentiments down pat"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Damis.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Orgon.

3. 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".

4. What is Mariane's response to Valere when he asks her what she thinks of her father's decision for her to marry Tartuffe?
(a) "I don't know".
(b) "It can't be true."
(c) "It will not happen."
(d) "What do you think?"

5. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Valere.
(d) Dorine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say Tartuffe did the first time they met?

2. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?

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

4. What does Orgon call Dorine when she claims that he is lying about making his daughter marry Tartuffe?

5. What is the relationship between Damis and Mariane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorine say to Mariane after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

2. Describe Dorine and Cleante's pleas to Orgon regarding Mariane's marriage in Act 4.

3. What happens when Mr. Loyal knocks on the door of Orgon's home?

4. What response does Cleante give Tartuffe when he refuses to help mend Orgon and Damis' relationship?

5. How does Dorine react toward Mariane regarding Orgon's request that she marry Tartuffe?

6. Describe the interaction between Elmire and Tartuffe when Elmire first enters the room in Act 3.

7. Describe what happens when Damis reveals himself hiding in the room after Tartuffe makes advances towards Elmire.

8. Describe the interaction between Tartuffe and the officer at the end of Act 5.

9. What is the nature of Orgon's friend Argas' documents?

10. How does Tartuffe react towards Orgon after Damis reveals that he saw him making advances towards Elmire?

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