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Tartuffe Quiz

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Tartuffe Quiz

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1)

What does Dorine say a woman in love needs to have a heart made of? (from Act 2)

Granite.
Steel.
Gold.
Rock.
2)

Who does Tartuffe show Orgon's friend's secret documents to? (from Act 5)

The police.
The pope.
The king.
The neighbor.
3)

Who says, "May a bolt of lightning now strike me dumb, may everybody treat me like a bum"? (from Act 3)

Cleante.
Damis.
Tartuffe.
Orgon.
4)

What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere they will do to prevent the marriage of Mariane and Tartuffe? (from Act 2)

"Gather friends and family."
"Get witnesses and proof."
"Wage war on every front."
"Get prepared to fight."
5)

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

For Orgon.
For her good health.
For the homeless.
For more wealth.
6)

Who does Orgon call a traitor near the end of Act 3? (from Act 3)

Tartuffe.
Damis.
Dorine.
Elmire.
7)

Who tells Orgon that Tartuffe has shown his friend's papers to someone in Act 5? (from Act 5)

The court bailiff.
Valere.
Cleante.
Damis.
8)

Who says, "Your own mouth aptly invites me to do it; and so it will be done if you will come straight to the jail that will be your new home"? (from Act 5)

The police officer.
Dorine.
Orgon.
Elmire.
9)

What words does Tartuffe use to describe himself to Orgon after being confronted by him in Act 3? (from Act 3)

Wicked and culpable.
Ashamed and sad.
Regretful and worried.
Sorry and pitiful.
10)

Who does Damis refer to as a "vulgar coxcomb" in Act 3? (from Act 3)

Orgon.
Tartuffe.
Cleante.
Elmire.
11)

Why does Elmire begin coughing during her encounter with Tartuffe in Act 4? (from Act 4)

To get Orgon's attention.
Because she is sick.
She wants more water.
She wants Tartuffe to leave.
12)

Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"? (from Act 3)

Tartuffe.
Orgon.
Damis.
Cleante.
13)

What does Dorine tell Tartuffe she believes is "out of fashion" in Act 3? (from Act 3)

Lust.
Love.
Clothes.
Husbands.
14)

What does Madame Pernelle tell Orgon people "always resent" in Act 5? (from Act 5)

Holy men.
Lies.
The truth.
God.
15)

Which of the following people does Dorine NOT tell Mariane and Valere to speak with regarding their plans of stopping Mariane and Tartuffe's marriage? (from Act 2)

Elmire.
Their friends.
Orgon.
Cleante.
16)

Where in the room does Orgon hide during Elmire and Tartuffe's private discussion in Act 4? (from Act 4)

Behind a plant.
Under the table.
Behind the curtains.
In the closet.
17)

Finish the sentence: "And for all my kindness, this is my fee. I lift the man out of his ______." (from Act 5)

Misery.
Burden.
Death.
Life.
18)

Finish the sentence: "Let's join forces, I beg you, and try through skill or cunning to undo the vicious scheme that's left us all so ______." (from Act 4)

Broken.
Lonely.
Sad.
Troubled.
19)

Finish the sentence: "An order to evict both you and yours, put your furniture out and lock the _______." (from Act 5)

Doors.
Minds.
Windows.
Blinds.
20)

Who calls Tartuffe "a treacherous cloak from all we venerate"? (from Act 5)

Dorine.
Elmire.
Orgon.
Damis.
21)

What does Tartuffe do when Orgon confronts him with Damis' claims near the end of Act 3? (from Act 3)

Confesses and apologizes.
Denies it.
Prays.
Cries.
22)

Who says, "What can I think about what you're saying except that your blindness is quite dismaying!"? (from Act 4)

Mariane.
Cleante.
Elmire.
Dorine.
23)

What does Orgon do to Damis near the end of Act 3? (from Act 3)

Hugs him.
Slaps him.
Disowns him.
Yells at him.
24)

Who says, "I'll stoke up the fires of his insolent heart and give a free field to this base upstart"? (from Act 4)

Dorine.
Elmire.
Mariane.
Orgon.
25)

Who says, "Do you think that I should perpetuate the flame of love that I have felt of late?" (from Act 2)

Valere.
Dorine.
Orgon.
Mariane.
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