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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. Why is Cleante invited to meet Angelique's fiance?
(a) He is not invited.
(b) To play him a song.
(c) Music may be needed for the wedding.
(d) Because it is the polite thing to do.

2. Who would rather die than leave Angelique to herself?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Thomas Diaforus.
(c) Toinette.
(d) Argan.

3. What does Argan accuses Mr. Purgon of?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Plotting to steal his money.
(c) Having an affair with Beline.
(d) Killing him.

4. What does Beralde ask Argan to do in front of the apothecary?
(a) To allow his daughter to marry for love.
(b) To loan him a sum of money.
(c) To leave the room.
(d) To put off taking the apothacary's potion.

5. What profession does Argan believe is best for a future son-in-law?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Apothacary.
(d) Accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. The operetta performed is the story of what two people?

2. Whom does Toinette say will be put in a convent?

3. As the play beings, which character does Argan chastise aloud, but is not present in the room?

4. What does Mr. Purgon instructed Argan to eat?

5. Act 2, Scene 3, what does Toinette say to Argan about his health?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Argan's desire to have his children cut out of his will further demonstrate his obsession with his illnesses?

2. How is foreshadowing used in Beline's admittance of her true feelings for Argan?

3. How does the operetta that is performed show both Cleante and Angelique's feelings are true?

4. Explain how the plot element of secrecy is introduced in Act 1, Scene 3.

5. Why did Argan mysteriously leave the room for the second time in the play?

6. How does Argan's illness affect his realization of Angelique's feelings towards him?

7. How does Beralde use Argan's own fears to help further Toinette's plans?

8. How does Angelique's initial reaction to her father's death show her true feelings?

9. How does Argan's selfishness come to light, even in his new found realizations about Angelique's feelings?

10. How is foreshadowing used to set up the ordeal that makes Argan a doctor?

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