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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Argan first refuse Cleante's proposal?

2. Who states that taking pulses is what all doctors do?

3. Where does Beralde say the faculty is meeting?

4. In Act 3, Scene 20, why is Angelique most distressed?

5. In Act 3, Scene 12, what reason does Toinette give for needing to leave the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether or not it is ethical for a doctor to treat a patient that is not actually ill. If the outcome of the treatment is positive, does the doctor still have an obligation to be truthful? What are the moral implications of Dr. Purgon and Thomas Diaforus and his father treating Argan?

Essay Topic 2

In earlier versions of the play, Beralde and Toinette are romantically involved. How does this change the outcome of the play? What do you think the reasons are for Moliere changing this in the final version?

Essay Topic 3

Moliere is himself extremely ill at the time of the play's premiere, in which he plays Argan himself. After collapsing on stage toward the end of the fourth performance, he goes home and dies. Discuss the irony of Moliere writing a play about an imaginary invalid when he himself is actually ill. What do you think Moliere is trying to say?

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