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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Celimene re-enter the room?
(a) She hears someone at the door.
(b) She does not like other talking in private.
(c) She is becoming bored.
(d) Someone calls her name.

2. When Basque enters the room again, who does he announce has also come to see Celimene?
(a) Eliante.
(b) Philinte.
(c) Clitandre.
(d) Oronte.

3. Who confronts Célimène at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Arsinoé.
(b) Alceste.
(c) Basque.
(d) Acaste.

4. At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, what does Celimene finally tell Alceste?
(a) That Celimene has decided to marry Clitandre.
(b) That Celimene thinks Alceste is a mean person.
(c) That Celimene no longer loves Alceste.
(d) That Alceste should leave.

5. As it appears, how does Célimène string along her suitors?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Telling each of them he is the only one she loves.
(c) Her good looks.
(d) By baking them treats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alceste is doing what when he threatens to leave in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What is the most honest thing Celemine says to Alceste in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What does Celimene tell Basque regarding Clitandre?

4. What is Célimène's reaction when she thinks someone is arriving in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. What is the first honest thing Celimene says in Act Two, Scene Three?

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