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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. After Alceste reacts to the news of a second visitor, what does Celimene ask Alceste to do?
(a) Celimene asks Alceste for his help in entertaining the guests.
(b) Celimene asks Alceste to be nice.
(c) Celimene asks Alceste to set the table for dinner.
(d) Celimene asks Alceste to stay.

2. After Alceste leaves Eliante's house, about what does Alceste confront Celimene?
(a) Alceste's time in court with Oronte.
(b) Alceste's proposal to Eliante.
(c) Celimene's letter to Oronte.
(d) Celimene's reputation as a flirt.

3. In Act 4, Scene 3, Célimène continues to do what?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Tell Basque what to do.
(c) Be mean to Arsinoé.
(d) Conceal her true motives.

4. Which word best describes Celimene's demeanor when she tells the truth to Alceste?
(a) Sad.
(b) Upset.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Funny.

5. Célimène is speaking the truth in Act 4, Scene 3, but is doing so in what way?
(a) Honestly without a hint of sarcasm.
(b) Sarcastically.
(c) Sadly.
(d) Angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Célimène tell Alceste to hurt him in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

3. How is the relationship at the end of Act 4, Scene 3 for Célimène and Alceste?

4. What two characters does Act 4, Scene 3 feature?

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

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