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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alceste response to the sonnet?
(a) He does not hear the sonnet.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

2. Who tries to smooth things over in Act Two, Scene Six?
(a) Philinte.
(b) Alceste.
(c) Acaste.
(d) Clitandre.

3. Who is Alceste the most jealous of in terms of Célimène?
(a) Oronte.
(b) Philinte.
(c) Clitandre.
(d) Acaste.

4. What is Célimène's reaction when she thinks someone is arriving in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) She begins to throw a fit.
(b) She gets excited.
(c) She gets sad.
(d) She gets nervous.

5. When Act 2, Scene 5 opens, who enters with a message for Alceste?
(a) Acaste.
(b) Oronte.
(c) Eliante.
(d) Basque.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arsinoe think that Alceste should do within the royal court?

2. Which word best describes Celimene's real reputation?

3. In Act 4, Scene 1, what does Eliante learn from Philinte?

4. Why might Oronte's being led on by Celimene, as revealed in his sonnet, trigger anger in Alceste?

5. Who does the new character ask to be his friend?

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