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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While attempting to correct Celimene, what does Alceste admit about her?
(a) That Alceste no longer loves Celimene.
(b) That Alceste wishes Celimene were a nicer person.
(c) That Celimene is avoiding Alceste.
(d) That Celimene's good looks attract many men.

2. Why can't Alceste believe the flattery others give him during Act Two, Scene One?
(a) He is blind to the truth.
(b) They are liers.
(c) He recieves no flattery.
(d) Good sense.

3. Whom is Alceste in love with?
(a) Acaste.
(b) Célimène.
(c) Philinte.
(d) Éliante.

4. What does Alceste discover about Oronte in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He is not a good writer.
(b) Célimène picked out his clothes.
(c) He does not want Alceste to be honest as he said.
(d) He has written a sonnet about Célimène.

5. Who says, "One shouldn't blame human beings for their faults, any more than one would blame vultures or wolves for being what they are."
(a) Éliante.
(b) Célimène.
(c) Philinte.
(d) Alceste.

Short Answer Questions

1. Philinte is having a difficult time in Act 1, Scene 3. Why?

2. Oronte's leaving suggests what about his asking for honest opinions on his sonnet?

3. How does Oronte chastise his subject in the sonnet?

4. What do we learn that Alceste is dealing with in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What does Alceste think love and relationship should be based on?

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