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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. Who is Oronte?
(a) Philinte's brother.
(b) A friend of Alceste.
(c) Celimene's cousin.
(d) Another of Celimene's suitors.

2. While listening to Oronte's sonnet, what might Alceste have learned that he does not want to share with Philinte?
(a) That Alceste loves himself more than he loves Celimene.
(b) That Oronte loves Celimene more than Alceste does.
(c) That Oronte's situation with Celimene is similar to his own.
(d) That Alceste is not an honest person.

3. With what does Alceste plan to change Celimene?
(a) His money.
(b) His education.
(c) His love.
(d) His social position.

4. Who enters at the beginning of Scene Two?
(a) Oronte.
(b) Celimene.
(c) Philinte.
(d) Eliante.

5. Does Alceste believe Célimène when she says she only loves him?
(a) No.
(b) He wants to.
(c) Yes.
(d) Maybe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Alceste and Philinte?

2. How does Alceste feel about the friendship?

3. When Oronte reads his sonnet to Alceste and Philinte, for what does he ask?

4. Who is scolding during Oronte's reading?

5. When the play opens, where are two men awaiting the return of a young woman?

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