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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. Why does Alceste leave in Act One, Scene Three?
(a) He does not like the company.
(b) He is too upset.
(c) He must go to work.
(d) He is not welcome.

2. Who scolds the person for not remembering the man's name after they hugged?
(a) Célimène.
(b) Éliante.
(c) Basque.
(d) Alceste.

3. Who is Oronte's sonnet written to?
(a) Eliante.
(b) Alceste.
(c) Celimene.
(d) Philinte.

4. Celimene tells Alceste that he takes "umbrage" at Clitandre. What is umbrage?
(a) An accusation of lying.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Resentment.

5. Oronte's leaving suggests what about his asking for honest opinions on his sonnet?
(a) That Oronte thinks the poem is better than it is.
(b) That Oronte does not like Alceste and Philinte.
(c) That Oronte really wants flattery, not honesty.
(d) That Oronte is not very nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, why is Alceste grieving?

2. What does Oronte's sonnet say about Celimene's kindness towards him?

3. Who talks about hating hypocrisy in the beginning of the play?

4. Who could not remember the man's name that hugged him?

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

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