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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is a source of contention between Alceste and others?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Pride.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Money.

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

3. What does Oronte want that Alceste does not give?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Friendship.

4. Who is Eliante?
(a) Celimene's cousin.
(b) The maid.
(c) Alceste's sister.
(d) Philinte's wife.

5. What is the only honest thing that Célimène has said so far into Act 2, Scene 3 in the play?
(a) That Acaste is better looking than Alceste.
(b) That Basque is a servant.
(c) That she loves Alceste more than Acaste.
(d) That Alceste is not indispensable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alceste feel about Celimene's proposed love for him?

2. How does Act 1, Scene 3 close?

3. Who confronts Célimène about her many men?

4. What word best describes the difference between what Celimene believes her reputation to be, and what the other characters believe her reputation is?

5. In the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, we are introduced to yet another suitor of Célimène's. Who?

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