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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. What is Alceste unable to do for others or for himself?
(a) Socialize.
(b) Have empathy.
(c) Be honest.
(d) Love.

2. What is the subject of Oronte's sonnet?
(a) Oronte's love for Celimene.
(b) Oronte's friendship with Alceste.
(c) Why it is important to be honest.
(d) How to be a professional poet.

3. Why does Alceste not fully trust that Celimene loves him?
(a) Celimene is a habitual liar.
(b) Alceste has problems trusting other people.
(c) Alceste wonders how many other men have been told by Celimene that she loves them.
(d) Alceste has seen Celimene with other men.

4. In the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, we are introduced to yet another suitor of Célimène's. Who?
(a) Philinte.
(b) Alceste.
(c) Oronte.
(d) Arsinoé.

5. Célimène's reputation, whether she knows it or not, is really what?
(a) A shy girl.
(b) Quick temper.
(c) A hypocrite.
(d) A good reputation.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Oronte's reading of his sonnet to Philinte and Alceste, how does Philinite react to the poem?

2. What does Oronte's sonnet reveal about his relationship with Celimene?

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

4. Who is Alceste the most jealous of in terms of Célimène?

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

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