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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. When Basque enters the room, who does he say is waiting downstairs to see Celimene?
(a) Acaste.
(b) Oronte.
(c) Eliante.
(d) Philinte.

2. How does Oronte react to Alceste's opinion of his work?
(a) He leaves without saying a word.
(b) He becomes angry, defensive, and threatening.
(c) He is overjoyed.
(d) He begins to cry.

3. Who is Clitandre?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A friend of Philinte.
(c) A man who helped Oronte write his sonnet.
(d) A man who is influential in court.

4. Who tries to intervene between Oronteo and Alceste in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) Eliante.
(b) Philinte.
(c) The servant.
(d) Celimene.

5. What does Philinte do once Alceste leaves?
(a) Does not follow.
(b) Screams.
(c) Follows.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the duration of Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What does Celimene avow to Alceste?

3. What does Oronte want that Alceste does not give?

4. When Basque enters the room again, who does he announce has also come to see Celimene?

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."

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