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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who points out that Alceste complains whether people praise or criticize him?
(a) Acaste.
(b) Philinte.
(c) Éliante.
(d) Célimène.

2. What does Celimene think her reputation is?
(a) A flirt.
(b) A nice and well-liked person.
(c) An influential woman.
(d) A beautiful woman that every man wants to marry.

3. What does Alceste discover about Oronte in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He does not want Alceste to be honest as he said.
(b) Célimène picked out his clothes.
(c) He has written a sonnet about Célimène.
(d) He is not a good writer.

4. How does Alceste feel about Celimene's proposed love for him?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Tourtured.
(c) Happy.
(d) Ungrateful.

5. Who defends Célimène in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Éliante.
(b) Arsinoé.
(c) Basque.
(d) The marquis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alceste leaves, what does Philinte do?

2. While listening to Oronte's sonnet, what might Alceste have learned that he does not want to share with Philinte?

3. How does Alceste feel about his visitor?

4. What is the subject of Oronte's sonnet?

5. What is the definition of a misanthrope?

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