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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. How does Celimene feel about one of her visitors wanting to leave?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Sad.

2. What does Célimène tell Alceste to hurt him in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That he is indispensable.
(b) That she is in love with Basque.
(c) That he is not indispensable.
(d) That Acaste is better looking than him.

3. What does Alceste state the other suitors does not do if they truly love Celimene?
(a) Aruge between themselves.
(b) Smother her.
(c) Pressure her.
(d) Encourage her faults.

4. Why does Celimene accept the new visitor?
(a) She likes the attention.
(b) She like the tension.
(c) She is in love with the new visitor.
(d) She does not want to offend.

5. Acaste and Clitandre start naming members of what in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) The court.
(b) The government.
(c) A secret club.
(d) Célimène's suitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Acaste and Clitandre begin naming members in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. Based on Act Two, Scene Two, who is the true misanthrope of the play?

3. Who does Célimène say is popular only because of his cook?

4. By her actions in Act 2, Scene 2, what opinion of Alceste's has Celimene proven to be correct?

5. What does Alceste decide to do when this new man is invited in, in Act Two Scene Three?

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