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

2. Who is Alceste the most jealous of in terms of Célimène?
(a) Acaste.
(b) Oronte.
(c) Philinte.
(d) Clitandre.

3. In Act 2, Scene 3, who also comes to visit Célimène?
(a) Basque.
(b) Clitandre.
(c) Éliante.
(d) Oronte.

4. When the play opens, where are two men awaiting the return of a young woman?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Russia.

5. While listening to Oronte's sonnet, what might Alceste have learned that he does not want to share with Philinte?
(a) That Oronte loves Celimene more than Alceste does.
(b) That Oronte's situation with Celimene is similar to his own.
(c) That Alceste loves himself more than he loves Celimene.
(d) That Alceste is not an honest person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tries to intervene between Oronteo and Alceste in Act One, Scene Two?

3. Célimène seems to care deeply about saving what in Act 2, Scene2?

4. Who is representing that kind of hypocrisy in the beginning of the play, according to the person who complains of hating hypocrisy?

5. Which word best describes the symbolism of Alceste's visitor arriving just as he is waiting for Celimene's judgment on their relationship?

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