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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Alceste believe the flattery others give him during Act Two, Scene One?
(a) They are liers.
(b) He is blind to the truth.
(c) Good sense.
(d) He recieves no flattery.

2. During Act 2 Scene 4, how does Celimene react to Alceste's pressuring her into a decision?
(a) Celimene decides to marry Alceste.
(b) Celimene makes a decision.
(c) Celimene brushes him off.
(d) Celimene tells him to leave.

3. Who is being summoned in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Célimène.
(b) Éliante.
(c) Alceste.
(d) Basque.

4. Alceste is doing what when he threatens to leave in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Bluffing.
(c) Being honest.
(d) Crying.

5. Why does Celimene state she needs to be nice to Clitandre?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) He is influential in court.
(c) He is very wealthy.
(d) He is a family friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oronte chastise his subject in the sonnet?

2. While Oronte is reading his sonnet, what does Alceste whisper to Philinte?

3. After Acaste and Clitandre arrive, why do they start naming members of the royal court?

4. The other suitors have a laugh at whose expense?

5. What does Célimène do about the arrival of the latest visitor in Act 2, Scene 3?

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