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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does someone re-enter the room in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Basque has heard someone at the door.
(b) Clitandre wants to talk to Acaste.
(c) Philinte wants to talk to Alceste.
(d) Célimène has heard someone at the door.

2. What does Alceste want Celimene to tell Basque?
(a) That she and Alceste are in the middle of something more important.
(b) That she will see Acaste later.
(c) That she is not home.
(d) That she is not receiving any other visitors.

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

4. What does Celimene claim people gossip about Arsinoe?
(a) She is a flirt.
(b) She is an adulterer.
(c) She is a prude.
(d) She is poor.

5. What does Alceste apologize to Oronte for?
(a) Sending him to court.
(b) Lying to him.
(c) Being difficult.
(d) Criticizing his sonnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who indicates that Oronte's sonnet is horrible and he does not back down from that criticism?

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

3. Who is Basque?

4. Who does Basque say is at the door at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?

5. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, why is Alceste grieving?

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