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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philinte encourage Alceste to do?
(a) Leave town immeditaly.
(b) Sue the accuser.
(c) Appeal the verdict.
(d) Forget about the case.

2. To ease his mind, Alceste asks Celimene to end their bickering by doing what?
(a) Marrying Alceste.
(b) Dealing openly with each other.
(c) Stop flirting with other men.
(d) Breaking up with Alceste.

3. During the heated discussion, what does Alceste reveal is aggravating him?
(a) Alceste is upset by Celimene's behavior.
(b) Alceste is still upset about Oronte's sonnet.
(c) Alceste is upset with Philinte.
(d) Alceste is aggravated by the fact that he loves Eliante.

4. Who are the primary characters in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Oronte and Alceste.
(b) Philinte and Oronte.
(c) Philinte and Eliante.
(d) Oronte and Eliante.

5. Why does Alceste not fully trust that Celimene loves him?
(a) Alceste has problems trusting other people.
(b) Celimene is a habitual liar.
(c) Alceste has seen Celimene with other men.
(d) Alceste wonders how many other men have been told by Celimene that she loves them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oronte's sonnet say about Celimene's kindness towards him?

2. What does Basque do regarding this new character?

3. When the play opens, where are two men awaiting the return of a young woman?

4. Now that Celimene has involved Eliante in the conversation, what does Celimene not get from Eliante?

5. How does Celimene feel when someone is at the door?

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