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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 medical problem is Alceste suspected on having?
(a) Alzheimer.
(b) Depression.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Schizophrenia.

2. In Act 1, Philinte meets a man on the street who hugs him and acts like his best friend. What is embarrassing about this situation?
(a) Philinte cannot remember the man's name.
(b) Philinte does not like to be hugged.
(c) Philinte does not like the man.
(d) Men should not hug each other.

3. If Célimène were out of the picture with Alceste, who hopes that he would love her?
(a) Célimène.
(b) Arsinoé.
(c) An unnamed narrator.
(d) Éliante.

4. Who does the man in the street hug?
(a) Celimene.
(b) Philinte.
(c) Oronte.
(d) Alceste.

5. How many lines are in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) A paragraph.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. After turning the conversation to Alceste's love life, what does Arsinoe offers to show Alceste?

2. Who is Clitandre?

3. Who is Eliante?

4. How does Alceste feel about Celimene's proposed love for him?

5. Who says, "One shouldn't blame human beings for their faults, any more than one would blame vultures or wolves for being what they are."

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