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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. For revenge, who wants to marry Éliante?
(a) Basque.
(b) Acaste.
(c) Alceste.
(d) Oronte.

2. What does Dubois want Alceste to do?
(a) Leave the house.
(b) Decide on diner.
(c) Pay him.
(d) Leave town.

3. To Alceste, what is worse, people's false friendship or their ridicule?
(a) He doesn't know.
(b) False friendship.
(c) They are equally bad.
(d) Ridicule.

4. Why do Acaste and Clitandre begin naming members in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) To test Célimène on their names.
(b) Just to hear Célimène decimate them.
(c) To name people they want to get even with.
(d) To boast about who they know.

5. Who is not in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Arsinoé.
(b) Alceste.
(c) Acaste.
(d) Éliante.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Celimene chooses a suitor, what does Alceste say he will do?

2. What does Alceste think his love of Celimne can do?

3. Who praises Oronte's work throughout his reading?

4. During the argument, of whom does Celimene say Alceste is jealous?

5. Oronte's leaving suggests what about his asking for honest opinions on his sonnet?

(see the answer key)

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