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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says, "When a man really loves, he loves faults and all"?
(a) Philinte.
(b) Alceste.
(c) Elainte.
(d) Célimène.

3. Why does Basque answer the door at Celimene's house?
(a) Celimene asks him to do so.
(b) He likes to open doors.
(c) He is her butler.
(d) He is leaving the house.

4. After Acaste and Clitandre arrive, why do they start naming members of the royal court?
(a) They want to hear Celimene gossip about the royal court members.
(b) They are trying to impress Alceste.
(c) They plan to report what is said back to the royal court.
(d) They are trying to make small talk.

5. Which word best describes Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Sad.
(b) Transitional.
(c) Boring.
(d) Funny.

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

7. At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, what does Celimene finally tell Alceste?
(a) That Alceste should leave.
(b) That Celimene thinks Alceste is a mean person.
(c) That Celimene has decided to marry Clitandre.
(d) That Celimene no longer loves Alceste.

8. Why does Alceste get upset at Acaste and Clitandre in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Célimène says she loves them best.
(b) Because they are taking up his time with her.
(c) They are encouraging Célimène's gossiping.
(d) They won't leave.

9. Who is Basque?
(a) Célimène's brother.
(b) Célimène's servant.
(c) Célimène's father.
(d) Célimène's cousin.

10. Célimène will not do what Alceste says in Act 2, Scene 2 because she says she is afraid of what?
(a) Offending Alceste.
(b) Offending Basque.
(c) Offending Acaste.
(d) Offending Éliante.

11. What is the definition of marquis?
(a) Another name for a judge.
(b) A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl.
(c) A sign in front of a movie theater.
(d) A person of great importance.

12. How does Alceste react to the news of yet another visitor?
(a) Alceste invites himself to dinner.
(b) Alceste decides he does not love Celimene.
(c) Alceste says he is leaving.
(d) Alceste is glad to have another visitor.

13. Before the group takes a walk in the gallery, how does Eliante put an end to the argument?
(a) Eliante says true love overlooks faults.
(b) Eliante tells Alceste she loves him.
(c) Eliante leaves the room.
(d) Eliante tells them to stop arguing.

14. Why does Alceste say love is not decided by reason?
(a) Alceste knows Eliante is a better match for him than Celimene.
(b) Alceste plans to break up with Celimene.
(c) Love is an unreasonable thing.
(d) Philinte should be in love with Eliante, but is not.

15. Who tries to smooth things over in Act Two, Scene Six?
(a) Acaste.
(b) Clitandre.
(c) Philinte.
(d) Alceste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oronte's sonnet reveal about his relationship with Celimene?

2. Who is not in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Before Oronte reads his sonnet, about what does Alceste warn him?

4. What is Philinte's involvement in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. Who is Philinte?

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