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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Célimène described physically?
(a) Very ugly.
(b) Very attractive.
(c) Somewhat pretty.
(d) Average looking.

2. Who are the two marquis in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Clitandre and Eliante.
(b) Celimene and Acaste.
(c) Clitandre and Acaste.
(d) Philinte and Alceste.

3. When Alceste goes to court, he insists that he won't what?
(a) Get angry.
(b) Mention Philinte's name.
(c) Cry.
(d) Back down.

4. Why does Alceste refuse to get legal help with the lawsuit in which he is involved?
(a) Alceste cannot afford an attorney.
(b) Alceste feels telling the truth should be enough.
(c) Alceste thinks the lawsuit is a waste of time.
(d) Alceste knows he is in the wrong.

5. Act 2, Scene 1, starts with a heated discussion between which two characters?
(a) Alceste and Eliante.
(b) Alceste and Philinte.
(c) Alceste and Celimene.
(d) Oronte and Celimene.

6. In Act 2, Scene 5, what does Alceste receive?
(a) A visitor.
(b) A gift.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A surprise.

7. Who does the new character ask to be his friend?
(a) Celimene.
(b) Philinte.
(c) Eliante.
(d) Alceste.

8. By her actions in Act 2, Scene 2, what opinion of Alceste's has Celimene proven to be correct?
(a) That Celimene really is not a nice person.
(b) That Celimene's feelings for Alceste cannot be trusted.
(c) That Alceste should marry Celimene quickly.
(d) That Celimene loves Alceste more than other men.

9. What kind of person awaits Alceste in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Someone on a bike.
(b) Someone from a restaurant.
(c) Someone in a uniform.
(d) A court jester.

10. What does Alceste wish he can do about Celimene?
(a) Stop loving her.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Forget about her.
(d) Stop her from seeing other men.

11. Who are the two women in Act One, Scene One waiting for?
(a) Celimene and her cousin.
(b) Alceste and Philinte.
(c) Celimene and Philinte.
(d) Oronte and Celimene.

12. What is the definition of a misanthrope?
(a) A joker.
(b) A lover of human kind.
(c) A hater of human kind.
(d) A liar.

13. As it appears, how does Célimène string along her suitors?
(a) By baking them treats.
(b) Her good looks.
(c) Telling each of them he is the only one she loves.
(d) Dancing.

14. Who visits Célimène in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Basque.
(b) Acaste.
(c) Éliante.
(d) Alceste.

15. What does Elinate say about love in Act Two, Scene Four?
(a) One can have many true loves.
(b) True love does not exist.
(c) Love conquers all.
(d) True love includes love of one's faults.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alceste not fully trust that Celimene loves him?

2. What does Celimene threaten to do if Alceste continues being suspicious of her?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is a source of contention between Alceste and others?

4. After Oronte leaves, why do Philinte and Alceste argue?

5. In Act 2, Scene 3, who also comes to visit Célimène?

(see the answer keys)

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