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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arsinoe value?
(a) Honor.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Love.
(d) Friendship.

2. What is Arsinoe jealous of?
(a) Celimene's money.
(b) Alceste's love for Celimene.
(c) All of Celimene's suitors.
(d) Celimene's beauty.

3. How does Celimene response to the demands of Oronte and Alceste?
(a) She states she loves them both and cannot decide.
(b) She refuses to give an answer.
(c) She states she loves Alceste.
(d) She states she loves Oronte.

4. In the beginning of Act 4, Scene 4, what news does Dubois give to Alceste?
(a) Celimene does not love Alceste.
(b) Dubois must leave town.
(c) Alceste must marry Eliante.
(d) Alceste must pack and leave town.

5. What does Alceste and Oronte demand Celimene do in Act Five, Scene Three?
(a) Speak.
(b) Leave.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Stop lying.

6. When it opens, how is Act 5, Scene 1, similar to the play's original opening scene?
(a) Alceste and Philinte are waiting for Celimene.
(b) Alceste and Philinte are arguing.
(c) Eliante is with Celimene.
(d) Celimene is out shopping.

7. What does Arsinoe read to everyone in the room?
(a) A letter from Celimene to another suitor.
(b) The note Dubois forgot to bring.
(c) A letter to Alceste.
(d) An arrest warrant for Oronte.

8. At the end of Act Five, Scene Two, who asks for Celimene's help?
(a) Alceste.
(b) Oronte.
(c) Arsinoe.
(d) Eliante.

9. Who wrote the letter given to Acaste and Clitandre at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) Arsinoé.
(b) Basque.
(c) Célimène.
(d) Éliante.

10. Does does the new visitor forget to give Alceste?
(a) A map.
(b) A note.
(c) Money.
(d) A court summons.

11. As Alceste and Oronte are waiting for an answer from Celimene, who enters the room?
(a) Dubois.
(b) Clitandre and Acaste.
(c) Eliante and Philinte.
(d) Basque.

12. Although two people want Célimène to speak her mind in Act 5, Scene 3, what do they say at the end about that?
(a) They would not understand her silence.
(b) They think she should go to court.
(c) They think her gossiping should stop.
(d) They would understand her silence too.

13. During their conversation, what does Eliante admit to Philinte about Alceste?
(a) Eliante hopes Alceste marries Celimene.
(b) Eliante does not like Alceste.
(c) Eliante is Alceste's cousin.
(d) Eliante wishes Alceste would be in love with her.

14. Célimène is speaking the truth in Act 4, Scene 3, but is doing so in what way?
(a) Sadly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Sarcastically.
(d) Honestly without a hint of sarcasm.

15. What does Celimene say is OK to do when you are young?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Have many suitors.
(c) Flirt.
(d) Fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Arsinoé treat the opportunity to be alone with Alceste?

2. When confronted by Alceste, what two things does Celimene continue to hide?

3. With whom does Celimene say Arsinoe is in love?

4. What is Alcests unable to do?

5. Where Célimène is concerned, who wants to believe only what they want to hear?

(see the answer keys)

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