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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Alceste leaves, what does Philinte try to find out from Alceste?
(a) Why Philinte cannot come with Alceste.
(b) Why Alceste is so upset.
(c) Why Alceste loves Celimene.
(d) Why Alceste dislikes Oronte.

2. What is Célimène's reaction when she thinks someone is arriving in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) She begins to throw a fit.
(b) She gets excited.
(c) She gets sad.
(d) She gets nervous.

3. When Act 2, Scene 5 opens, who enters with a message for Alceste?
(a) Eliante.
(b) Acaste.
(c) Basque.
(d) Oronte.

4. What does Clitandre ask Acaste?
(a) If he is sad.
(b) If he is content.
(c) If he is happy.
(d) If he is angry.

5. What word best describes the difference between what Celimene believes her reputation to be, and what the other characters believe her reputation is?
(a) Funny.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Sad.
(d) Lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alceste's visitor tell Alceste he is wanted?

2. What do Acaste and Clitandre agree to do if Celimene shows a preference to one of them?

3. How does Oronte show his friendly affection for Alceste?

4. Who does the new character ask to be his friend?

5. Why does Celimene state she needs to be nice to Clitandre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Célimène do when Alceste refuses to leave in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. Why are both Clitandre and Acaste wasting their time in Act Three, Scene One and do either realize this?

3. After hearing the news from Dubois about the note left by a friend, why does Alceste think there must be some mistake?

4. What is the real reason Alceste seems disgusted by Philinte's run with someone he doesn't know but pretends to?

5. Describe who Dubois is and the message he relays to Alceste in Act 4, Scene 4?

6. Act 3, Scene 2, is an example of a transitional scene. From what is the audience being transitioned?

7. In the end, Celimene and Alceste go their separate ways. Do you think at some future time Celimene and Alceste will reconcile?

8. What is suggested by Dubios' frantic entrance and exit in Act Four, Scene Four?

9. In Act 2, Scene 5, who do you think Éliante is referring to when she says, "When a man truly loves, he loves faults and all"?

10. Why does Célimène get excited when she hears someone at the door in Act 3, Scene 2?

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