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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. Whose help does Celimene want for her court case?
(a) Alceste.
(b) Clitandre.
(c) Oronte.
(d) Philiante.

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

3. Who talks about hating hypocrisy in the beginning of the play?
(a) Alceste.
(b) Acaste.
(c) Célimène.
(d) Éliante.

4. What is one way to describe Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Very brief.
(b) Average length.
(c) Longer than the rest.
(d) Very long.

5. Who re-enters the room in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Célimène.
(b) Philinte.
(c) Éliante.
(d) Basque.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alceste's response to Basque's news at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5?

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, Philinte is trying to find out what?

3. What does Clitandre think of Acaste?

4. Based on Act Two, Scene Two, who is the true misanthrope of the play?

5. How does Celimene react when Alceste questions her love for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Celimene and Arsinoe trade insults in Act 3, Scene 4. Who starts the insults, and how does the conversation end?

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

3. In Act 3, Scene 5, Arsinoe is finally alone with Alceste. From the conversation that takes place between them, what evidence is there that Arsinoe loves Alceste?

4. Why does Alceste say love is not decided by reason?

5. Why does Philinte want Alceste not to be so honest about his thoughts on Oronte's love poem?

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

7. Philinte argues with his friend Alceste that humans should not be blamed for their faults. What example does Philinte give to explain his reasoning?

8. In Act Two, Scene Two, why is Alceste upset with Celimene?

9. Describe Alceste's behavior in court, as told to Éliante by Philinte in Act 4, Scene 1.

10. Why does Alceste grieve?

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