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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eliante say she admires Alceste's honesty?
(a) Eliante wishes she could be more honest.
(b) Eliante is tired of dating liars.
(c) Eliante does not know many honest people.
(d) Eliante thinks Alceste's honesty is heroic.

2. Who enters at the beginning of Act Four, Scene Four?
(a) Alceste.
(b) Oronte.
(c) Dubois.
(d) Celimene.

3. Why does Alceste not say sorry for not liking Oronte's sonnet?
(a) He is under oath.
(b) He hates Oronte.
(c) He is honest.
(d) He is misunderstood.

4. Who has provided Acaste and Clitandre with a letter at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) Dubois.
(b) Arsinoé.
(c) Alceste.
(d) Basque.

5. After turning the conversation to Alceste's love life, what does Arsinoe offers to show Alceste?
(a) Evidence of Arsinoe's love for Alceste.
(b) Photographs of Celimene.
(c) Evidence that Celimene is not the wife for him.
(d) A love letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Célimène were out of the picture with Alceste, who hopes that he would love her?

2. What does Philinte feel about Oronte's day in court?

3. How does Éliante feel about the possibility of a marriage proposal in Act 4, Scene 2?

4. What do Oronte and Alceste insist Celimene must do?

5. What does Alceste apologize to Oronte for?

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