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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Philinte think the office is present?
2. What does the officer's uniform tell the characters?
3. While discussing Alceste's criticism of Oronte's sonnet, what question does Philinte ask of Alceste?
4. What is the relationship between Alceste and Philinte?
5. Who are two people who are not gossiping in Act 2, Scene 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of scene 1, Philinte is hugged by a man he barely knows. How does Philinte react and why?
2. When Oronte reads his sonnet to Philinte and Alceste, what is revealed about his relationship with Celimene?
3. What does Alceste accuse Célimène of and why?
4. How does Alceste feel about Celimene by Act Five, Scene Four?
5. In Act Four, Scene One, Alceste's honesty comes out. What are his remarks about Oronte's sonnet?
6. In Act 2, Scene 2, Alceste is in the middle of his argument with Celimene when Basque announces a visitor. Why does Celimene invite the visitor inside? Explain.
7. How does Philine reason with Alceste when she becomes upset be his insincerity?
8. What happens when Alceste gives his honest opinion of Oronte's sonnet?
9. Act 4, Scene 3, begins with Alceste's confronting Celimene. How does Celimene react that is confusing to Alceste?
10. Why do Acaste and Clitandre talk privately in Act 3, Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Act 1, Scene 2, Oronte asks Alceste and Philinte for an honest opinion about a sonnet he has written. Describe how Oronte's reaction to Alceste's honesty suggests that Oronte was not really asking for an honest opinion. Does Oronte's reaction prove or disprove Alceste's view about hypocrisy in society? Does Philinte's praising the poem prove or disprove Alceste's view about hypocrisy in society? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the play, what do we know about the court case involving Alceste? What details have been revealed since the opening scene? Who is his accuser? What is the court symbolic of?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character Arsinoe as she is seen by herself, and contrast that with how she is seen by Celimene. Explain how Moliere uses the character Arsinoe to show that honesty is no substitute for goodness.
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