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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. How does Alceste react to the news of the latest visitor in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. Why does Celimene accept the new visitor?

3. During Act 2, Scene 5 what is Alceste awaiting for?

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

5. What does Oronte's sonnet reveal about his relationship with Celimene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Act 3, Scene 3, shows Celimene at her worst. What does Celimene do to her friend Arsinoe?

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

3. There is a social game being played during Act Three, Scene Three. What are two reasons Alceste does not want to play the game?

4. What is the overall feeling in this Act Two, Scene Five?

5. 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"?

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

7. Why does Arsinoe go to Celimeme's home?

8. Why is Alceste so upset with Philinte in Act One, Scene Three, and what does he do in his anger?

9. 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?

10. Compare and contrast Alceste's discouragement of behavior in Célimène with the marquis' encouragement of some of her behavior in Act 2, Scene 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the characters Philinte and Eliante represent in Moliere's vision of a hypocritical society? What do the characters Clitandre, Acaste, and Arsinoe represent? Cite examples from the book as evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship between Alceste and Célimène and the one between Alceste and Philinte.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Célimène. Why does she represent social hypocrisy at its worst? Be sure to give specific examples from the play.

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