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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orgon look in just before starting his conversation with Mariane?
(a) The hallway.
(b) A desk drawer.
(c) His coat pocket.
(d) The closet.

2. What does Elmire threaten to do to Tartuffe near the end of their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Tell her husband that he hit on her.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Expose him as a liar.
(d) Kiss him.

3. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Damis.
(d) Dorine.

4. Finish the sentence: "But I've just heard word of this marriage, and I trust it is only ____."
(a) Verbiage.
(b) Talk.
(c) Circumstance.
(d) Assured.

5. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?
(a) Pleads with him.
(b) Stops talking.
(c) Closes her eyes.
(d) Looks away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorine refer to Tartuffe as during her argument with Orgon in Act 2?

2. What does Tartuffe tell Elmire most of his prayers have been geared to during their private conversation in Act 3?

3. Who will Orgon NOT allow to speak after Mariane has tried to talk him out of making her marry Tartuffe in Act 4?

4. Who says, "My breast does not hold a heart of stone"?

5. Who says, "I'll stoke up the fires of his insolent heart and give a free field to this base upstart"?

(see the answer key)

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