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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "May a bolt of lightning now strike me dumb, may everybody treat me like a bum"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Damis.

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

3. What does Mariane describe as having "with the strongest passion"?
(a) Her hate for Tartuffe.
(b) Her love for Valere.
(c) Her hate for Orgon.
(d) Her love for Orgon.

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 Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?
(a) About his inheritance.
(b) About evicting Tartuffe.
(c) About the marriage of Mariane.
(d) About a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."

2. Who is the first character to speak in the play?

3. Finish the sentence: "I am cutting you off and what is worse I am leaving you with my heart-felt _______."

4. What name does Orgon frequently address when speaking to Tartuffe near the end of Act 3?

5. Whose arm does Orgon threaten to break near the end of Act 3?

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