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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "He is a man of repute in the land of his birth, and, even as he is, he's a man of ______."
(a) God.
(b) Meaning.
(c) Worth.
(d) Mirth.

2. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Filipote.
(d) Mariane.

3. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Cleante.

4. What is described as "a sly conjecture or a wicked smear"?
(a) The rumor of Mariane marrying Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon's opinion of Tartuffe.
(c) For Mariane to marry Valere.
(d) Tartuffe's reputation.

5. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere they will do to prevent the marriage of Mariane and Tartuffe?
(a) "Get witnesses and proof."
(b) "Wage war on every front."
(c) "Get prepared to fight."
(d) "Gather friends and family."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elmire threaten to do to Tartuffe near the end of their private conversation in Act 3?

2. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?

3. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?

4. Who says, "You have your own reasons for acting so, and I have reasons for my quid-pro-quo"?

5. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?

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