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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?
(a) That Tartuffe will marry Elmire.
(b) That Tartuffe will become Orgon's heir.
(c) That Orgon will break his promise.
(d) That Orgon will disown him.

2. What does Tartuffe tell his servant to "lock up" before dismissing him in Act 3?
(a) His shoes and pants.
(b) His books and papers.
(c) His hat and cane.
(d) His hair shirt and scourge.

3. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?
(a) Doris.
(b) Lilly.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Ava.

4. Whose arm does Orgon threaten to break near the end of Act 3?
(a) Dorine's.
(b) Elmire's.
(c) Tartuffe's.
(d) Damis'.

5. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Damis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?

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

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

5. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?

(see the answer key)

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