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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: "Let's quickly put it all in writing, and let their envy choke on its own _______."
(a) Terms.
(b) Spiting.
(c) Might.
(d) Creation.

2. 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) Meaning.
(b) Mirth.
(c) Worth.
(d) God.

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

4. Where does Tartuffe place his hand on Elmire that causes her to become alarmed during their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her hand.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her arm.

5. Who hides in the room while Orgon and Mariane talk at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Valere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon call Dorine when she claims that he is lying about making his daughter marry Tartuffe?

2. What does Damis tell Dorine he wants to do when Tartuffe and Elmire speak privately in Act 3?

3. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?

4. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?

5. What does Tartuffe say caused his heart to belong to Elmire and made her his queen in Act 3?

(see the answer key)

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