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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?
(a) "My dear man!"
(b) "Praise be!"
(c) "Oh my!"
(d) "Poor fellow!"

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

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

4. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Elmire.

5. What term does Mariane refer to Tartuffe as just after her father asks if she will marry him?
(a) A rodent.
(b) An imposter.
(c) A hypocrite.
(d) A recluse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mariane's response to Orgon when he asks her if she will marry Tartuffe in Act 2?

2. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."

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

4. What derogatory name does Madame Pernelle call her servant just before leaving the house in Act 1?

5. What is the relationship between Damis and Mariane?

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