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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Damis.

3. Who does Dorine describe as "nuts" in Act 1?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Damis.

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

5. Finish Orgon's description of Tartuffe in Act 2: "He is a holy man and ______ poor."
(a) Sadly.
(b) Honestly.
(c) Gratefully.
(d) Nobly.

Short Answer 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 ______."

2. What does Orgon say Dorine's "twaddle" has caused him to become?

3. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?

4. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?

5. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?

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