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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Finish the sentence: "Monsieur, can you pose as one who's sage, gravely stroking your breaded _____."
(a) Page.
(b) Visage.
(c) Cage.
(d) Wage.

3. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?
(a) Restore his land and remove his liens.
(b) Clear his debts.
(c) Clothe and feed him.
(d) Give him a home.

4. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Damis.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Elmire.

5. Which of the following people does Dorine NOT tell Mariane and Valere to speak with regarding their plans of stopping Mariane and Tartuffe's marriage?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Elmire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?

2. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?

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

4. Who is the author of the play Le Tartuffe?

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

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