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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?
(a) Damis.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

2. Which character is the first to speak in Act 2?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

3. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?
(a) Simply garbage.
(b) Hearty smut.
(c) Dirty lies.
(d) Pure rot.

4. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Damis.
(d) Dorine.

5. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Filipote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "Monsieur, can you pose as one who's sage, gravely stroking your breaded _____."

2. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?

3. In Act 1, what ailment does Dorine tell Orgon his wife suffered while he was gone?

4. Finish the sentence: "But I've just heard word of this marriage, and I trust it is only ____."

5. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?

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