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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Tartuffe.

2. What does Orgon look in just before starting his conversation with Mariane?
(a) The hallway.
(b) A desk drawer.
(c) The closet.
(d) His coat pocket.

3. Finish the sentence: "But I've just heard word of this marriage, and I trust it is only ____."
(a) Circumstance.
(b) Talk.
(c) Assured.
(d) Verbiage.

4. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?
(a) Damis.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Tartuffe.

5. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?

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

3. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?

4. 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 ______."

5. Finish the sentence: "Claiming our crime was truly gigantic in mixing what's holy with what's ______".

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