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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tartuffe claim Orgon's family doubts about him near the end of Act 3?
(a) His integrity.
(b) His opinion.
(c) His holiness.
(d) His honesty.

2. Who says, "I'll stoke up the fires of his insolent heart and give a free field to this base upstart"?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

3. To whom does the court bailiff say Orgon's house belongs to in Act 5?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

4. Finish the sentence: "You all hate him, and now I see how my wife, children, and maid conspire against his ______."
(a) Holiness.
(b) Path.
(c) Strife.
(d) Life.

5. What does Elmire try and talk Damis out of doing in Act 3?
(a) Killing Tartuffe.
(b) Kicking Tartuffe out of the house.
(c) Framing Tartuffe.
(d) Telling Orgon about Tartuffe's advances on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of candy does Tartuffe offer Elmire during their encounter in Act 4?

2. Where does Damis hide when Elmire and Tartuffe speak privately in Act 3?

3. Finish Orgon's description of Tartuffe in Act 2: "He is a holy man and ______ poor."

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

5. Who does Tartuffe show Orgon's friend's secret documents to?

(see the answer key)

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