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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Do you think that I should perpetuate the flame of love that I have felt of late?"
(a) Dorine.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Valere.
(d) Orgon.

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

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

4. What time does Tartuffe say it is when he leaves Cleante in Act 4?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Half past three.
(d) Quarter past five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "My breast does not hold a heart of stone"?

2. Why does Elmire begin coughing during her encounter with Tartuffe in Act 4?

3. Who says, "Gossip is singing a little ditty"?

4. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?

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

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