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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 Elmire ask Tartuffe to do when he first enters the room in Act 4?
(a) Close the door.
(b) Bring her some water.
(c) Open the window.
(d) Kiss her hand.

2. What reason does the court bailiff give Orgon for admittance into his house in Act 5?
(a) The court requires him to let him in.
(b) He has information on Tartuffe.
(c) He needs help with a problem.
(d) He has something that will please him.

3. How does Orgon respond when the court bailiff goes to leave in Act 5?
(a) "May it confound you, and your employer!"
(b) "Not as I live!"
(c) "It is not so!"
(d) "No I shall not stand for it!"

4. What kind of man does Orgon say Tartuffe is after he sees the advances he makes on Elmire?
(a) Terrible.
(b) Abominable.
(c) Awful.
(d) Regretful.

5. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?
(a) Damis.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Filipote.
(d) Dorine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?

3. Finish the sentence: "And must you confuse the heart of a shill with the hearts of all the men of good ____."

4. What does Orgon tell Elmire he has given Tartuffe at the end of Act 4?

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

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