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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Tartuffe "a treacherous cloak from all we venerate"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Orgon.

2. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?
(a) "Praise be!"
(b) "Oh my!"
(c) "My dear man!"
(d) "Poor fellow!"

3. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Damis.

4. Finish the sentence: "Satisfy my desire and have no fear; I'll assume the sin and leave your soul ____."
(a) Clear.
(b) Dear.
(c) Weary.
(d) Happy.

5. Where does Elmire make Tartuffe go in the middle of their private conversation in Act 4?
(a) Into the kitchen.
(b) Into the living room.
(c) Out the window.
(d) Into the hallway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "We are wasting time on foolish pleasures that would be better spent in active measures"?

2. Which character is the first to speak in Act 2?

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

4. Who does Elmire talk with when she sends Tartuffe out of the room for a moment in Act 4?

5. Finish the sentence: "From the start, he pierced with his perceptive sight through the veils that hid this evil from ____."

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