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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Damis.

2. Who says, "You've sure got humane sentiments down pat"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Damis.

3. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?
(a) Elmire and Dorine.
(b) Cleante and Dorine.
(c) Elmire and Orgon.
(d) Orgon and Tartuffe.

4. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Damis.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Orgon.

5. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Filipote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?

2. What does Orgon tell Cleante God told him to do regarding Tartuffe?

3. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?

4. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?

5. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?

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