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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

2. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?
(a) Damis.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Tartuffe.

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

4. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?
(a) "Enough I say".
(b) "No more".
(c) "What you please".
(d) "I dare say not".

5. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?
(a) Doris.
(b) Ava.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Lilly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dorine describe as "nuts" in Act 1?

2. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?

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

4. What derogatory name does Madame Pernelle call her servant just before leaving the house in Act 1?

5. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?

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