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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?
(a) Stops talking.
(b) Closes her eyes.
(c) Looks away.
(d) Pleads with him.

2. What does Dorine refer to Tartuffe as during her argument with Orgon in Act 2?
(a) Rude and unseemly.
(b) Bum and bigot.
(c) Loser and scum.
(d) Ridiculous.

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

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

5. Whom does Cleante say wants to marry Mariane during his conversation with Orgon near the end of Act 1?
(a) Valere.
(b) Damis.
(c) Laurent.
(d) Tartuffe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?

2. What is described as "a sly conjecture or a wicked smear"?

3. What question does Dorine ask Mariane just after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

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

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

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