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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dorine describe as "nuts" in Act 1?
(a) Damis.
(b) Madame Pernelle.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

2. Who says, "Gossip is singing a little ditty"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Valere.
(d) Dorine.

3. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?
(a) Simply garbage.
(b) Hearty smut.
(c) Pure rot.
(d) Dirty lies.

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

5. Who says, "Do you think that I should perpetuate the flame of love that I have felt of late?"
(a) Orgon.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Valere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hides in the room while Orgon and Mariane talk at the beginning of Act 2?

2. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere at the very end of Act 2?

3. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."

4. What does Orgon claim Tartuffe has a "powerful love" for that makes him renounce wealth?

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

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