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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 Orgon tell Cleante God told him to do regarding Tartuffe?
(a) Clothe him.
(b) Take him into his home.
(c) Give him work.
(d) Feed him.

2. In which manner does Orgon say he needs to speak with his daughter in Act 2?
(a) Privately.
(b) Honestly.
(c) Openly.
(d) Earnestly.

3. Finish the sentence: "Monsieur, can you pose as one who's sage, gravely stroking your breaded _____."
(a) Page.
(b) Cage.
(c) Visage.
(d) Wage.

4. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Orgon.

5. What does Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?
(a) About a job.
(b) About evicting Tartuffe.
(c) About the marriage of Mariane.
(d) About his inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish Orgon's description of Tartuffe in Act 2: "He is a holy man and ______ poor."

3. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere they will do to prevent the marriage of Mariane and Tartuffe?

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

5. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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