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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is the first to speak in Act 2?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Dorine.

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

3. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?
(a) Spent it on food for others.
(b) Asked for more.
(c) Bought new clothes.
(d) Tried to give some back.

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

5. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere at the very end of Act 2?
(a) "Make up and celebrate."
(b) "You go off that way, and you go the other."
(c) "Go off together happily."
(d) "Go be happy and conspire."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who tells Orgon to keep his "anger within measure" in Act 2?

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

5. What is the name of Madame Pernelle's servant in the play?

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