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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorine tell Tartuffe she believes is "out of fashion" in Act 3?
(a) Husbands.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Lust.
(d) Love.

2. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say regarding Tartuffe during his conversation with Mariane in Act 2?
(a) That he should be her husband.
(b) He warms the heart.
(c) His merits shine like a pearl.
(d) He is handsome.

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

4. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?
(a) Elmire and Orgon.
(b) Elmire and Dorine.
(c) Orgon and Tartuffe.
(d) Cleante and Dorine.

5. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Valere.
(d) Cleante.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?

2. In what way does Orgon tell his daughter she must earn his love at the beginning of Act 2?

3. Who is the first person Orgon speaks with after hearing of Tartuffe's advances on Elmire?

4. Who says, "My entire life has been soiled with evil; it's nothing but a mass of sinful upheaval"?

5. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?

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