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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Damis.

2. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Elmire.

3. What is described as "a sly conjecture or a wicked smear"?
(a) For Mariane to marry Valere.
(b) The rumor of Mariane marrying Tartuffe.
(c) Orgon's opinion of Tartuffe.
(d) Tartuffe's reputation.

4. Who hides in the room while Orgon and Mariane talk at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Valere.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Dorine.

5. What does Damis tell Dorine he wants to do when Tartuffe and Elmire speak privately in Act 3?
(a) Stop them.
(b) Go outside.
(c) Listen at the door.
(d) Hide in the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?

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

3. What is Mariane's response to Orgon when he asks her if she will marry Tartuffe in Act 2?

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

5. What does Tartuffe do when Orgon confronts him with Damis' claims near the end of Act 3?

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