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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between Elmire and Mariane?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Stepmother and stepdaughter.
(d) Mother and daughter.

2. What does Orgon claim Tartuffe has a "powerful love" for that makes him renounce wealth?
(a) Peace.
(b) Others.
(c) The Lord.
(d) The eternal.

3. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?
(a) Talking to Orgon.
(b) Listening to Tartuffe.
(c) Standing up.
(d) Madame Pernelle's lecture.

4. Who says, "Don't put on that scrupulous air while your actions injure a rightful heir"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Damis.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Tartuffe.

5. Finish the sentence: "A father's love brings true _____".
(a) Completion.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Felicity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish the sentence: "I am cutting you off and what is worse I am leaving you with my heart-felt _______."

3. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?

4. What does Tartuffe say caused his heart to belong to Elmire and made her his queen in Act 3?

5. How does Tartuffe react when Elmire first begins telling him of her passion for him during their private conversation in Act 4?

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