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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mariane do towards Orgon just before begging him to not make her marry Tartuffe?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Cries.
(d) Kneels.

2. What question does Dorine ask Mariane just after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?
(a) "Is this what you want?"
(b) "Have you entirely lost your voice and heart?"
(c) "What's going to happen?"
(d) "What do you think of this?"

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

4. Who says, "My entire life has been soiled with evil; it's nothing but a mass of sinful upheaval"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Damis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tartuffe claim Orgon's family doubts about him near the end of Act 3?

3. What does Orgon say Dorine's "twaddle" has caused him to become?

4. What is the relationship between Elmire and Mariane?

5. Who says, "Do you think that I should perpetuate the flame of love that I have felt of late?"

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