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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Orgon frequently address when speaking to Tartuffe near the end of Act 3?
(a) Friend.
(b) Brother.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Scoundrel.

2. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Mariane.

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

4. Who says, "May a bolt of lightning now strike me dumb, may everybody treat me like a bum"?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Damis.
(d) Orgon.

5. What reason does Dorine give Damis for not allowing him to hide in the room while Elmire and Tartuffe speak in Act 3?
(a) Because he will ruin the plan.
(b) Because he angers easily.
(c) Because he may be caught.
(d) Because he doesn't need to be nosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "Defying those with rumors to foment, he wants us together at every _____."

2. What does Orgon look in just before starting his conversation with Mariane?

3. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?

4. Finish the sentence: "And should we always respond to small slips with fire in our eyes and abuse on our ___."

5. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?

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