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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Finish the sentence: "He is a man of repute in the land of his birth, and, even as he is, he's a man of ______."
(a) Mirth.
(b) Meaning.
(c) God.
(d) Worth.

4. What does Tartuffe claim Orgon's family doubts about him near the end of Act 3?
(a) His holiness.
(b) His honesty.
(c) His integrity.
(d) His opinion.

5. Finish the sentence: "You all hate him, and now I see how my wife, children, and maid conspire against his ______."
(a) Life.
(b) Strife.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Path.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Elmire and Mariane?

2. What does Dorine tell Tartuffe she believes is "out of fashion" in Act 3?

3. Finish the sentence: "Monsieur, can you pose as one who's sage, gravely stroking your breaded _____."

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

5. What does Elmire ask Tartuffe to do when he first enters the room in Act 4?

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