View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
(a) Filipote.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Elmire.

2. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."
(a) Start.
(b) Chart.
(c) Dart.
(d) Depart.

3. Who says, "Gossip is singing a little ditty"?
(a) Valere.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Orgon.

4. Finish the sentence: "But I've just heard word of this marriage, and I trust it is only ____."
(a) Circumstance.
(b) Assured.
(c) Verbiage.
(d) Talk.

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

6. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?
(a) Asked for more.
(b) Tried to give some back.
(c) Bought new clothes.
(d) Spent it on food for others.

7. What is Mariane's response to Orgon when he asks her if she will marry Tartuffe in Act 2?
(a) "Whatever your wish father."
(b) "I dare not!"
(c) "It is your will."
(d) "Out of the question, father, I assure you!"

8. In which manner does Orgon say he needs to speak with his daughter in Act 2?
(a) Openly.
(b) Honestly.
(c) Earnestly.
(d) Privately.

9. What term does Mariane refer to Tartuffe as just after her father asks if she will marry him?
(a) A rodent.
(b) A hypocrite.
(c) An imposter.
(d) A recluse.

10. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?
(a) "Poor fellow!"
(b) "Praise be!"
(c) "My dear man!"
(d) "Oh my!"

11. Which character is the first to speak in Act 2?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Cleante.

12. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

13. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Laurent.
(c) Filipote.
(d) Mariane.

14. Whom does Orgon tell Cleante causes Tartuffe to often become jealous in Act 1?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Filipote.
(d) Elmire.

15. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?
(a) "No more".
(b) "What you please".
(c) "Enough I say".
(d) "I dare say not".

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "Claiming our crime was truly gigantic in mixing what's holy with what's ______".

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

3. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?

4. What does Orgon tell Cleante God told him to do regarding Tartuffe?

5. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 411 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample