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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Damis.

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

3. Who says, "Do you think that I should perpetuate the flame of love that I have felt of late?"
(a) Valere.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Orgon.

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

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

6. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Damis.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

7. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Damis.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

8. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere at the very end of Act 2?
(a) "Go be happy and conspire."
(b) "Make up and celebrate."
(c) "You go off that way, and you go the other."
(d) "Go off together happily."

9. What does Dorine refer to Tartuffe as during her argument with Orgon in Act 2?
(a) Bum and bigot.
(b) Loser and scum.
(c) Rude and unseemly.
(d) Ridiculous.

10. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?
(a) Cleante and Dorine.
(b) Elmire and Dorine.
(c) Elmire and Orgon.
(d) Orgon and Tartuffe.

11. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Orgon.

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

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

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

15. Who does Dorine describe as "nuts" in Act 1?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Madame Pernelle.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Damis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?

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

3. In which manner does Orgon say he needs to speak with his daughter in Act 2?

4. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?

5. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say regarding Tartuffe during his conversation with Mariane in Act 2?

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