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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mariane's response to Valere when he asks her what she thinks of her father's decision for her to marry Tartuffe?
(a) "It will not happen."
(b) "What do you think?"
(c) "I don't know".
(d) "It can't be true."

2. Finish the sentence: "Claiming our crime was truly gigantic in mixing what's holy with what's ______".
(a) True.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Satanic.
(d) Pedantic.

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

4. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?
(a) Pleads with him.
(b) Closes her eyes.
(c) Looks away.
(d) Stops talking.

5. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Damis.
(d) Elmire.

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

7. What does Orgon claim he has given Dorine "too much" of during their argument in Act 2?
(a) Words.
(b) Books.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Wine.

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

9. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?
(a) That Orgon will disown him.
(b) That Tartuffe will become Orgon's heir.
(c) That Orgon will break his promise.
(d) That Tartuffe will marry Elmire.

10. Finish Orgon's description of Tartuffe in Act 2: "He is a holy man and ______ poor."
(a) Nobly.
(b) Gratefully.
(c) Honestly.
(d) Sadly.

11. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Damis.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

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

13. What does Orgon tell Cleante God told him to do regarding Tartuffe?
(a) Clothe him.
(b) Take him into his home.
(c) Feed him.
(d) Give him work.

14. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Damis.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

15. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?
(a) Filipote.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Damis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?

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

3. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."

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

5. Who says, "Gossip is singing a little ditty"?

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