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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?
(a) Clothe and feed him.
(b) Clear his debts.
(c) Give him a home.
(d) Restore his land and remove his liens.

3. What derogatory name does Madame Pernelle call her servant just before leaving the house in Act 1?
(a) A dog.
(b) A lass.
(c) A waste.
(d) A slut.

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

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

6. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Damis.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Dorine.

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

8. 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.

9. Who hides in the room while Orgon and Mariane talk at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Valere.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Elmire.

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

11. 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) Meaning.
(b) Worth.
(c) Mirth.
(d) God.

12. In Act 1, what ailment does Dorine tell Orgon his wife suffered while he was gone?
(a) A fever.
(b) A fever and headache.
(c) The flu.
(d) Breathing problems.

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

14. What does Mariane describe as having "with the strongest passion"?
(a) Her love for Valere.
(b) Her hate for Orgon.
(c) Her love for Orgon.
(d) Her hate for Tartuffe.

15. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?
(a) Doris.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Ava.
(d) Lilly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?

2. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?

3. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?

4. Finish the sentence: "A father's love brings true _____".

5. Finish the sentence: "But I've just heard word of this marriage, and I trust it is only ____."

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