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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of Madame Pernelle's servant in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Filipote.
(c) Laurent.
(d) Tartuffe.

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

7. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?
(a) Madame Pernelle.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Dorine.

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

9. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?
(a) Listening to Tartuffe.
(b) Standing up.
(c) Madame Pernelle's lecture.
(d) Talking to Orgon.

10. What does Orgon look in just before starting his conversation with Mariane?
(a) His coat pocket.
(b) A desk drawer.
(c) The hallway.
(d) The closet.

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

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

13. Whom does Cleante say wants to marry Mariane during his conversation with Orgon near the end of Act 1?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Laurent.
(c) Damis.
(d) Valere.

14. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Valere.
(d) Cleante.

15. 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) Mirth.
(c) Worth.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?

2. Who is the author of the play Le Tartuffe?

3. What question does Dorine ask Mariane just after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

4. What term does Mariane refer to Tartuffe as just after her father asks if she will marry him?

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

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