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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 can't be true."
(b) "I don't know".
(c) "It will not happen."
(d) "What do you think?"

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

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

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

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

7. Who tells Orgon to keep his "anger within measure" in Act 2?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Dorine.

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

9. What is the relationship between Elmire and Mariane?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Mother and daughter.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Stepmother and stepdaughter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorine say a woman in love needs to have a heart made of?

2. Who says, "You've sure got humane sentiments down pat"?

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

4. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?

5. What does Orgon claim Tartuffe has a "powerful love" for that makes him renounce wealth?

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