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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "But I've just heard word of this marriage, and I trust it is only ____."
(a) Verbiage.
(b) Circumstance.
(c) Talk.
(d) Assured.

2. Finish the sentence: "Monsieur, can you pose as one who's sage, gravely stroking your breaded _____."
(a) Page.
(b) Visage.
(c) Wage.
(d) Cage.

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

4. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?
(a) Filipote.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Laurent.
(d) Dorine.

5. Which of the following people does Dorine NOT tell Mariane and Valere to speak with regarding their plans of stopping Mariane and Tartuffe's marriage?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Their friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?

2. In Act 1, what ailment does Dorine tell Orgon his wife suffered while he was gone?

3. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?

4. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?

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

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