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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorine say a woman in love needs to have a heart made of?
(a) Granite.
(b) Rock.
(c) Gold.
(d) Steel.

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

3. What is Mariane's response to Orgon when he asks her if she will marry Tartuffe in Act 2?
(a) "Out of the question, father, I assure you!"
(b) "I dare not!"
(c) "Whatever your wish father."
(d) "It is your will."

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

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

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

7. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Valere.
(d) Cleante.

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

9. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?
(a) "It is certain".
(b) "Farewell".
(c) "It is likely".
(d) "Possibly".

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

11. What is described as "a sly conjecture or a wicked smear"?
(a) For Mariane to marry Valere.
(b) Orgon's opinion of Tartuffe.
(c) Tartuffe's reputation.
(d) The rumor of Mariane marrying Tartuffe.

12. 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.

13. What does Orgon say Dorine's "twaddle" has caused him to become?
(a) Tired.
(b) High-strung.
(c) Upbeat.
(d) Annoyed.

14. Who says, "You've sure got humane sentiments down pat"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Elmire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to speak in the play?

2. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?

3. 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?

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

5. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?

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