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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Orgon tell his daughter she must earn his love at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) By devoting herself to content him.
(b) By moving away.
(c) By being happy.
(d) By working.

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

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

4. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?
(a) "Oh my!"
(b) "Praise be!"
(c) "Poor fellow!"
(d) "My dear man!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Orgon call Dorine when she claims that he is lying about making his daughter marry Tartuffe?
(a) A shrew.
(b) A wench.
(c) A rat.
(d) A snake.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?

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

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

5. What does Orgon tell Cleante God told him to do regarding Tartuffe?

(see the answer keys)

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