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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elmire ask Tartuffe to do when he first enters the room in Act 4?
(a) Kiss her hand.
(b) Open the window.
(c) Bring her some water.
(d) Close the door.

2. What does Elmire threaten to do to Tartuffe near the end of their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Expose him as a liar.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Tell her husband that he hit on her.
(d) Kill him.

3. Who will Orgon NOT allow to speak after Mariane has tried to talk him out of making her marry Tartuffe in Act 4?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Cleante and Dorine.

4. Who says, "Your desires are too quick to ignite, and you mustn't let passion be overdone"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Elmire.

5. Where does Tartuffe place his hand on Elmire that causes her to become alarmed during their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Her knee.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her hand.
(d) Her neck.

6. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."
(a) Lover.
(b) Creation.
(c) Woman.
(d) Nature.

7. Finish the sentence: "You all hate him, and now I see how my wife, children, and maid conspire against his ______."
(a) Strife.
(b) Life.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Path.

8. Finish the sentence: "Satisfy my desire and have no fear; I'll assume the sin and leave your soul ____."
(a) Happy.
(b) Weary.
(c) Clear.
(d) Dear.

9. Who says, "Shouldn't a Christian pardon the offense and purge his soul of desire for vengeance"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

10. What does Tartuffe tell Cleante would be "a huge scandal"?
(a) If he left Orgon's house.
(b) If he refused to marry Mariane.
(c) If he married Elmire.
(d) If he married Mariane.

11. What does Damis tell Dorine he wants to do when Tartuffe and Elmire speak privately in Act 3?
(a) Hide in the room.
(b) Stop them.
(c) Listen at the door.
(d) Go outside.

12. How does Tartuffe react when Elmire first begins telling him of her passion for him during their private conversation in Act 4?
(a) He finds it odd.
(b) He leaves the room.
(c) He tells her of his passion for her.
(d) He is eager.

13. Where in the room does Orgon hide during Elmire and Tartuffe's private discussion in Act 4?
(a) Behind the curtains.
(b) In the closet.
(c) Behind a plant.
(d) Under the table.

14. What does Cleante tell Tartuffe he believes his arguments seem like at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Tall tales.
(b) Daydreams.
(c) Ruses.
(d) Truth.

15. Who says, "I'll stoke up the fires of his insolent heart and give a free field to this base upstart"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Mariane.
(d) Orgon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "My breast does not hold a heart of stone"?

2. What reason does Tartuffe give Cleante for leaving him in Act 4?

3. Finish the sentence: "Let's quickly put it all in writing, and let their envy choke on its own _______."

4. What does Tartuffe tell his servant to "lock up" before dismissing him in Act 3?

5. What kind of man does Orgon say Tartuffe is after he sees the advances he makes on Elmire?

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