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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "Let's quickly put it all in writing, and let their envy choke on its own _______."
(a) Might.
(b) Creation.
(c) Terms.
(d) Spiting.

2. What does Elmire say "aids in our misdirection" when planning her scheme against Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 4?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Boastfulness.
(c) Idle minds.
(d) Hypocrisy.

3. Who says, "You have your own reasons for acting so, and I have reasons for my quid-pro-quo"?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Damis.
(d) Cleante.

4. What does Orgon tell Elmire he has given Tartuffe at the end of Act 4?
(a) Elmire as his wife.
(b) His house.
(c) Mariane's hand in marriage.
(d) The deed to his land.

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

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

7. What does Elmire try and talk Damis out of doing in Act 3?
(a) Kicking Tartuffe out of the house.
(b) Framing Tartuffe.
(c) Killing Tartuffe.
(d) Telling Orgon about Tartuffe's advances on her.

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

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

10. What does Tartuffe tell his servant to "lock up" before dismissing him in Act 3?
(a) His books and papers.
(b) His hair shirt and scourge.
(c) His shoes and pants.
(d) His hat and cane.

11. What does Damis say he wants to do when he comes out of hiding in Act 3?
(a) To kill Tartuffe.
(b) To tell on Elmire.
(c) Tell Orgon of Tartuffe's advances on Elmire.
(d) To throw Tartuffe in the street.

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

13. Who does Orgon call a traitor near the end of Act 3?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Damis.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

14. Why does Elmire begin coughing during her encounter with Tartuffe in Act 4?
(a) She wants more water.
(b) Because she is sick.
(c) She wants Tartuffe to leave.
(d) To get Orgon's attention.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Damis refer to as a "vulgar coxcomb" in Act 3?

2. What does Orgon do to Damis near the end of Act 3?

3. What does Orgon tell Damis will happen that very night just to see him "bellow" near the end of Act 3?

4. Who says, "There is no pleasure in Heaven above sweeter than such words from the lips I love"?

5. What does Mariane offer for Orgon to give to Tartuffe if she will not have to marry him?

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