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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person Orgon speaks with after hearing of Tartuffe's advances on Elmire?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Damis.

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

3. What name does Orgon frequently address when speaking to Tartuffe near the end of Act 3?
(a) Friend.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Scoundrel.
(d) Brother.

4. Who says, "My entire life has been soiled with evil; it's nothing but a mass of sinful upheaval"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Damis.
(d) Tartuffe.

5. What does Damis do undetected during the conversation between Tartuffe and Elmire in Act 3?
(a) Opens the closet door.
(b) Listens at the door.
(c) Approaches Tartuffe.
(d) Sneaks out.

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

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

8. Where does Elmire make Tartuffe go in the middle of their private conversation in Act 4?
(a) Into the kitchen.
(b) Into the hallway.
(c) Out the window.
(d) Into the living room.

9. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Damis.
(d) Tartuffe.

10. What does Orgon tell Damis will happen that very night just to see him "bellow" near the end of Act 3?
(a) The marriage of Mariane and Valere.
(b) The marriage between Tartuffe and Mariane.
(c) The death of Tartuffe.
(d) Naming Tartuffe as his heir.

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

12. Finish the sentence: "Defying those with rumors to foment, he wants us together at every _____."
(a) Storm.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) Torment.
(d) Moment.

13. What time does Tartuffe say it is when he leaves Cleante in Act 4?
(a) Half past three.
(b) Quarter past five.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

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

15. What does Orgon tell Mariane "the contract" of her marriage to Tartuffe will make her?
(a) Very gay.
(b) Righteous.
(c) A good person.
(d) A holy woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Your desires are too quick to ignite, and you mustn't let passion be overdone"?

2. Finish the sentence: "You all hate him, and now I see how my wife, children, and maid conspire against his ______."

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

4. Who will Orgon NOT allow to speak after Mariane has tried to talk him out of making her marry Tartuffe in Act 4?

5. Who says, "May a bolt of lightning now strike me dumb, may everybody treat me like a bum"?

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