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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tartuffe give to Dorine when they first begin talking in Act 3?
(a) A flower.
(b) A note.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A handkerchief.

2. 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.

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

4. Finish the sentence: "And should we always respond to small slips with fire in our eyes and abuse on our ___."
(a) Hips.
(b) Lips.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Minds.

5. Finish the sentence: May Heaven forever in its great bounty grant you good health both in soul and _______."
(a) Mind.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Body.
(d) Heart.

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

7. What does Orgon refer to Dorine, Cleante, Mariane, and Elmire's suggestions that Tartuffe is an imposter in Act 4?
(a) Lies.
(b) Silly gossip.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) Fantasy and fairy tales.

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

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

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

11. What kind of man does Orgon say Tartuffe is after he sees the advances he makes on Elmire?
(a) Regretful.
(b) Awful.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Abominable.

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

13. 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) Naming Tartuffe as his heir.
(c) The death of Tartuffe.
(d) The marriage between Tartuffe and Mariane.

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

15. What does Tartuffe do when Orgon confronts him with Damis' claims near the end of Act 3?
(a) Cries.
(b) Prays.
(c) Denies it.
(d) Confesses and apologizes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mariane do towards Orgon just before begging him to not make her marry Tartuffe?

3. How does Tartuffe react when Elmire first begins telling him of her passion for him during their private conversation in Act 4?

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

5. Where does Tartuffe place his hand on Elmire that causes her to become alarmed during their private conversation in Act 3?

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