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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Finish the sentence: "I am cutting you off and what is worse I am leaving you with my heart-felt _______."
(a) Hearse.
(b) Purse.
(c) Curse.
(d) Nurse.

3. Who says, "Don't put on that scrupulous air while your actions injure a rightful heir"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Damis.

4. 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 is eager.
(d) He tells her of his passion for her.

5. Who says, "May a bolt of lightning now strike me dumb, may everybody treat me like a bum"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Damis.
(d) Cleante.

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. What reason does Tartuffe give Cleante for leaving him in Act 4?
(a) He needs sleep.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is tired of him.
(d) There are religious rites that demand his presence.

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

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

13. Where does Damis hide when Elmire and Tartuffe speak privately in Act 3?
(a) In the closet.
(b) Behind a plant.
(c) Under a chain.
(d) Under the piano.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "What can I think about what you're saying except that your blindness is quite dismaying!"?

2. What does Cleante tell Tartuffe he believes his arguments seem like at the beginning of Act 4?

3. What does Orgon tell Mariane "the contract" of her marriage to Tartuffe will make her?

4. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."

5. Who does Orgon say will be his only legal heir at the end of Act 3?

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