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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Listen at the door.
(d) Go outside.

2. What type of candy does Tartuffe offer Elmire during their encounter in Act 4?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Licorice and mint.
(d) Hard candies.

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

4. Finish the sentence: "Let's join forces, I beg you, and try through skill or cunning to undo the vicious scheme that's left us all so ______."
(a) Broken.
(b) Sad.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Lonely.

5. What does Cleante ask Tartuffe to help him with at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Fixing Orgon's finances.
(b) Joining Mariane and Valere.
(c) Mending Orgon and Damis' relationship.
(d) Talking to Elmire about a problem.

6. Whose arm does Orgon threaten to break near the end of Act 3?
(a) Elmire's.
(b) Damis'.
(c) Dorine's.
(d) Tartuffe's.

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

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

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

10. What words does Tartuffe use to describe himself to Orgon after being confronted by him in Act 3?
(a) Wicked and culpable.
(b) Sorry and pitiful.
(c) Regretful and worried.
(d) Ashamed and sad.

11. Who is the first character to speak in Act 4?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Elmire.

12. Who does Damis refer to as a "vulgar coxcomb" in Act 3?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Tartuffe.

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

14. What does Orgon do to Damis near the end of Act 3?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Disowns him.

15. What does Tartuffe claim Orgon's family doubts about him near the end of Act 3?
(a) His honesty.
(b) His integrity.
(c) His opinion.
(d) His holiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Damis say he wants to do when he comes out of hiding in Act 3?

2. Where does Elmire make Tartuffe go in the middle of their private conversation in Act 4?

3. Where in the room does Orgon hide during Elmire and Tartuffe's private discussion in Act 4?

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

5. What does Tartuffe tell Elmire most of his prayers have been geared to during their private conversation in Act 3?

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