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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Elmire.

2. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say regarding Tartuffe during his conversation with Mariane in Act 2?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) His merits shine like a pearl.
(c) He warms the heart.
(d) That he should be her husband.

3. Who says, "Gossip is singing a little ditty"?
(a) Valere.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Orgon.

4. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Valere.
(d) Cleante.

5. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Damis.
(d) Elmire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Orgon tell Cleante causes Tartuffe to often become jealous in Act 1?

2. What does Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?

3. What question does Dorine ask Mariane just after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

4. Who is the author of the play Le Tartuffe?

5. What does Dorine say a woman in love needs to have a heart made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Damis reveals himself hiding in the room after Tartuffe makes advances towards Elmire.

2. What does Elmire say regarding her husband's feelings towards Tartuffe?

3. How does Dorine describe Orgon and Tartuffe's relationship to Cleante in Act 1?

4. How does Tartuffe react towards Orgon after Damis reveals that he saw him making advances towards Elmire?

5. Describe the interaction between Valere and Mariane regarding Orgon's wish for her to marry Tartuffe.

6. How does Dorine describe her scheme to get Orgon to distrust Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 3?

7. Describe the nature of the discussion between Dorine and Mariane after Mariane asks her for help getting out of the marriage to Tartuffe in Act 2.

8. What does Dorine say to Mariane after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

9. How does Orgon react when Damis reveals that Tartuffe made advances towards Elmire?

10. What solution does Elmire suggest to Orgon to prove Tartuffe is disloyal in Act 4?

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