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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. Finish the sentence: "He is a man of repute in the land of his birth, and, even as he is, he's a man of ______."
(a) Mirth.
(b) Worth.
(c) Meaning.
(d) God.

2. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."
(a) Depart.
(b) Dart.
(c) Start.
(d) Chart.

3. Who does Dorine describe as "nuts" in Act 1?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Damis.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

4. Which character is the first to speak in Act 2?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

5. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?
(a) That Tartuffe will marry Elmire.
(b) That Orgon will break his promise.
(c) That Orgon will disown him.
(d) That Tartuffe will become Orgon's heir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?

2. What is Mariane's response to Orgon when he asks her if she will marry Tartuffe in Act 2?

3. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?

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

5. Who is the first character to speak in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Damis say he wishes to do to Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 3?

2. How does Mariane react when her father asks her to marry Tartuffe?

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

4. How does Orgon describe Tartuffe during his exchange with Cleante in Act 1?

5. Describe the conversation between Elmire and Tartuffe when she tries to dissuade him from accepting Mariane's hand in marriage.

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

7. How does Dorine describe Tartuffe to Orgon in Act 1?

8. What is the nature of Tartuffe's dialogue when he first appears in Act 3?

9. Describe what Madame Pernelle says and does to her servant just before leaving in Act 1.

10. Describe how Madame Pernelle takes defense of Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 1.

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