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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. What is the relationship between Elmire and Mariane?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Mother and daughter.
(d) Stepmother and stepdaughter.

2. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?
(a) "No more".
(b) "I dare say not".
(c) "Enough I say".
(d) "What you please".

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

4. What derogatory name does Madame Pernelle call her servant just before leaving the house in Act 1?
(a) A lass.
(b) A dog.
(c) A waste.
(d) A slut.

5. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Damis.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Elmire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people does Dorine NOT tell Mariane and Valere to speak with regarding their plans of stopping Mariane and Tartuffe's marriage?

2. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?

3. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say Tartuffe did the first time they met?

4. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?

5. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Loyal knocks on the door of Orgon's home?

2. How does Dorine react toward Mariane regarding Orgon's request that she marry Tartuffe?

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

4. What does Elmire do just after Tartuffe begins making advances towards her in Act 4?

5. What is the nature of Orgon's friend Argas' documents?

6. Describe the interaction between Orgon and Mariane near the beginning of Act 4.

7. How does Tartuffe react after Orgon confronts him about his bad behavior towards Elmire at the end of Act 4?

8. What does Cleante come to talk to Tartuffe about at the beginning of Act 4?

9. What happens when Tartuffe returns to Orgon's home with an officer?

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

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