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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. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Orgon.

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

3. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Damis.
(d) Elmire.

4. What is the name of Madame Pernelle's servant in the play?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Filipote.
(c) Laurent.
(d) Dorine.

5. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?
(a) Clear his debts.
(b) Restore his land and remove his liens.
(c) Clothe and feed him.
(d) Give him a home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?

2. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?

3. 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 ______."

4. What does Orgon say Dorine's "twaddle" has caused him to become?

5. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the interaction between Tartuffe and the officer at the end of Act 5.

3. How does Orgon react after Cleante tells him to stop acting angry in Act 5?

4. What excuse does Tartuffe give to Cleante when he asks him to help Orgon and Damis make up?

5. What does Mariane tell Dorine regarding her father's request that she marry Tartuffe in Act 2?

6. What is Madame Pernelle's reaction towards her family when she hears of Tartuffe's betrayal?

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

8. What is the nature of Orgon and Mariane's discussion at the beginning of Act 2 just before Tartuffe is brought up?

9. How does Tartuffe talk Orgon into letting him hold some documents for him?

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

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