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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 does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere they will do to prevent the marriage of Mariane and Tartuffe?
(a) "Get witnesses and proof."
(b) "Wage war on every front."
(c) "Get prepared to fight."
(d) "Gather friends and family."

2. What does Elmire refer to as a "dreadful chore" to Cleante in Act 1?
(a) Talking to Orgon.
(b) Madame Pernelle's lecture.
(c) Listening to Tartuffe.
(d) Standing up.

3. What does Dorine refer to Tartuffe as during her argument with Orgon in Act 2?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Rude and unseemly.
(c) Bum and bigot.
(d) Loser and scum.

4. 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.

5. What is Mariane's response to Valere when he asks her what she thinks of her father's decision for her to marry Tartuffe?
(a) "It can't be true."
(b) "It will not happen."
(c) "What do you think?"
(d) "I don't know".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?

2. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?

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

4. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?

5. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cleante describe true pious and religious people in Act 1?

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

3. What reason does Orgon give to Elmire excusing why he refuses to believe Damis over Tartuffe?

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

5. Describe the interaction between Mariane and Valere after Dorine brings them back into the room at the end of Act 2.

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

7. What news does Valere share when he first appears in Act 5?

8. Describe Tartuffe and Elmire's interaction when he first enters the room to talk with her in Act 4.

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

10. Describe the interactions between Dorine and Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 3.

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