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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 Orgon claim Tartuffe has a "powerful love" for that makes him renounce wealth?
(a) Peace.
(b) The Lord.
(c) The eternal.
(d) Others.

2. What does Orgon say Dorine's "twaddle" has caused him to become?
(a) Tired.
(b) Upbeat.
(c) High-strung.
(d) Annoyed.

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

4. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Filipote.
(d) Mariane.

5. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Damis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?

2. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?

3. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What response does Cleante give Tartuffe when he refuses to help mend Orgon and Damis' relationship?

4. What reasons does Madame Pernelle give Elmire for leaving the house at the beginning of Act 1?

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

6. Describe Dorine and Cleante's pleas to Orgon regarding Mariane's marriage in Act 4.

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

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

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

10. What does Cleante say regarding Orgon's temper in Act 5?

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