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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in the room does Orgon hide during Elmire and Tartuffe's private discussion in Act 4?
(a) In the closet.
(b) Behind the curtains.
(c) Under the table.
(d) Behind a plant.

2. What does Tartuffe tell his servant to "lock up" before dismissing him in Act 3?
(a) His books and papers.
(b) His hat and cane.
(c) His shoes and pants.
(d) His hair shirt and scourge.

3. What does Damis tell Dorine he wants to do when Tartuffe and Elmire speak privately in Act 3?
(a) Stop them.
(b) Go outside.
(c) Listen at the door.
(d) Hide in the room.

4. Finish the sentence: "I am cutting you off and what is worse I am leaving you with my heart-felt _______."
(a) Hearse.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Purse.
(d) Curse.

5. What does Elmire get Orgon to agree to do in order to prove Tartuffe is disloyal in Act 4?
(a) Stand outside the window while she talks to him.
(b) Hide in the room while she talks to him.
(c) Confront Tartuffe.
(d) Read a letter Tartuffe gave her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Your desires are too quick to ignite, and you mustn't let passion be overdone"?

2. What does Elmire ask Tartuffe to do when he first enters the room in Act 4?

3. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?

4. Who says, "I'll stoke up the fires of his insolent heart and give a free field to this base upstart"?

5. What does Orgon refer to Dorine, Cleante, Mariane, and Elmire's suggestions that Tartuffe is an imposter in Act 4?

(see the answer keys)

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