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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dorine describe as "nuts" in Act 1?

2. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere at the very end of Act 2?

3. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?

4. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere they will do to prevent the marriage of Mariane and Tartuffe?

5. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Orgon react toward Dorine's negative descriptions of Tartuffe in Act 2?

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

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

6. In what way does Tartuffe "put the moves" on Elmire near the beginning of Act 3?

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

8. What is Valere's reaction just after learning of Orgon's plans for Mariane to marry Tartuffe?

9. What does Orgon tell his family regarding the secret he has shared with Tartuffe?

10. What plan does Dorine come up with at the end of Act 2 in hopes of preventing Mariane from marrying Tartuffe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism in the king's intervention and subsequent absolution for Orgon at the end of the play. What message might the author be trying to get across with the use of this character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of trust in the play. Which characters are presented as trustworthy, and which are not? What purpose does the author have in presenting trust in this way?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of virtue in the play. How and by whom is virtue discussed? What seems to be the author's opinion of virtue?

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