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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. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere at the very end of Act 2?
2. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?
3. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?
4. Who hides in the room while Orgon and Mariane talk at the beginning of Act 2?
5. Whom does Orgon tell Cleante causes Tartuffe to often become jealous in Act 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the interaction between Tartuffe and the officer at the end of Act 5.
2. Describe the interaction between Valere and Mariane regarding Orgon's wish for her to marry Tartuffe.
3. Why does Elmire ask Tartuffe to go into the hallway during their encounter in Act 4?
4. Describe the interaction between Valere and Mariane that causes them to leave the room near the end of Act 2.
5. How does Orgon react after Cleante tells him to stop acting angry in Act 5?
6. How does Tartuffe talk Orgon into letting him hold some documents for him?
7. What does Mariane tell Dorine regarding her father's request that she marry Tartuffe in Act 2?
8. What does Cleante scold Orgon about at the beginning of Act 5?
9. Describe the interactions between Dorine and Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 3.
10. How does Orgon react toward Dorine's negative descriptions of Tartuffe in Act 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of comedy in the dialogue and scenery of the play. What are some ways that the dialogue of the play can be deemed comedic? What actions and scenery in the play are comedic? What tone might the author be trying to achieve through the use of comedy?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the nature of Orgon and Mariane's relationship. What might the author be using their relationship to say regarding the time period in which the play was written?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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