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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 question does Dorine ask Mariane just after Orgon leaves the room in Act 2?

2. Who does Cleante question Orgon about near the end of Act 1?

3. Finish the sentence: "And now life is sweet as a ______".

4. In Act 1, what ailment does Dorine tell Orgon his wife suffered while he was gone?

5. In what way does Orgon tell his daughter she must earn his love at the beginning of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Orgon describe Tartuffe during his exchange with Cleante in Act 1?

4. How does Dorine describe her scheme to get Orgon to distrust Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 3?

5. What does Cleante come to talk to Tartuffe about at the beginning of Act 4?

6. How does Orgon react when Damis reveals that Tartuffe made advances towards Elmire?

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

8. How does Tartuffe talk Orgon into letting him hold some documents for him?

9. What is Madame Pernelle's reaction towards her family when she hears of Tartuffe's betrayal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character Tartuffe in the play. What seems to be his true intentions? What seems to motivate his actions? How does he go about getting what he wants?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of temper in the play. Who is able to control their temper and who is not? What might the author be saying in terms of the repercussions of losing ones temper?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the servant characters in the play, namely Dorine and Filipote. How are these two characters portrayed differently? What purpose does the author have for presenting these characters so differently?

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