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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."

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

3. Who does Elmire talk with when she sends Tartuffe out of the room for a moment in Act 4?

4. Finish the sentence: "Let's join forces, I beg you, and try through skill or cunning to undo the vicious scheme that's left us all so ______."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of social class in the play. What is the author using the play to say in regards to social class? Which characters help the author accomplish these goals and how do they do so?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of hypocrisy that is presented in the play. What might the author be saying in terms of hypocrisy and religion?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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