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

Short Answer Questions

1. When it opens, how is Act 5, Scene 1, similar to the play's original opening scene?

2. Alceste makes another big decision at the end of Act 5, Scene 1. What is it?

3. Clitandre and Acaste finally leave the room. What do they do on their way out?

4. Whom does Célimène ask to entertain Arsinoé?

5. At the beginning of Act Five, SceneOne, who are Alceste and Philinte waiting for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Acaste and Clitandre are antagonists within the play. Explain how and why the two marquis offend or do not offend each of the other characters in the play. Explain why Moliere may have used people of noble rank to be the antagonists.

Essay Topic 2

Alceste has a difficult time speaking with Celimene throughout the play. Discuss the events that interrupt this conversation. Are these events or situations intentional or not? Why do you think so? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What two things does the reader learn from the argument between Philine and Alceste? Identify the points in the argument that lead the reader to this discovery. Why does the author use an argument to make his point? Can he express these issues in a different way?

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