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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dorine refer to Tartuffe as during her argument with Orgon in Act 2?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Rude and unseemly.
(c) Bum and bigot.
(d) Loser and scum.

2. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Damis.

3. Finish the sentence: "I am cutting you off and what is worse I am leaving you with my heart-felt _______."
(a) Curse.
(b) Purse.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Hearse.

4. What derogatory name does Madame Pernelle call her servant just before leaving the house in Act 1?
(a) A lass.
(b) A waste.
(c) A dog.
(d) A slut.

5. What does Elmire make Tartuffe promise to do near the end of their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Leave their home.
(b) Give back Orgon's money.
(c) Refuse to marry Mariane.
(d) Marry Dorine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tartuffe give to Dorine when they first begin talking in Act 3?

2. Finish the sentence: "Claiming our crime was truly gigantic in mixing what's holy with what's ______".

3. Whom does Orgon tell Cleante causes Tartuffe to often become jealous in Act 1?

4. What does Tartuffe say caused his heart to belong to Elmire and made her his queen in Act 3?

5. What is the name of Madame Pernelle's servant in the play?

(see the answer key)

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