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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Tartuffe a "false Capuchin" in the play?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Damis.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Cleante.

2. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Damis.
(d) Dorine.

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

4. What does Orgon say when Cleante asks if he will keep his promise at the end of Act 1?
(a) "Farewell".
(b) "Possibly".
(c) "It is likely".
(d) "It is certain".

5. What does Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?
(a) About evicting Tartuffe.
(b) About his inheritance.
(c) About a job.
(d) About the marriage of Mariane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Orgon to keep his "anger within measure" in Act 2?

2. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?

3. What term does Mariane refer to Tartuffe as just after her father asks if she will marry him?

4. Who is described as "fat and flabby, with red lips, and a shining face"?

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

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