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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?
(a) Valere.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Dorine.

2. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Madame Pernelle.
(d) Orgon.

3. Who is the author of the play Le Tartuffe?
(a) Jean Giraudoux.
(b) Moliere.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) Gustave Flaubert.

4. What does Cleante describe Orgon's descriptions of Tartuffe as near the end of Act 1?
(a) Simply garbage.
(b) Dirty lies.
(c) Pure rot.
(d) Hearty smut.

5. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?
(a) Valere.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Cleante.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?

4. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?

5. What does Damis ask Cleante to discuss with Orgon just before he comes into the scene in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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