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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is described as "a holy man whom all should hear"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

4. What is described as "a sly conjecture or a wicked smear"?
(a) The rumor of Mariane marrying Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon's opinion of Tartuffe.
(c) Tartuffe's reputation.
(d) For Mariane to marry Valere.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?

3. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?

4. What does Orgon tell Cleante when he asks what he should report to Valere regarding Mariane's marriage?

5. Whom does Cleante say wants to marry Mariane during his conversation with Orgon near the end of Act 1?

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