View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is the first to speak in Act 2?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

2. In what way does Orgon tell his daughter she must earn his love at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) By devoting herself to content him.
(b) By being happy.
(c) By working.
(d) By moving away.

3. What does Mariane describe as having "with the strongest passion"?
(a) Her hate for Orgon.
(b) Her love for Valere.
(c) Her hate for Tartuffe.
(d) Her love for Orgon.

4. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Damis.
(d) Tartuffe.

5. Finish the sentence: "And now life is sweet as a ______".
(a) Honeycomb.
(b) Rose.
(c) Flower.
(d) Rainbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dorine ask Mariane if she loves in Act 2?

2. What does Orgon tell Cleante that Tartuffe did with the first donation he gave to him at the end of Act 1?

3. Who is the first character to speak in the play?

4. Who describes Tartuffe as "a base usurper with a power tyrannic"?

5. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."

(see the answer key)

This section contains 204 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample