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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose arm does Orgon threaten to break near the end of Act 3?
(a) Dorine's.
(b) Tartuffe's.
(c) Elmire's.
(d) Damis'.

2. What is Mariane's response to Valere when he asks her what she thinks of her father's decision for her to marry Tartuffe?
(a) "I don't know".
(b) "It can't be true."
(c) "It will not happen."
(d) "What do you think?"

3. Who does Orgon call a traitor near the end of Act 3?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Damis.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Tartuffe.

4. What reason does Tartuffe give Cleante for leaving him in Act 4?
(a) He is tired of him.
(b) He needs sleep.
(c) There are religious rites that demand his presence.
(d) He is hungry.

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. Finish the sentence: "Monsieur, can you pose as one who's sage, gravely stroking your breaded _____."

3. What does Dorine tell Mariane and Valere at the very end of Act 2?

4. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?

5. Who asks, "Are you mocking us with your silly plot"?

(see the answer key)

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