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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "Let's join forces, I beg you, and try through skill or cunning to undo the vicious scheme that's left us all so ______."
(a) Troubled.
(b) Sad.
(c) Broken.
(d) Lonely.

2. What does Tartuffe tell Cleante would be "a huge scandal"?
(a) If he married Mariane.
(b) If he married Elmire.
(c) If he left Orgon's house.
(d) If he refused to marry Mariane.

3. What does Orgon say his money could help Tartuffe accomplish during his conversation with Dorine in Act 2?
(a) Restore his land and remove his liens.
(b) Give him a home.
(c) Clear his debts.
(d) Clothe and feed him.

4. What does Orgon tell Damis will happen that very night just to see him "bellow" near the end of Act 3?
(a) The death of Tartuffe.
(b) The marriage of Mariane and Valere.
(c) Naming Tartuffe as his heir.
(d) The marriage between Tartuffe and Mariane.

5. What is the name of the neighbor Dorine accuses of slandering the family's house in the play?
(a) Lilly.
(b) Ava.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Doris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to speak in Act 4?

2. What type of candy does Tartuffe offer Elmire during their encounter in Act 4?

3. What derogatory name does Madame Pernelle call her servant just before leaving the house in Act 1?

4. Who does Madame Pernelle say has "fallen from grace" in Act 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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