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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Madame Pernelle slap in Act 1?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Filipote.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Damis.

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

3. What does Orgon call Dorine when she claims that he is lying about making his daughter marry Tartuffe?
(a) A wench.
(b) A rat.
(c) A shrew.
(d) A snake.

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

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

6. Finish the sentence: "He is a man of repute in the land of his birth, and, even as he is, he's a man of ______."
(a) Mirth.
(b) Worth.
(c) Meaning.
(d) God.

7. What is the relationship between Damis and Mariane?
(a) Uncle and niece.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Husband and wife.
(d) Brother and sister.

8. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Madame Pernelle.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Elmire.

9. What does Dorine say a woman in love needs to have a heart made of?
(a) Gold.
(b) Granite.
(c) Steel.
(d) Rock.

10. Finish the sentence: "Yes, I may think so, but my broken heart foresees you, too, suffering from Love's ____."
(a) Depart.
(b) Dart.
(c) Start.
(d) Chart.

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

12. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a fool of the worst kind"?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Damis.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

13. What statement does Orgon continually repeat when discussing Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 1?
(a) "Oh my!"
(b) "Poor fellow!"
(c) "Praise be!"
(d) "My dear man!"

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

15. Who says, "Your injustice to me has a mortal sting!"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Damis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?

2. Whom does Orgon tell Cleante causes Tartuffe to often become jealous in Act 1?

3. What does Orgon look in just before starting his conversation with Mariane?

4. What does Dorine do every time Orgon turns towards her during their argument in Act 2?

5. Which of the following people does Dorine NOT tell Mariane and Valere to speak with regarding their plans of stopping Mariane and Tartuffe's marriage?

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