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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orgon say to Mariane after she has made her plea to not marry Tartuffe?
(a) "This isn't your decision."
(b) "This is not up for discussion."
(c) "I can't undo this."
(d) "Be firm. This is no time for humanity."

2. Who is the first character to speak in Act 4?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Cleante.

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

4. Who does Dorine say has "little ways" of convincing Tartuffe in Act 3?
(a) Damis.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Elmire.

5. Who does Elmire talk with when she sends Tartuffe out of the room for a moment in Act 4?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Orgon.

6. What does Tartuffe tell his servant to "lock up" before dismissing him in Act 3?
(a) His hat and cane.
(b) His books and papers.
(c) His shoes and pants.
(d) His hair shirt and scourge.

7. What does Cleante ask Tartuffe to help him with at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Fixing Orgon's finances.
(b) Mending Orgon and Damis' relationship.
(c) Joining Mariane and Valere.
(d) Talking to Elmire about a problem.

8. What does Dorine tell Tartuffe she believes is "out of fashion" in Act 3?
(a) Love.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Lust.
(d) Clothes.

9. 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) Broken.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Sad.

10. Who does Orgon say will be his only legal heir at the end of Act 3?
(a) Damis.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Dorine.

11. What does Elmire get Orgon to agree to do in order to prove Tartuffe is disloyal in Act 4?
(a) Confront Tartuffe.
(b) Read a letter Tartuffe gave her.
(c) Hide in the room while she talks to him.
(d) Stand outside the window while she talks to him.

12. Where in the room does Orgon hide during Elmire and Tartuffe's private discussion in Act 4?
(a) Behind the curtains.
(b) In the closet.
(c) Behind a plant.
(d) Under the table.

13. What does Mariane offer for Orgon to give to Tartuffe if she will not have to marry him?
(a) Her home.
(b) Her inheritance.
(c) Dorine's hand in marriage.
(d) One night with her.

14. What words does Tartuffe use to describe himself to Orgon after being confronted by him in Act 3?
(a) Sorry and pitiful.
(b) Wicked and culpable.
(c) Regretful and worried.
(d) Ashamed and sad.

15. What does Tartuffe say caused his heart to belong to Elmire and made her his queen in Act 3?
(a) Her wittiness.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her supreme splendor.
(d) Her laughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Don't put on that scrupulous air while your actions injure a rightful heir"?

2. Who says, "My breast does not hold a heart of stone"?

3. Finish the sentence: May Heaven forever in its great bounty grant you good health both in soul and _______."

4. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?

5. Who says, "What can I think about what you're saying except that your blindness is quite dismaying!"?

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