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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who says, "My breast does not hold a heart of stone"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Damis.
(d) Tartuffe.
2. What does Cleante tell Tartuffe he believes his arguments seem like at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Daydreams.
(b) Truth.
(c) Tall tales.
(d) Ruses.
3. What does Elmire make Tartuffe promise to do near the end of their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Marry Dorine.
(b) Leave their home.
(c) Give back Orgon's money.
(d) Refuse to marry Mariane.
4. What does Orgon say to Mariane after she has made her plea to not marry Tartuffe?
(a) "This is not up for discussion."
(b) "I can't undo this."
(c) "This isn't your decision."
(d) "Be firm. This is no time for humanity."
5. Whose arm does Orgon threaten to break near the end of Act 3?
(a) Dorine's.
(b) Elmire's.
(c) Damis'.
(d) Tartuffe's.
6. What does Orgon tell Mariane "the contract" of her marriage to Tartuffe will make her?
(a) A good person.
(b) A holy woman.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Very gay.
7. What does Tartuffe do when Orgon confronts him with Damis' claims near the end of Act 3?
(a) Denies it.
(b) Cries.
(c) Prays.
(d) Confesses and apologizes.
8. Who says, "I'll stoke up the fires of his insolent heart and give a free field to this base upstart"?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Dorine.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Elmire.
9. Who says, "What can I think about what you're saying except that your blindness is quite dismaying!"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Cleante.
10. What does Damis tell Dorine he wants to do when Tartuffe and Elmire speak privately in Act 3?
(a) Stop them.
(b) Hide in the room.
(c) Listen at the door.
(d) Go outside.
11. Who says, "Your desires are too quick to ignite, and you mustn't let passion be overdone"?
(a) Orgon.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Tartuffe.
12. Finish the sentence: "Let's quickly put it all in writing, and let their envy choke on its own _______."
(a) Might.
(b) Creation.
(c) Terms.
(d) Spiting.
13. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."
(a) Lover.
(b) Nature.
(c) Woman.
(d) Creation.
14. Who does Orgon call a traitor near the end of Act 3?
(a) Damis.
(b) Tartuffe.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Dorine.
15. What does Cleante ask Tartuffe to help him with at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Talking to Elmire about a problem.
(b) Fixing Orgon's finances.
(c) Joining Mariane and Valere.
(d) Mending Orgon and Damis' relationship.
Short Answer Questions
1. What reason does Dorine give Damis for not allowing him to hide in the room while Elmire and Tartuffe speak in Act 3?
2. What does Elmire get Orgon to agree to do in order to prove Tartuffe is disloyal in Act 4?
3. 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 ______."
4. What does Dorine tell Tartuffe she believes is "out of fashion" in Act 3?
5. Who says, "Don't put on that scrupulous air while your actions injure a rightful heir"?
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