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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) "Be firm. This is no time for humanity."
(b) "I can't undo this."
(c) "This isn't your decision."
(d) "This is not up for discussion."

2. Finish the sentence: "You all hate him, and now I see how my wife, children, and maid conspire against his ______."
(a) Life.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Path.
(d) Strife.

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

4. Where does Tartuffe place his hand on Elmire that causes her to become alarmed during their private conversation in Act 3?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her arm.
(d) Her knee.

5. Who does Damis refer to as a "vulgar coxcomb" in Act 3?
(a) Tartuffe.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Elmire.

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

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

8. 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) The marriage between Tartuffe and Mariane.
(d) Naming Tartuffe as his heir.

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

10. Who says, "My breast does not hold a heart of stone"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Elmire.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Dorine.

11. Finish the sentence: "If you take my advice, you will seek a truce and not be a party to this boy's ____."
(a) Tales.
(b) Lies.
(c) Ruse.
(d) Abuse.

12. Who says, "The mere thought of this ingratitude makes me suffer from a torture so crude"?
(a) Damis.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Tartuffe.

13. What does Orgon tell Elmire he has given Tartuffe at the end of Act 4?
(a) Mariane's hand in marriage.
(b) The deed to his land.
(c) His house.
(d) Elmire as his wife.

14. Who says, "My entire life has been soiled with evil; it's nothing but a mass of sinful upheaval"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Damis.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Orgon.

15. What time does Tartuffe say it is when he leaves Cleante in Act 4?
(a) Noon.
(b) Half past three.
(c) Quarter past five.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elmire talk with when she sends Tartuffe out of the room for a moment in Act 4?

2. What does Dorine tell Tartuffe she believes is "out of fashion" in Act 3?

3. What does Cleante ask Tartuffe to help him with at the beginning of Act 4?

4. What does Cleante tell Tartuffe he believes his arguments seem like at the beginning of Act 4?

5. Who does Orgon call a traitor near the end of Act 3?

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