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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Damis say he wants to do when he comes out of hiding in Act 3?
(a) Tell Orgon of Tartuffe's advances on Elmire.
(b) To throw Tartuffe in the street.
(c) To kill Tartuffe.
(d) To tell on Elmire.

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

3. Why does Elmire begin coughing during her encounter with Tartuffe in Act 4?
(a) She wants more water.
(b) Because she is sick.
(c) To get Orgon's attention.
(d) She wants Tartuffe to leave.

4. Finish the sentence: "And I can't gaze up you, you perfect creature, without worshiping in you both God and ______."
(a) Woman.
(b) Creation.
(c) Lover.
(d) Nature.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What kind of man does Orgon say Tartuffe is after he sees the advances he makes on Elmire?
(a) Awful.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Abominable.

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

10. What does Damis do undetected during the conversation between Tartuffe and Elmire in Act 3?
(a) Listens at the door.
(b) Sneaks out.
(c) Approaches Tartuffe.
(d) Opens the closet door.

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

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

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

14. Who says, "Your desires are too quick to ignite, and you mustn't let passion be overdone"?
(a) Dorine.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Tartuffe.
(d) Elmire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elmire say "aids in our misdirection" when planning her scheme against Tartuffe with Dorine in Act 4?

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

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

4. What does Mariane tell Orgon she will join if he makes her marry Tartuffe?

5. What does Elmire make Tartuffe promise to do near the end of their private conversation in Act 3?

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