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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orgon look in just before starting his conversation with Mariane?
(a) The hallway.
(b) His coat pocket.
(c) The closet.
(d) A desk drawer.

2. What does Orgon claim he has given Dorine "too much" of during their argument in Act 2?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Wine.
(c) Words.
(d) Books.

3. Who says, ""I think, perchance, you've lost your mind through extravagance" in Act 2?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Dorine.
(d) Valere.

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

5. What is Mariane's response to Orgon when he asks her if she will marry Tartuffe in Act 2?
(a) "Out of the question, father, I assure you!"
(b) "I dare not!"
(c) "It is your will."
(d) "Whatever your wish father."

Short Answer Questions

1. In which manner does Orgon say he needs to speak with his daughter in Act 2?

2. What is Mariane's response to Valere when he asks her what she thinks of her father's decision for her to marry Tartuffe?

3. In Act 1, what ailment does Dorine tell Orgon his wife suffered while he was gone?

4. Who is Cleante's sister in the play?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorine claim the family's neighbor is slandering them?

2. How does Orgon react toward Dorine's negative descriptions of Tartuffe in Act 2?

3. How does Dorine react toward Mariane regarding Orgon's request that she marry Tartuffe?

4. What does Elmire say regarding her husband's feelings towards Tartuffe?

5. How does Tartuffe talk Orgon into letting him hold some documents for him?

6. What solution does Elmire suggest to Orgon to prove Tartuffe is disloyal in Act 4?

7. How does Dorine describe Tartuffe to Orgon in Act 1?

8. In what way does Dorine say Tartuffe has changed since he came to their house?

9. How does Damis react after he learns of Tartuffe's betrayal of Orgon?

10. Why does Elmire ask Tartuffe to go into the hallway during their encounter in Act 4?

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