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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "What can I think about what you're saying except that your blindness is quite dismaying!"?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Cleante.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Dorine.

2. What does Tartuffe do when Orgon confronts him with Damis' claims near the end of Act 3?
(a) Confesses and apologizes.
(b) Cries.
(c) Denies it.
(d) Prays.

3. Finish the sentence: "I am cutting you off and what is worse I am leaving you with my heart-felt _______."
(a) Hearse.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Purse.
(d) Curse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Tartuffe say it is when he leaves Cleante in Act 4?

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

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

4. What does Tartuffe give to Dorine when they first begin talking in Act 3?

5. Finish the sentence: "You all hate him, and now I see how my wife, children, and maid conspire against his ______."

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