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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Damis tell Dorine he wants to do when Tartuffe and Elmire speak privately in Act 3?
(a) Stop them.
(b) Go outside.
(c) Listen at the door.
(d) Hide in the room.

4. What does Mariane offer for Orgon to give to Tartuffe if she will not have to marry him?
(a) Dorine's hand in marriage.
(b) Her inheritance.
(c) Her home.
(d) One night with her.

5. Where does Elmire make Tartuffe go in the middle of their private conversation in Act 4?
(a) Into the kitchen.
(b) Into the living room.
(c) Into the hallway.
(d) Out the window.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish the sentence: "And should we always respond to small slips with fire in our eyes and abuse on our ___."

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

4. Finish the sentence: "If you take my advice, you will seek a truce and not be a party to this boy's ____."

5. Who does Dorine say has "little ways" of convincing Tartuffe in Act 3?

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