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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Tartuffe's servant?
2. Which two characters converse with one another just after Madame Pernelle leaves in Act 1?
3. Whom does Madame Pernelle call "a bold lassy" in Act 1?
4. What does Dorine refer to Tartuffe as during her argument with Orgon in Act 2?
5. Finish Orgon's description of Tartuffe in Act 2: "He is a holy man and ______ poor."
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Orgon tell his family regarding the secret he has shared with Tartuffe?
2. Describe the interaction between Mariane and Valere after Dorine brings them back into the room at the end of Act 2.
3. How does Dorine describe Tartuffe to Orgon in Act 1?
4. What excuse does Tartuffe give to Cleante when he asks him to help Orgon and Damis make up?
5. Describe the interaction between Valere and Mariane that causes them to leave the room near the end of Act 2.
6. In what way does Tartuffe "put the moves" on Elmire near the beginning of Act 3?
7. Describe what happens when Damis reveals himself hiding in the room after Tartuffe makes advances towards Elmire.
8. How does Dorine describe her scheme to get Orgon to distrust Tartuffe at the beginning of Act 3?
9. What does Elmire do just after Tartuffe begins making advances towards her in Act 4?
10. How does Damis react after he learns of Tartuffe's betrayal of Orgon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the character Tartuffe in the play. What seems to be his true intentions? What seems to motivate his actions? How does he go about getting what he wants?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nature of trust in the play. Which characters are presented as trustworthy, and which are not? What purpose does the author have in presenting trust in this way?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of manipulation in the play. Who uses manipulation to their advantage and is most successful? What might the author be saying about the nature of manipulation by showing the family's misuse of it?
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