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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 relationship between Elmire and Mariane?

2. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say Tartuffe did the first time they met?

3. What does Cleante say he fears at the end of Act 1?

4. Finish the sentence: "And now life is sweet as a ______".

5. Which of the following does Orgon NOT say regarding Tartuffe during his conversation with Mariane in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the interaction between Orgon and Mariane near the beginning of Act 4.

2. How does Tartuffe react when Dorine mentions that Elmire wanted to speak with him privately?

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

4. What response does Cleante give Tartuffe when he refuses to help mend Orgon and Damis' relationship?

5. What reason does Orgon give to Elmire excusing why he refuses to believe Damis over Tartuffe?

6. How does Dorine describe Orgon and Tartuffe's relationship to Cleante in Act 1?

7. What does Cleante come to talk to Tartuffe about at the beginning of Act 4?

8. What does Mariane tell Dorine regarding her father's request that she marry Tartuffe in Act 2?

9. How does Orgon react after Cleante tells him to stop acting angry in Act 5?

10. How does Tartuffe react towards Orgon after Damis reveals that he saw him making advances towards Elmire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of comedy in the dialogue and scenery of the play. What are some ways that the dialogue of the play can be deemed comedic? What actions and scenery in the play are comedic? What tone might the author be trying to achieve through the use of comedy?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of the character Madame Pernelle in the play. What is her purpose? What might she be representative of in terms of society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of hypocrisy that is presented in the play. What might the author be saying in terms of hypocrisy and religion?

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