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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "Let's join forces, I beg you, and try through skill or cunning to undo the vicious scheme that's left us all so ______."

2. What does Mariane offer for Orgon to give to Tartuffe if she will not have to marry him?

3. Where in the room does Orgon hide during Elmire and Tartuffe's private discussion 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 says, "What can I think about what you're saying except that your blindness is quite dismaying!"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism in the king's intervention and subsequent absolution for Orgon at the end of the play. What message might the author be trying to get across with the use of this character?

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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