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Which Spanish character did Molière bring to the stage in 1665?
Answer: Don Juan
Why: His version closed after 15 performances in 1665 and was not staged again in his lifetime.
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Which theatre tradition does Scapin's name come from?
Answer: Commedia dell'arte
Why: The plot borrows from Terence's Roman comedy Phormio, but the name comes from the Italian servant Scappino.
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Whose comedy did Molière borrow Scapin's galley scene from?
Answer: Cyrano de Bergerac
Why: Cyrano was a real writer who died in 1655, long before Edmond Rostand made him a stage hero in 1897.
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In which play did Molière fall ill on stage?
Answer: The Imaginary Invalid
Why: He was playing the title role, Argan, a man who is convinced he is always ill.
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Where did Molière's troupe play for Louis XIV in 1658?
Answer: The Louvre
Why: Versailles was then still a small hunting château, and Louis XIV began turning it into a palace only in 1661.
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Who disguises herself as a doctor in The Imaginary Invalid?
Answer: Toinette
Why: Toinette is Argan's maid; Angélique and Louison are his daughters and Béline is his second wife.
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