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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lady Markby, what is fashionable in marriage nowadays?
(a) For people to marry as often as they can.
(b) For people to wait until they are older to marry.
(c) For people to stay together for a long time.
(d) For people never to marry.

2. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Caversham.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Goring.

3. What does Lady Chiltern say gives one an instinct to things?
(a) Love.
(b) Experience.
(c) Education.
(d) Social standing.

4. In Act 2, Part 1, what does Goring tell Sir Robert he should have done with Lady Chiltern?
(a) Tell her everything.
(b) Divorce her.
(c) Lie to her.
(d) Distract her with a gift.

5. Why does Goring say he loves to talk about nothing?
(a) It's the only thing he knows anything about.
(b) It's the only thing his friends know anything about.
(c) Ladies love to talk about nothing, and he loves ladies.
(d) He doesn't like serious conversations.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mabel, what is London society comprised of?

2. What does Sir Robert say this century worships?

3. What does Lady Chiltern tell Goring he'd find interesting about her meeting in Act 1, Part 2?

4. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?

5. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?

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