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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Goring claim to have gotten the brooch while talking to Mrs. Cheveley?
(a) He found it.
(b) He bought it at a pawn shop.
(c) He stole it.
(d) It was a gift.

2. Who says Lord Goring isn't good enough for Mabel?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Caversham.
(c) Lord Goring.
(d) Sir Robert.

3. According to Mrs. Cheveley, to whom does a woman owe her first duty in life?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her dressmaker.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her husband.

4. When Sir Robert leaves Goring's, whom does Goring think Sir Robert was talking about?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Lady Chiltern.
(c) Lady Markby.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley.

5. What does Mrs. Cheveley find at Goring's while she is waiting for him?
(a) Sir Robert's letter.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Lady Chiltern's letter.
(d) Nothing.

6. Who says, "When a man has once loved a woman, he will do anything for her, except continue to love her"?
(a) Goring.
(b) Lady Chiltern.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley.

7. Why does Lord Goring prefer pluck over genius?
(a) People with pluck are more successful.
(b) Geniuses are boring.
(c) He's a plucky person.
(d) It's not as common as genius is.

8. Why does Lady Chiltern write a letter to Goring?
(a) She is too shy to talk to him.
(b) She needs to meet with him.
(c) She is in love with him.
(d) She is planning to leave Sir Robert and needs his help.

9. What does Sir Robert tell Lady Chiltern was her mistake after she learns his secret?
(a) To love him.
(b) To think he was without faults.
(c) To marry him.
(d) To expect him to remain a politician.

10. What does Caversham say aren't fashionable anymore?
(a) Neck ties.
(b) Dinner parties.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Bachelors.

11. In Act 3, Part 1, what does Sir Robert say is the greatest thing in the world?
(a) Love.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

12. What does Sir Robert compare himself to in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) A lovelorn teenager.
(b) A ship without a rudder.
(c) The tip of a pen.
(d) A compass without a needle.

13. What good news does Goring deliver to Lady Chiltern in Act 4, Part 1?
(a) Mrs. Cheveley confessed she never had a letter.
(b) He burned Sir Robert's letter.
(c) Sir Robert denounced the Argentine Canal scheme.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley has left town.

14. Who does Goring say Mrs. Cheveley stole the brooch from?
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Himself.
(d) Lady Berkshire.

15. In Act 3, Part 1, what event does Sir Robert say begins at eleven?
(a) The debate on the Argentine Canal.
(b) The Bachelor's Ball.
(c) Lady Chiltern's tea party.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley's trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Markby say Lady Bonar's new genius does?

2. Why do Lady Markby and Mrs. Cheveley say they've come to call on Mrs. Chiltern in Act 2, Part 2?

3. According to Caversham, what does <i>The Times</i> say about Robert following his speech?

4. What does Goring say only dull people ever get into?

5. Sir Robert thinks Lady Chiltern might have been kinder to him if they had done what?

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