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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lady Markby, what's better than light intellectual pressure?
(a) Anything.
(b) A good kiss.
(c) Politics.
(d) Needlepoint.

2. After Mrs. Cheveley leaves the party at the Chiltern's, what does Mabel tell Goring they cannot talk about?
(a) Politics, money, and Mrs. Cheveley.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Her dinner date with Tommy.
(d) The Royal Academy, Mrs. Cheveley, and novels in Scotch dialect.

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

4. What request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?
(a) She asks him to withdraw it.
(b) She asks him to go ahead with it.
(c) She asks him to wait one more day.
(d) She asks if she can attend with him.

5. Where does Mrs. Cheveley say she got the letter containing the secret about Sir Robert?
(a) From Sir Robert's mailbox.
(b) From Goring.
(c) From Sir Robert's desk.
(d) From Baron Arnheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what do Englishmen always get after a good meal?

2. How old was Sir Robert when he wrote the letter to Baron Arnheim?

3. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?

4. Who does Mrs. Cheveley say taught her to play fairly when one has the winning cards?

5. Why can't Goring stay longer at the Chiltern's in Act 1, Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Mrs. Marchmont give for hating being educated?

2. Before sitting down to dinner, why does Mabel say that Goring has been "horrid" and what is his response?

3. Why does Sir Robert become angry with Goring in Act 3, Part 1?

4. What does Goring want from Sir Robert in return for his getting the letter to Baron Arnheim back?

5. Why does Sir Robert think it so unfair that the scandal revealed in his letter to Baron Arnheim should surface now?

6. When Goring comments that Mrs. Cheveley is just as willful as she used to be, why does Mrs. Cheveley say she has actually improved?

7. What does Mabel say she wants to be to Goring in their marriage?

8. What about Lady Chiltern's letter catches Mrs. Cheveley's eye when she is in Goring's drawing room?

9. Why does Sir Robert say it was so important to him to achieve success when he was young?

10. Why does Sir Robert think someone has been listening in on his conversation with Goring while he's at Goring's house?

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