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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Mrs. Cheveley say she returned to London in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) To see Lady Chiltern.
(b) To visit relatives.
(c) To meet Sir Robert.
(d) To find a husband.

2. What does Lady Chiltern demand that Sir Robert do immediately, in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Retire from public life.
(b) Write a letter to Mrs. Cheveley saying he will not support the Argentine Canal scheme.
(c) Throw Mrs. Cheveley out of their house.
(d) Tell Goring to leave the party.

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

4. What does Sir Robert say that sooner or later one must do in political life?
(a) Compromise.
(b) Retire.
(c) Lose an election.
(d) Lie.

5. According to Goring, what can't women discover?
(a) The obvious.
(b) What men do when women aren't present.
(c) The truth about men.
(d) The truth about marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Robert say this century worships?

2. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Lady Chiltern tell Sir Robert he's always been?

3. According to Lady Markby, what is fashionable in marriage nowadays?

4. How does Lord Goring describe seeing Mrs. Cheveley at the Chiltern's party?

5. Why does Goring say he loves to talk about nothing?

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