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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. Who wrote the letter Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?
(a) Baron Arnheim.
(b) Lady Chiltern.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Goring.

2. What is the name of the tapestry that remains illuminated after the lights are put out at the end of Act 1?
(a) Deception.
(b) Cupid's Arrow.
(c) The Garden of Eden.
(d) The Triumph of Love.

3. During Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley say we all must do sooner or later?
(a) Die.
(b) Get older.
(c) Pay for what we do.
(d) Marry.

4. Why does Mabel want Lady Chiltern to talk to Tommy Trafford?
(a) She wants him to propose to her.
(b) He keeps proposing to Mabel.
(c) He's very unhappy.
(d) He's making poor decisions.

5. What does Goring say a woman wearing too much rouge and not enough clothing is?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Too low born for his time.
(c) A sign of despair.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Part 1, what does Goring tell Sir Robert he should have done with Lady Chiltern?

2. Who says, "As a rule, everybody turns out to be somebody else"?

3. To what flower does the author compare Mrs. Cheveley?

4. At the Chiltern's dinner party, what does Mrs. Cheveley say cannot explain women?

5. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say science cannot grapple with the problem of women?

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