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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Marriage.
(d) Her dinner date with Tommy.

2. What is Sir Robert's initial response to Mrs. Cheveley's request concerning his speech?
(a) He agrees.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He asks her to come watch him speak.
(d) He is very excited.

3. According to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3, what is Sir Robert not a man to do?
(a) Continue in public life.
(b) Ruin a lady's reputation.
(c) Lie to his wife.
(d) Do anything dishonorable.

4. Who says, "This is a game of life as we all have to play it"?
(a) Sir Robert.
(b) Mrs. Cheveley.
(c) Goring.
(d) Mabel.

5. How does Mrs. Cheveley reply to Sir Robert when he asks, "What brought you into my life?"
(a) Careful planning.
(b) Circumstances.
(c) His wife.
(d) Her good luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cheveley want Sir Robert to say about the Argentine Canal project?

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

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

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

5. In Act 1, Part 2, who says, "I like tedious, practical subjects. What I don't like are tedious, practical people"?

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