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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Chiltern want to do about the theft of her letter to Goring?
(a) Intercept it before it gets to Sir Robert.
(b) Tell Sir Robert everything.
(c) Forget about it.
(d) Have Mrs. Cheveley's house ransacked for the letter.

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

3. Why does Caversham visit Goring in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To invite Goring to dinner.
(b) To convince Goring to get married.
(c) To discuss Goring's career.
(d) To convince Goring to stay away from Mabel.

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

5. What does Goring say makes marriage such a hopeless, one-sided institution?
(a) Love.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) The moral sense of women.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mabel say she dislikes pearls?

4. What does Caversham say aren't fashionable anymore?

5. In Act 1, Part 1, what is needed at the embassy to prevent the ambassador from being recalled?

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