1. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say science cannot grapple with the problem of women?
(a) Women are too complicated.
(b) Only God can explain women.
(c) Science can never grapple with the irrational.
(d) Science is a man's field.

2. During the Chiltern's dinner party, what does Lady Chiltern state she didn't know about Mrs. Cheveley?
(a) That she was once poor.
(b) That she is in love with Goring.
(c) That she married a second time.
(d) That she has a college education.

3. What does Sir Robert tell Mrs. Cheveley he thinks of the Argentine Canal Company when she first brings it up?
(a) It's a swindle.
(b) He's certain she should invest.
(c) It's going bankrupt.
(d) It's profitable.

4. What does Sir Robert say are the only two fashionable religions?
(a) Money and Power.
(b) Catholic and Lutheran.
(c) Politics and Society.
(d) Optimism and Pessimism.

5. Who says, "As a rule, everybody turns out to be somebody else"?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Lady Chiltern.
(c) Lady Markby.
(d) Goring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sir Robert reply to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3 when she asks about his change of view on the report from the Commission regarding the Argentine Canal scheme?

2. Why does Mabel say she dislikes pearls?

3. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?

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

5. Who says, "This is a game of life as we all have to play it"?

(see the answer key)

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