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

2. According to Lady Chiltern, what is the only way that people should be judged?
(a) By their economic status.
(b) By their past.
(c) By their social connections.
(d) By their intellect.

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

4. What does Lady Chiltern say gives one an instinct to things?
(a) Experience.
(b) Love.
(c) Education.
(d) Social standing.

5. At the Chiltern's dinner party, what does Mrs. Cheveley say cannot explain women?
(a) Other women.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Men.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?

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

3. According to Lady Markby, what about Sir John has become unbearable?

4. Which character says she's a little too old now to trouble about setting a good example?

5. What request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?

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