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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. Where does Lady Chiltern say she and Mrs. Cheveley have met before?
(a) At Mrs. Cheveley's wedding.
(b) In school.
(c) At Goring's house.
(d) At a party.

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

3. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what was considered excessively vulgar and middle class in the old days?
(a) To attend social gatherings.
(b) To marry for love.
(c) To pretend to be a bit better than one's neighbors.
(d) To marry for money.

4. According to Lady Markby, what is fashionable in marriage nowadays?
(a) For people to stay together for a long time.
(b) For people never to marry.
(c) For people to marry as often as they can.
(d) For people to wait until they are older to marry.

5. In what season does Mrs. Cheveley say people are either hunting for husbands or hiding from them?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) The London season.
(d) The holiday season.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3, what is Sir Robert not a man to do?

2. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?

3. What is the name of the tapestry that remains illuminated after the lights are put out at the end of Act 1?

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

5. According to Mrs. Marchmont, who throws tedious parties?

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