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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 request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?
(a) She asks him to withdraw it.
(b) She asks if she can attend with him.
(c) She asks him to go ahead with it.
(d) She asks him to wait one more day.

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

3. What does Mrs. Cheveley consider fame on the continent for Sir Robert in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) He is a politician.
(b) He is recognized by many people.
(c) He has a beautiful wife.
(d) His name is spelled right in the newspaper.

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

5. Where does Mrs. Cheveley say she got the letter containing the secret about Sir Robert?
(a) From Baron Arnheim.
(b) From Sir Robert's mailbox.
(c) From Goring.
(d) From Sir Robert's desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Cheveley say will have the loathsome joy of dragging Sir Robert down in the mud and mire?

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

3. In Act 1, Part 1, how is Goring described?

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

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

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