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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 him to go ahead with it.
(c) She asks if she can attend with him.
(d) She asks him to wait one more day.

2. Which character says she's a little too old now to trouble about setting a good example?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Mrs. Cheveley.
(c) Lady Markby.
(d) Lady Chiltern.

3. 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 is a man's field.
(d) Science can never grapple with the irrational.

4. According to Lady Markby, what about Sir John has become unbearable?
(a) His constant talking.
(b) His weight.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His temper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 2, who says, "I like tedious, practical subjects. What I don't like are tedious, practical people"?

2. Why can't Goring stay longer at the Chiltern's in Act 1, Part 3?

3. During the Chiltern's dinner party, where does Mrs. Cheveley say she will be the next night at half past eleven?

4. What does Sir Robert offer Mrs. Cheveley in Act 1, Part 2?

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

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