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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mabel find in the sofa, hidden by a cushion?
(a) Money.
(b) A letter.
(c) A ring.
(d) A diamond brooch.

3. What does Lady Chiltern tell Goring he'd find interesting about her meeting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Everything.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The women.
(d) The refreshments.

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

5. What does Goring say it's a good thing for most of us that life is not?
(a) Easy.
(b) Fair.
(c) Short.
(d) Long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cheveley want Sir Robert to say about the Argentine Canal project?

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

3. What does Sir Robert tell Mrs. Cheveley he thinks of the Argentine Canal Company when she first brings it up?

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

5. According to Lady Chiltern, what is the only way that people should be judged?

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