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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. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what do Englishmen always get after a good meal?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) Sleepy.
(c) Romantic.
(d) A good cigar.

2. Why can't Goring stay longer at the Chiltern's in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) He promised to stop by the Harlocks'.
(b) He's bored.
(c) He is tired.
(d) He has to work the next day.

3. According to Goring, what can't women discover?
(a) The truth about marriage.
(b) What men do when women aren't present.
(c) The obvious.
(d) The truth about men.

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

5. How does Sir Robert reply to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3 when she asks about his change of view on the report from the Commission regarding the Argentine Canal scheme?
(a) He simply changed his mind.
(b) He is angry and refuses to answer her.
(c) He believes the Commission was misinformed.
(d) He has received proof that the Commission is wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Mabel say about Mrs. Cheveley after she leaves?

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

3. What does Lady Chiltern tell Goring he'd find interesting about her meeting in Act 1, Part 2?

4. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what was considered excessively vulgar and middle class in the old days?

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

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