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

2. According to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3, what is Sir Robert not a man to do?
(a) Ruin a lady's reputation.
(b) Do anything dishonorable.
(c) Lie to his wife.
(d) Continue in public life.

3. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Her father.
(c) Baron Arnheim.
(d) Goring.

4. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Goring say is "never of any use to oneself"?
(a) Good advice.
(b) Money.
(c) Politics.
(d) A keen wit.

5. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Mabel say about Mrs. Cheveley after she leaves?
(a) She is a lovely woman.
(b) She has beautiful clothes.
(c) She is a horrid woman.
(d) She is very intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lady Markby, what is fashionable in marriage nowadays?

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

3. Where does Mrs. Cheveley say she got the letter containing the secret about Sir Robert?

4. After Mrs. Cheveley leaves the party at the Chiltern's, what does Mabel tell Goring they cannot talk about?

5. How long does Lady Chiltern say it's been since she and Vicomte De Nanjac last saw each other?

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