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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. At the dinner party in Act 1, Part 1, what does Lady Basildon think of the man who talks about his wife during dinner?
(a) He is terribly trivial.
(b) He is very kind.
(c) He is rude.
(d) He is very loving.

2. After Mrs. Cheveley leaves the party at the Chiltern's, what does Mabel tell Goring they cannot talk about?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Politics, money, and Mrs. Cheveley.
(c) The Royal Academy, Mrs. Cheveley, and novels in Scotch dialect.
(d) Her dinner date with Tommy.

3. According to Lady Markby, what's better than light intellectual pressure?
(a) Politics.
(b) Anything.
(c) Needlepoint.
(d) A good kiss.

4. During Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley say we all must do sooner or later?
(a) Pay for what we do.
(b) Get older.
(c) Die.
(d) Marry.

5. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what was considered excessively vulgar and middle class in the old days?
(a) To marry for money.
(b) To attend social gatherings.
(c) To pretend to be a bit better than one's neighbors.
(d) To marry for love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?

2. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what do Englishmen always get after a good meal?

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

4. How does Mrs. Cheveley reply to Sir Robert when he asks, "What brought you into my life?"

5. How does Mrs. Cheveley say she stays young and beautiful?

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