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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goring say makes marriage such a hopeless, one-sided institution?
(a) Truth.
(b) The moral sense of women.
(c) Love.
(d) Dishonesty.

2. How does Mrs. Cheveley say she stays young and beautiful?
(a) By marrying wealthy men.
(b) By using lots of moisturizer.
(c) By talking to perfectly charming people.
(d) By avoiding dull parties.

3. In what season does Mrs. Cheveley say people are either hunting for husbands or hiding from them?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) The holiday season.
(d) The London season.

4. Who puts the lights out at the end of Act 1?
(a) Mason.
(b) Goring.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Lady Chiltern.

5. What happens to alert Sir Robert to the presence of someone in the next room when he is at Goring's?
(a) He hears a door close.
(b) Someone coughs.
(c) He hears laughing.
(d) A chair falls over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes charge of the item Mabel finds in the couch?

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

3. What does Sir Robert say he had the double misfortune of being born?

4. What does Mabel find in the sofa, hidden by a cushion?

5. According to Lady Markby, what's better than light intellectual pressure?

(see the answer key)

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