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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cheveley do to keep Goring from calling the police?
(a) Offers Goring money.
(b) Begs his forgiveness.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Gives him Sir Robert's letter.

2. Why does Lady Chiltern write a letter to Goring?
(a) She is too shy to talk to him.
(b) She is planning to leave Sir Robert and needs his help.
(c) She needs to meet with him.
(d) She is in love with him.

3. In Act 2, Part 1, what event does Goring tell Sir Robert he'll be attending that evening?
(a) The Bachelor's Ball.
(b) The Queen's Ball.
(c) A political rally.
(d) A poker game.

4. Why does Mabel want Lady Chiltern to talk to Tommy Trafford?
(a) He keeps proposing to Mabel.
(b) She wants him to propose to her.
(c) He's making poor decisions.
(d) He's very unhappy.

5. What does Sir Robert compare himself to in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) A ship without a rudder.
(b) A lovelorn teenager.
(c) The tip of a pen.
(d) A compass without a needle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."

2. In Act 3, Part 1, what does Sir Robert say is the greatest thing in the world?

3. With whom does Caversham agree when she says one can never believe a word Goring says?

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

5. What does Goring say makes marriage such a hopeless, one-sided institution?

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