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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lord Goring prefer pluck over genius?
(a) Geniuses are boring.
(b) He's a plucky person.
(c) People with pluck are more successful.
(d) It's not as common as genius is.

2. What good news does Goring deliver to Lady Chiltern in Act 4, Part 1?
(a) Sir Robert denounced the Argentine Canal scheme.
(b) Mrs. Cheveley confessed she never had a letter.
(c) He burned Sir Robert's letter.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley has left town.

3. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Goring call the item Mabel finds?
(a) Inconsequential.
(b) A useless bit of fluff.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A pin.

4. Fill in the blank. Goring says, "Everything is dangerous, my dear fellow. If it wasn't so, ________."
(a) Humans would be terribly boring.
(b) Life would be much easier.
(c) I'd be dead by now.
(d) Life wouldn't be worth living.

5. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert won't survive a scandal?
(a) His marriage.
(b) His social standing.
(c) His friendship with Goring.
(d) His political career.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sir Robert think it would be useless for Goring to talk to Lady Chiltern about life?

2. Who does Mrs. Cheveley say taught her to play fairly when one has the winning cards?

3. How does Goring reply when Caversham asks why he doesn't try to do something useful in life?

4. Why doesn't Goring like to know what people are saying behind his back?

5. What does Goring say a woman wearing too much rouge and not enough clothing is?

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