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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lady Chiltern demand that Sir Robert do immediately, in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Tell Goring to leave the party.
(b) Throw Mrs. Cheveley out of their house.
(c) Write a letter to Mrs. Cheveley saying he will not support the Argentine Canal scheme.
(d) Retire from public life.

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

4. What is Sir Robert's initial response to Mrs. Cheveley's request concerning his speech?
(a) He is very excited.
(b) He asks her to come watch him speak.
(c) He agrees.
(d) He refuses.

5. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?
(a) The real origin of his wealth.
(b) He had an affair.
(c) He was once poor.
(d) He has an illegitimate child.

6. Why can't Goring stay longer at the Chiltern's in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) He promised to stop by the Harlocks'.
(b) He's bored.
(c) He has to work the next day.
(d) He is tired.

7. To what flower does the author compare Mrs. Cheveley?
(a) A tulip.
(b) A rose.
(c) An orchid.
(d) A daisy.

8. At the Chiltern's dinner party, what does Mrs. Cheveley say cannot explain women?
(a) Religion.
(b) Other women.
(c) Men.
(d) Psychology.

9. 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.

10. What does Lady Chiltern say gives one an instinct to things?
(a) Education.
(b) Love.
(c) Experience.
(d) Social standing.

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

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

13. What is the name of the tapestry that remains illuminated after the lights are put out at the end of Act 1?
(a) The Garden of Eden.
(b) Deception.
(c) Cupid's Arrow.
(d) The Triumph of Love.

14. What does Sir Robert say he had the double misfortune of being born?
(a) Ugly and poor.
(b) Well born and poor.
(c) Into a royal family.
(d) Rich and stupid.

15. What does Mrs. Cheveley consider fame on the continent for Sir Robert in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) His name is spelled right in the newspaper.
(b) He is recognized by many people.
(c) He is a politician.
(d) He has a beautiful wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert won't survive a scandal?

2. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?

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

4. Fill in the blank. Goring says, "Everything is dangerous, my dear fellow. If it wasn't so, ________."

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

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