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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "This is a game of life as we all have to play it"?
(a) Sir Robert.
(b) Mrs. Cheveley.
(c) Goring.
(d) Mabel.

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

3. How does Sir Robert reply to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3 when she asks about his change of view on the report from the Commission regarding the Argentine Canal scheme?
(a) He simply changed his mind.
(b) He believes the Commission was misinformed.
(c) He is angry and refuses to answer her.
(d) He has received proof that the Commission is wrong.

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

5. Who says, "As a rule, everybody turns out to be somebody else"?
(a) Goring.
(b) Lady Markby.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Lady Chiltern.

6. According to Lady Markby, what about Sir John has become unbearable?
(a) His temper.
(b) His drinking.
(c) His weight.
(d) His constant talking.

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

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

9. What does Sir Robert say this century worships?
(a) Social standing.
(b) An unfair God.
(c) Power.
(d) Wealth.

10. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what do Englishmen always get after a good meal?
(a) Romantic.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) A good cigar.

11. What request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?
(a) She asks if she can attend with him.
(b) She asks him to go ahead with it.
(c) She asks him to wait one more day.
(d) She asks him to withdraw it.

12. In Act 1, Part 1, what is needed at the embassy to prevent the ambassador from being recalled?
(a) Good security.
(b) A good chef.
(c) Proper manners.
(d) A proper invitation.

13. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Goring.
(c) Baron Arnheim.
(d) Her father.

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

15. How long does Lady Chiltern say it's been since she and Vicomte De Nanjac last saw each other?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Cheveley say will have the loathsome joy of dragging Sir Robert down in the mud and mire?

2. What reason does Sir Robert give Goring for being unable to tell his wife about being blackmailed?

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

4. What reason does Mrs. Cheveley give Sir Robert for not giving him time to consider her offer?

5. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Goring call the item Mabel finds?

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