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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley say we all must do sooner or later?
(a) Pay for what we do.
(b) Marry.
(c) Get older.
(d) Die.

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

3. According to Lady Chiltern, what is the only way that people should be judged?
(a) By their economic status.
(b) By their social connections.
(c) By their past.
(d) By their intellect.

4. What does Sir Robert offer Mrs. Cheveley in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A good word to Goring.
(c) A high position in London society.
(d) Any sum of money she wants.

5. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Caversham.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Goring.

6. According to Mabel, what is London society comprised of?
(a) Beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics.
(b) Boring socialites.
(c) Brilliant idiots and beautiful lunatics.
(d) Beautiful geniuses.

7. 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 very loving.
(b) He is very kind.
(c) He is terribly trivial.
(d) He is rude.

8. What does Goring say a woman wearing too much rouge and not enough clothing is?
(a) Too low born for his time.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A sign of despair.
(d) Beautiful.

9. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what used to lend charm, or at least interest, to a man?
(a) Humor.
(b) Money.
(c) Scandals.
(d) Power.

10. During the Chiltern's dinner party, where does Mrs. Cheveley say she will be the next night at half past eleven?
(a) At Sir Robert's door.
(b) At Baron Arnheim's house.
(c) In the Ladies Gallery.
(d) At Gorings.

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

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

13. Why does Goring say people are pleased to find out about other people's secrets?
(a) It makes them feel better.
(b) It gives them something to talk about.
(c) It distracts public attention from their own.
(d) They like juicy gossip.

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

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

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

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

4. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Mabel say about Mrs. Cheveley after she leaves?

5. How does Mrs. Cheveley reply to Sir Robert when he asks, "What brought you into my life?"

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