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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Cheveley say she stays young and beautiful?
(a) By using lots of moisturizer.
(b) By talking to perfectly charming people.
(c) By marrying wealthy men.
(d) By avoiding dull parties.

3. What does Sir Robert tell Mrs. Cheveley he thinks of the Argentine Canal Company when she first brings it up?
(a) It's going bankrupt.
(b) It's profitable.
(c) He's certain she should invest.
(d) It's a swindle.

4. In Act 1, Part 2, who says, "I like tedious, practical subjects. What I don't like are tedious, practical people"?
(a) Mrs. Cheveley.
(b) Lord Caversham.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Goring.

5. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say science cannot grapple with the problem of women?
(a) Science can never grapple with the irrational.
(b) Only God can explain women.
(c) Women are too complicated.
(d) Science is a man's field.

6. What does Goring say it's a good thing for most of us that life is not?
(a) Fair.
(b) Short.
(c) Long.
(d) Easy.

7. What reason does Sir Robert give Goring for being unable to tell his wife about being blackmailed?
(a) She'll tell the police.
(b) She'll die of heartbreak.
(c) He would have lost her love.
(d) She won't believe him.

8. According to Goring, what can't women discover?
(a) The truth about men.
(b) The obvious.
(c) The truth about marriage.
(d) What men do when women aren't present.

9. According to Lady Markby, what's better than light intellectual pressure?
(a) Needlepoint.
(b) Politics.
(c) A good kiss.
(d) Anything.

10. How does Lord Goring describe seeing Mrs. Cheveley at the Chiltern's party?
(a) A heart wrenching event.
(b) An unpleasant surprise.
(c) A welcome diversion.
(d) A blast from the past.

11. When does Act 2 take place?
(a) The evening after the Chiltern's party.
(b) Three months after the Chiltern's party
(c) Mid morning on the day after the Chiltern's party.
(d) At Christmas time.

12. Who takes charge of the item Mabel finds in the couch?
(a) Sir Robert.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Goring.
(d) Mrs. Chiltern.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cheveley want Sir Robert to say about the Argentine Canal project?

2. What does Mrs. Cheveley consider fame on the continent for Sir Robert in Act 1, Part 1?

3. Why does Goring say people are pleased to find out about other people's secrets?

4. What does Sir Robert offer Mrs. Cheveley in Act 1, Part 2?

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

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