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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 1, why does Lord Caversham call Goring a good-for-nothing?
(a) Goring leads an idle life.
(b) Goring has a dull job.
(c) Goring is a thief.
(d) Caversham hates Goring.

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

3. What does Mabel find in the sofa, hidden by a cushion?
(a) A diamond brooch.
(b) Money.
(c) A ring.
(d) A letter.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Goring say he loves to talk about nothing?
(a) It's the only thing he knows anything about.
(b) He doesn't like serious conversations.
(c) Ladies love to talk about nothing, and he loves ladies.
(d) It's the only thing his friends know anything about.

9. 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.

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

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

12. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?
(a) It says Sir Robert cheated on his college exams.
(b) It says Sir Robert fixed his election.
(c) It says Sir Robert had an affair with Mrs. Cheveley.
(d) It says to buy Suez Canal shares.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 1, how is Goring described?

2. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."

3. According to Mabel, what is London society comprised of?

4. What does Sir Robert say are the only two fashionable religions?

5. Who says, "This is a game of life as we all have to play it"?

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