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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of woman does Goring say he'd like to marry?
(a) A woman with intelligence.
(b) A woman with a good sense of humor.
(c) The prettiest fool in England.
(d) A successful woman.

2. Why does Caversham visit Goring in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To invite Goring to dinner.
(b) To convince Goring to get married.
(c) To convince Goring to stay away from Mabel.
(d) To discuss Goring's career.

3. After Sir Robert leaves Lady Chiltern and Lord Goring in Act 2, what subject does Lady Chiltern want to discuss with Goring?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Sir Robert.
(c) Caversham.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley.

4. To whom does Goring say "Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear"?
(a) Mrs. Cheveley.
(b) Phipps.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Sir Robert.

5. What proof does Goring have that Mrs. Cheveley had stolen the brooch?
(a) He has a picture of someone else wearing it.
(b) Lady Chiltern's word that it once belonged to her.
(c) She didn't know it could be a bracelet and she can't remove it.
(d) A letter Mrs. Cheveley wrote.

6. Who does Goring say is the only person now in danger in Act 4, Part 1?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Lady Chiltern.
(c) Goring.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley.

7. In Act 3, Part 1, what event does Sir Robert say begins at eleven?
(a) Mrs. Cheveley's trial.
(b) The Bachelor's Ball.
(c) Lady Chiltern's tea party.
(d) The debate on the Argentine Canal.

8. Who does Mrs. Cheveley say she hates now more than ever in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Goring.
(b) Baron Arnheim.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Lady Chiltern.

9. According to Mrs. Cheveley, to whom does a woman owe her first duty in life?
(a) Her dressmaker.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Herself.

10. What does Sir Robert say his sources found out about Mrs. Cheveley?
(a) She is a thief.
(b) She once worked as a prostitute.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She cheated while in school.

11. What does Lady Chiltern want to do about the theft of her letter to Goring?
(a) Tell Sir Robert everything.
(b) Intercept it before it gets to Sir Robert.
(c) Have Mrs. Cheveley's house ransacked for the letter.
(d) Forget about it.

12. How does Goring reply when Caversham asks why he doesn't try to do something useful in life?
(a) He just doesn't want to.
(b) Usefulness is dull.
(c) He's already doing something useful.
(d) He says he's too young.

13. When does Act 4 take place?
(a) Two weeks later.
(b) The evening of Mrs. Cheveley's visit to Goring's.
(c) The morning after Act 3.
(d) Immediately after Mrs. Cheveley leaves Goring's.

14. Why does Lady Chiltern write a letter to Goring?
(a) She needs to meet with him.
(b) She is planning to leave Sir Robert and needs his help.
(c) She is too shy to talk to him.
(d) She is in love with him.

15. What reason does Goring give for never having a serious conversation after seven?
(a) It makes him talk in his sleep.
(b) Nights are for fun.
(c) He can never sleep after a serious conversation.
(d) He finds them too boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Goring say he didn't propose to Mabel sooner?

2. How does Lord Goring find out about the speech Sir Robert gave in the House of Commons?

3. How does Goring claim to have gotten the brooch while talking to Mrs. Cheveley?

4. Who does Goring say Mrs. Cheveley stole the brooch from?

5. In Act 3, Part 2, when does Mrs. Cheveley say she wants Goring to promise to marry her?

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