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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Lady Markby and Mrs. Cheveley say they've come to call on Mrs. Chiltern in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) To bring her a gift.
(b) To discuss Sir Robert.
(c) To thank her for the party.
(d) To see if anyone found Mrs. Cheveley's diamond brooch.

2. Why doesn't Goring like to know what people are saying behind his back?
(a) He gets angry.
(b) They're all fools anyway.
(c) It makes him too conceited.
(d) It hurts his feelings.

3. How does Lord Goring find out about the speech Sir Robert gave in the House of Commons?
(a) Sir Robert tells him.
(b) Caversham tells him.
(c) He attends the speech.
(d) Lady Chiltern tells him.

4. What does Mrs. Cheveley find at Goring's while she is waiting for him?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Sir Robert's letter.
(c) Lady Chiltern's letter.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Sir Robert tell Lady Chiltern was her mistake after she learns his secret?
(a) To expect him to remain a politician.
(b) To think he was without faults.
(c) To marry him.
(d) To love him.

6. How does Mrs. Cheveley say she got the brooch in Act 3, Part 2 when she is talking to Goring?
(a) It was a present.
(b) She stole it.
(c) She bought it.
(d) She found it.

7. At the end of Act 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley tell Lady Chiltern about Sir Robert?
(a) He plans to divorce Lady Chiltern.
(b) He was once a poor man.
(c) He made a pass at Lady Markby.
(d) He sold a stockbroker a cabinet secret.

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

9. How does Goring claim to have gotten the brooch while talking to Mrs. Cheveley?
(a) He bought it at a pawn shop.
(b) It was a gift.
(c) He stole it.
(d) He found it.

10. According to Mabel, what does a man say to a girl before he marries her and never after?
(a) What is your opinion?
(b) I love you.
(c) Please be serious.
(d) Tell me how you feel.

11. Why does Lord Goring prefer pluck over genius?
(a) People with pluck are more successful.
(b) He's a plucky person.
(c) It's not as common as genius is.
(d) Geniuses are boring.

12. Why does Goring say Mrs. Cheveley knows nothing about love?
(a) She is far too clever.
(b) She is only in love with herself.
(c) She's never been in love.
(d) She's too mean.

13. What does Lady Markby say Lady Bonar's new genius does?
(a) He's a doctor.
(b) He's a poet.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) He's a composer.

14. What does Lord Goring say he knows by observation and not by experience?
(a) Power.
(b) A good marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) A practical life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mabel tell Lady Chiltern is very unbecoming on Goring?

2. Who does Mabel say is the most ornamental person in London?

3. What does Goring say makes marriage such a hopeless, one-sided institution?

4. What kind of woman does Goring say he'd like to marry?

5. What good news does Goring deliver to Lady Chiltern in Act 4, Part 1?

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