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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Goring say Mrs. Cheveley stole the brooch from?
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Himself.
(c) Lady Berkshire.
(d) Mabel.

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

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

4. 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.

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

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. What does Caversham say aren't fashionable anymore?
(a) Neck ties.
(b) Dinner parties.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Bachelors.

8. Why does Mabel want Lady Chiltern to talk to Tommy Trafford?
(a) He keeps proposing to Mabel.
(b) He's making poor decisions.
(c) He's very unhappy.
(d) She wants him to propose to her.

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

10. What does Sir Robert compare himself to in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) A compass without a needle.
(b) A lovelorn teenager.
(c) The tip of a pen.
(d) A ship without a rudder.

11. Why doesn't Goring like the name Laura?
(a) Because it is his mother's name.
(b) Because he can never spell it correctly.
(c) Because it's an ugly name.
(d) Because it's Mrs. Cheveley's first name and he used to adore it.

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

13. According to Goring, life can't be understood and lived without what?
(a) Charity.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Caversham say has no common sense at all?

2. To whom does Goring say "Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear"?

3. What happens to alert Sir Robert to the presence of someone in the next room when he is at Goring's?

4. According to Caversham, what does <i>The Times</i> say about Robert following his speech?

5. What does Mrs. Cheveley do to keep Goring from calling the police?

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