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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He's certain she should invest.
(c) It's profitable.
(d) It's a swindle.

2. According to Mrs. Marchmont, who throws tedious parties?
(a) The Hartlocks.
(b) Lord Caversham.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Mrs. Cheveley.

3. What request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?
(a) She asks if she can attend with him.
(b) She asks him to go ahead with it.
(c) She asks him to withdraw it.
(d) She asks him to wait one more day.

4. What does Lady Chiltern tell Goring he'd find interesting about her meeting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The refreshments.
(b) The women.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Everything.

5. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Lady Chiltern tell Sir Robert he's always been?
(a) A wise politician.
(b) A good husband.
(c) An ideal.
(d) A smart man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Chiltern's first name?

2. According to Lady Chiltern, what is the only way that people should be judged?

3. What does Sir Robert tell Lady Chiltern has different laws?

4. In Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley say everyone has?

5. According to Lady Markby, what is fashionable in marriage nowadays?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lady Chiltern taken aback by what Mrs. Cheveley says to her as she leaves the party at the Chiltern home?

2. What conclusion did Sir Robert jump to when he found Mrs. Cheveley at Goring's house?

3. What does Sir Robert do after Mrs. Cheveley brings up Baron Arnheim that shows he is uncomfortable with the whole conversation?

4. How does Lady Chiltern feel when she first learns that Sir Robert sold a cabinet secret?

5. How does Mrs. Cheveley plan to use the letter Sir Robert wrote to Baron Arnheim regarding the Argentine Canal?

6. How does Sir Robert initially react to the Prime Minister's offer of a seat in the cabinet?

7. What strange request does Goring make of Mabel regarding the brooch Mabel finds?

8. Why does Caversham say that bachelors are no longer in fashion?

9. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say she thinks the London season is too matrimonial?

10. Why does Sir Robert say it was so important to him to achieve success when he was young?

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