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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. According to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3, what is Sir Robert not a man to do?
(a) Do anything dishonorable.
(b) Continue in public life.
(c) Ruin a lady's reputation.
(d) Lie to his wife.

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

3. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Mabel say about Mrs. Cheveley after she leaves?
(a) She is very intelligent.
(b) She has beautiful clothes.
(c) She is a lovely woman.
(d) She is a horrid woman.

4. In Act 1, Part 1, what is needed at the embassy to prevent the ambassador from being recalled?
(a) A proper invitation.
(b) Proper manners.
(c) Good security.
(d) A good chef.

5. According to Mabel, what is London society comprised of?
(a) Brilliant idiots and beautiful lunatics.
(b) Beautiful geniuses.
(c) Beautiful idiots and brilliant lunatics.
(d) Boring socialites.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Lady Chiltern tell Sir Robert he's always been?

2. What is the message in the letter that Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?

3. What does Goring say it's a good thing for most of us that life is not?

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

5. According to Lady Markby, what about Sir John has become unbearable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert is the difference between scandals in the old days and scandals in the present?

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

3. What does Goring want from Sir Robert in return for his getting the letter to Baron Arnheim back?

4. What benefits does Sir Robert claim to have gained from his success?

5. What reason does Lady Markby give for the people in the park not looking so fresh?

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

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

8. What about Lady Chiltern's letter catches Mrs. Cheveley's eye when she is in Goring's drawing room?

9. What about Sir Robert does Lady Chiltern say makes him different from other men?

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

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