View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Robert say he had the double misfortune of being born?

2. If Sir Robert meets Mrs. Cheveley's demands, what will she give him with the prettiest thanks?

3. What does Lady Chiltern demand that Sir Robert do immediately, in Act 1, Part 3?

4. At the dinner party in Act 1, Part 1, what does Lady Basildon think of the man who talks about his wife during dinner?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition does Mrs. Cheveley set for her giving Sir Robert's letter to Goring?

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

3. When Goring comments that Mrs. Cheveley is just as willful as she used to be, why does Mrs. Cheveley say she has actually improved?

4. In Act 1, Part 3, what is the one thing that Lady Chiltern implies would cause her to leave her husband?

5. Why is Mabel upset when she joins a conversation with Goring and other party guests and finds they are talking about Mrs. Cheveley?

6. How does Goring finally get Mrs. Cheveley to give him Sir Robert's letter?

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

8. Why does Goring tell Lady Chiltern that no one is incapable of foolish actions in Act 2, Part 2?

9. How does Goring know that the brooch can also be worn as a bracelet?

10. What does Lady Chiltern think of Mrs. Cheveley after meeting her in Act 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wilde almost certainly has an opinion about the ideals people try to hold each other to. What do you think his opinion is on this topic? Why do you believe this? Provide examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does Wilde use foreshadowing in An Ideal Husband? Name some instances of foreshadowing and what events or elements of the play they foreshadow. What purpose does Wilde's use of foreshadowing serve?

Essay Topic 3

Wilde uses two dimensional characters for a specific purpose in this play. What is that purpose? Who are the two dimensional characters? How do they support your idea of the purpose of two dimensional characters?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 753 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample