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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley say we all must do sooner or later?
2. What is Sir Robert's initial response to Mrs. Cheveley's request concerning his speech?
3. What does Lady Chiltern say gives one an instinct to things?
4. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what do Englishmen always get after a good meal?
5. What does Mrs. Cheveley want Sir Robert to say about the Argentine Canal project?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Goring say is the purpose of visiting someone?
2. Why does Caversham say that bachelors are no longer in fashion?
3. Why is Mrs. Cheveley so interested in the success or failure of the Argentine Canal?
4. Why is Mrs. Marchmont pleased when Goring tells her she is morbid?
5. What characteristic does Goring say Sir Robert's denunciation of the Argentine Canal scheme show?
6. Why does Goring tell Lady Chiltern that no one is incapable of foolish actions in Act 2, Part 2?
7. Why does Sir Robert think someone has been listening in on his conversation with Goring while he's at Goring's house?
8. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say she thinks the London season is too matrimonial?
9. Why does Goring enjoy political parties?
10. Why is Lady Chiltern taken aback by what Mrs. Cheveley says to her as she leaves the party at the Chiltern home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lady Chiltern's letter to Goring is worded in a very unclear manner. Why did Wilde word the letter in such a way? What effect does the letter have on the plot?
Essay Topic 2
The central conflict in this play is not between Mrs. Cheveley and Sir Robert or Goring. Identify the central conflict of the play and how Wilde illustrates it in the play. What is the conflict? At what point in the play does Wilde make the conflict clear? How is it brought out and how is it finally resolved?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Wilde chose the title An Ideal Husband for this play? To whom does the title refer? Does it refer to a character or to a system of beliefs, or perhaps both?
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