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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. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?
2. According to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3, what is Sir Robert not a man to do?
3. Where does Lady Chiltern say she and Mrs. Cheveley have met before?
4. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert won't survive a scandal?
5. What reason does Lord Caversham give for never going anywhere?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Mrs. Marchmont give for hating being educated?
2. Why does Sir Robert become angry with Goring in Act 3, Part 1?
3. How does Goring finally get Mrs. Cheveley to give him Sir Robert's letter?
4. According to Sir Robert, why is the Suez Canal different from the Argentine Canal?
5. Before sitting down to dinner, why does Mabel say that Goring has been "horrid" and what is his response?
6. When Goring comments that Mrs. Cheveley is just as willful as she used to be, why does Mrs. Cheveley say she has actually improved?
7. What is Goring's reaction to Mabel's revelation in Act 1, Part 1, that she does not like Mrs. Cheveley?
8. What conclusion did Sir Robert jump to when he found Mrs. Cheveley at Goring's house?
9. Why does Sir Robert say it was so important to him to achieve success when he was young?
10. Why does Caversham think he should be the one to choose a wife for Goring?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Wilde is a master of using little details that initially seem insignificant to make important points. Name three instances in which he uses small details to make a point. Identify each detail and discuss what Wilde uses the detail to say.
Essay Topic 2
What purpose does the character of Caversham serve? What comment does Wilde use him to make? Provide examples from the play.
Essay Topic 3
An Ideal Husband is certainly a commentary on ambition and how our ambitions can affect our lives. Where do we see ambition in the play and what effect does it have on the characters and the plot?
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