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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. According to Goring, what can't women discover?
3. Who says, "This is a game of life as we all have to play it"?
4. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."
5. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say she thinks the London season is too matrimonial?
2. What does Lady Chiltern say Sir Robert contributes to the political world?
3. What reason does Mrs. Marchmont give for hating being educated?
4. How does Goring feel about Sir Robert's selling the cabinet secret to gain his success?
5. What is Lady Chiltern's response to Mrs. Cheveley when she says that Lady Chiltern hasn't changed since their school days?
6. How does Mrs. Cheveley plan to use the letter Sir Robert wrote to Baron Arnheim regarding the Argentine Canal?
7. Before sitting down to dinner, why does Mabel say that Goring has been "horrid" and what is his response?
8. Why doesn't Goring want a thoroughly sensible wife?
9. In Act 2, Part 2, what does Goring say to criticize Lady Chiltern?
10. Why does Sir Robert think someone has been listening in on his conversation with Goring while he's at Goring's house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is "the ideal husband" in the minds of Lady Chiltern and Mabel? Do their ideals differ? Do such ideals appear to be realistic? Provide evidence from the play to support your answer.
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
Discuss the use of subplot in An Ideal Husband. What is the subplot and what purpose does it serve? How does it contrast and/or imitate the main plot? Provide evidence from the play to support your answer.
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