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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. How old was Sir Robert when he wrote the letter to Baron Arnheim?
3. In what season does Mrs. Cheveley say people are either hunting for husbands or hiding from them?
4. What does Sir Robert say that sooner or later one must do in political life?
5. During the Chiltern's dinner party, what does Lady Chiltern state she didn't know about Mrs. Cheveley?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Mrs. Marchmont give for hating being educated?
2. What benefits does Sir Robert claim to have gained from his success?
3. According to Sir Robert, why is the Suez Canal different from the Argentine Canal?
4. Why is Lady Chiltern taken aback by what Mrs. Cheveley says to her as she leaves the party at the Chiltern home?
5. What does Mabel say she wants to be to Goring in their marriage?
6. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert is the difference between scandals in the old days and scandals in the present?
7. Why does Sir Robert become angry with Goring in Act 3, Part 1?
8. What does Goring tell Lady Chiltern will happen if she allows Sir Robert to sacrifice his career?
9. What is Goring's reaction to Mabel's revelation in Act 1, Part 1, that she does not like Mrs. Cheveley?
10. Why isn't Mabel interested in men who have a future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What makes An Ideal Husband a farce? What elements of a farce are present in the play? Why does Wilde make the shift from satire to farce?
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