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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Almost every guest at the party exhibits some form of:
(a) Racism.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Hypocrisy.

2. Lady Windemere says that her husband broke the bonds of marriage, and she:
(a) Only broke his heart.
(b) Only broke its bondage.
(c) Only broke one of her vows.
(d) Only broke his trust.

3. Mr. Hopper is from:
(a) Austria.
(b) Australia.
(c) Angolia.
(d) Antibes.

4. When Mrs. Erlynne reads her daughter's letter, she asks:
(a) How can I save my child?
(b) How can I find her at this late hour?
(c) How can I gain my child's trust?
(d) How can I face my child now?

5. Lady Windemere believes she lives in a "bad" age because:
(a) People look on life as a stipulation.
(b) People look on life as a speculation.
(c) People look on life as a superstition.
(d) People look on life as a sacrifice.

6. What would make life simpler, in Lady Windemere's opinion?
(a) Hard and fast rules of conduct.
(b) Different rules of conduct for men and women.
(c) Complexity.
(d) Marriage.

7. Cecil Graham introduces Mrs. Erlynne to his aunt because:
(a) He cannot resist Mrs. Erlynne.
(b) He knows Mrs. Erlynne is respectable.
(c) He knows his aunt will find her amusing.
(d) He wants to annoy his aunt.

8. In Act 2 the audience learns:
(a) Why Mrs. Erlynne left her family.
(b) Why Mrs. Erlynne has no female friends.
(c) Why Mrs. Erlynne despises her daughter.
(d) Why Mrs. Erlynne wishes to leave England.

9. What is Lord Darlington's objection to "good" people?
(a) He says they are not really good on the inside.
(b) He says they make bad people look exciting.
(c) He says they make goodness of extraordinary importance.
(d) He says they make badness of extraordinary importance.

10. Why does Mrs. Erlynne want Windemere to stay out of the house?
(a) So that Windemere will come back in a better mood.
(b) So he does not discover that his wife is missing.
(c) So he does not discover that she has looked in his bank book.
(d) So that she can try to borrow money from Lady Windemere.

11. Who is Lady Windemere's first caller?
(a) Lord Darlington.
(b) Lord Windemere.
(c) Lord Parker.
(d) Lady Erlynne.

12. Where does Act 1 take place?
(a) In the ball room at Lord Darlington's house.
(b) In the ball room at Lord Windemere's house.
(c) In the morning room of Lord Windemere's house.
(d) In the breakfast room at Lord Darlington's house.

13. The Duchess plans to thwart:
(a) Hopper and Agatha's affair.
(b) Hopper and Agatha's living in Australia.
(c) Hopper and Agatha's next dance.
(d) Hopper and Agatha's wedding.

14. What does Mrs. Erlynne discover in the letter Lady Windemere leaves for her husband?
(a) That she is planning to have an affair.
(b) That she forgives him for everything.
(c) That she is planning to leave him.
(d) That she is ill and has gone up to bed.

15. What is occurring at the start of Act 2?
(a) Lady Windemere's ball.
(b) Lady Windemere's confrontation with Mrs. Erlynne.
(c) Lord Windemere's confrontation with Lord Darlington.
(d) Lord and Lady Windemere's divorce proceedings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Erlynne claims that when men give up saying what is charming, they:

2. What word does Lady Windemere use to describe people who have extramarital affairs?

3. What does Mrs. Erlynne tell Lord Windemere about the letter he finds?

4. If Mrs. Erlynne comes to her home, Lady Windemere claims she will:

5. Lady Windemere threatens her husband with:

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