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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say science cannot grapple with the problem of women?
(a) Science is a man's field.
(b) Women are too complicated.
(c) Only God can explain women.
(d) Science can never grapple with the irrational.

2. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Lady Chiltern tell Sir Robert he's always been?
(a) A good husband.
(b) A smart man.
(c) A wise politician.
(d) An ideal.

3. What does Sir Robert say that sooner or later one must do in political life?
(a) Compromise.
(b) Retire.
(c) Lie.
(d) Lose an election.

4. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what used to lend charm, or at least interest, to a man?
(a) Scandals.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Humor.

5. In what season does Mrs. Cheveley say people are either hunting for husbands or hiding from them?
(a) The London season.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) The holiday season.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goring say it's a good thing for most of us that life is not?

2. To what flower does the author compare Mrs. Cheveley?

3. Where does Mrs. Cheveley say she got the letter containing the secret about Sir Robert?

4. Why does Goring say he loves to talk about nothing?

5. According to Lady Markby, what's better than light intellectual pressure?

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