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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. At the dinner party in Act 1, Part 1, what does Lady Basildon think of the man who talks about his wife during dinner?
(a) He is very loving.
(b) He is rude.
(c) He is very kind.
(d) He is terribly trivial.

2. To what flower does the author compare Mrs. Cheveley?
(a) A rose.
(b) A daisy.
(c) An orchid.
(d) A tulip.

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

4. Who puts the lights out at the end of Act 1?
(a) Lady Chiltern.
(b) Mason.
(c) Sir Robert.
(d) Goring.

5. Fill in the blank. Lady Chiltern says, "We women worship when we love; and when we lose our worship, we lose ________."
(a) Our minds.
(b) Pride.
(c) Love.
(d) Everything

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Goring say people are pleased to find out about other people's secrets?

3. Who does Mrs. Cheveley say will have the loathsome joy of dragging Sir Robert down in the mud and mire?

4. In Act 1, Part 1, how is Goring described?

5. According to Mrs. Cheveley, what used to lend charm, or at least interest, to a man?

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