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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?
(a) She asks him to wait one more day.
(b) She asks him to withdraw it.
(c) She asks if she can attend with him.
(d) She asks him to go ahead with it.

2. What does Lord Goring say he gets rid of as soon as possible?
(a) Money.
(b) The truth.
(c) Women.
(d) Wise thoughts.

3. Why does Lady Chiltern write a letter to Goring?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) She needs to meet with him.
(c) She is too shy to talk to him.
(d) She is planning to leave Sir Robert and needs his help.

4. Why do Lady Markby and Mrs. Cheveley say they've come to call on Mrs. Chiltern in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) To thank her for the party.
(b) To bring her a gift.
(c) To see if anyone found Mrs. Cheveley's diamond brooch.
(d) To discuss Sir Robert.

5. According to Goring, what can't women discover?
(a) What men do when women aren't present.
(b) The truth about marriage.
(c) The truth about men.
(d) The obvious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the letter Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?

2. At the end of Act 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley tell Lady Chiltern about Sir Robert?

3. Why does Lady Chiltern say she'll always love Sir Robert in Act 1, Part 3?

4. How old was Sir Robert when he wrote the letter to Baron Arnheim?

5. What does Goring say makes marriage such a hopeless, one-sided institution?

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