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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?
(a) He was once poor.
(b) He has an illegitimate child.
(c) The real origin of his wealth.
(d) He had an affair.

3. Why does Sir Robert think it would be useless for Goring to talk to Lady Chiltern about life?
(a) She already knows everything there is to know.
(b) She's not smart enough to understand.
(c) Nothing could make her change her views.
(d) She won't believe Goring.

4. Who wrote the letter Mrs. Cheveley plans to blackmail Sir Robert with?
(a) Sir Robert.
(b) Goring.
(c) Baron Arnheim.
(d) Lady Chiltern.

5. How long does Lady Chiltern say it's been since she and Vicomte De Nanjac last saw each other?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who puts the lights out at the end of Act 1?

2. Who says, "I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it."

3. Who says, "This is a game of life as we all have to play it"?

4. What reason does Lord Caversham give for never going anywhere?

5. What reason does Sir Robert give Goring for being unable to tell his wife about being blackmailed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Goring frustrated about as Act 4 opens?

2. What does Goring want from Sir Robert in return for his getting the letter to Baron Arnheim back?

3. What is Lady Chiltern's response to Mrs. Cheveley when she says that Lady Chiltern hasn't changed since their school days?

4. Why is Mabel upset when she joins a conversation with Goring and other party guests and finds they are talking about Mrs. Cheveley?

5. What does Lady Chiltern think of Mrs. Cheveley after meeting her in Act 1?

6. What condition does Mrs. Cheveley set for her giving Sir Robert's letter to Goring?

7. Why does Sir Robert say it was so important to him to achieve success when he was young?

8. What does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert is the difference between scandals in the old days and scandals in the present?

9. How has Sir Robert eased his conscience over the years since selling the cabinet secret?

10. What about Lady Chiltern's letter catches Mrs. Cheveley's eye when she is in Goring's drawing room?

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