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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. What is Lady Chiltern's first name?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mildred.

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

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

4. Why does Goring say people are pleased to find out about other people's secrets?
(a) It distracts public attention from their own.
(b) It makes them feel better.
(c) It gives them something to talk about.
(d) They like juicy gossip.

5. Why does Lady Chiltern say she'll always love Sir Robert in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) He will always be worthy of love.
(b) He will never make a mistake.
(c) He is successful.
(d) He's her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Robert tell Mrs. Cheveley he thinks of the Argentine Canal Company when she first brings it up?

2. What is the name of the tapestry that remains illuminated after the lights are put out at the end of Act 1?

3. What request does Mrs. Cheveley make of Sir Robert concerning the report he is to give to the House of Commons?

4. In Act 2, Part 1, what does Goring tell Sir Robert he should have done with Lady Chiltern?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lady Chiltern feel when she first learns that Sir Robert sold a cabinet secret?

2. Why does Goring enjoy political parties?

3. Why does Mrs. Cheveley say she thinks the London season is too matrimonial?

4. Why doesn't Goring think women are meant to judge?

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

6. Why does Sir Robert want to stay five more minutes at Goring's house in Act 3, Part 1?

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

8. In Act 3, Part 2, what does Sir Robert say is the real motive behind Mrs. Cheveley blackmailing Sir Robert?

9. What does Mabel say she wants to be to Goring in their marriage?

10. When Goring comments that Mrs. Cheveley is just as willful as she used to be, why does Mrs. Cheveley say she has actually improved?

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