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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an aspect of Algernon's character that Jack assails when he tells him to leave the manner
(a) His appetite
(b) His conduct
(c) His style of dress
(d) His vanity

2. What German writer is Cecily studying at the top of Act II?
(a) Schopenhauer
(b) Goethe
(c) Schiller
(d) Hegel

3. What cause does Algernon cite for Bunbury's death?
(a) Influenza
(b) Explosion
(c) Consumption
(d) Apoplexy

4. How many of the cucumber sandwiches does Algernon eat?
(a) All of them
(b) Half of them
(c) None of them
(d) One of them

5. Whose "heretical" views does Chasuble cite when Jack states he does not think Baptism worthwhile?
(a) The Hindus
(b) The Communists
(c) The Anabaptists
(d) The Calvinists

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "Ernest" have a country house?

2. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?

3. About whom has Algernon - as Ernest - been talking to Cecily?

4. Why did Cecily and Ernest break off their first engagement?

5. Immediately after proposing to Cecily, who does Algernon seek out?

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