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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Gwendolen take with her as she leaves?
(a) The railway guide
(b) The cigarette holder
(c) The bell
(d) The trivet

2. What does Chasuble claim was the reference in his unintentionally romantic comment to Miss Prism?
(a) Swans
(b) Bees
(c) Fish
(d) Bears

3. Why does Jack neglect to tell Gwendolen about the existence of Cecily?
(a) She has not asked
(b) He fears she would be jealous
(c) He would have to reveal his true name
(d) He cannot explain their relationship

4. According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?
(a) Having much and owing little
(b) Making love and making peace
(c) Knowing much and knowing self
(d) Behaving well and feeling well

5. What adjective does Cecily use to describe the name Algernon?
(a) Feminine
(b) Aristocratic
(c) Quixotic
(d) Idiotic

Short Answer Questions

1. Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage?

2. What does Cecily pay no attention to, according to Jack?

3. What most attracts Gwendolyn to "Ernest"?

4. Where is Jack going to "kill" Ernest?

5. What workman's item does Gwendolen claim never to have seen?

(see the answer key)

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