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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what Duchess does Lady Bracknell share a list of eligible English bachelors?
(a) Kent
(b) York
(c) Bolton
(d) Marlborough

2. Who is Cecily's governess?
(a) Gwendolyn
(b) Miss Prism
(c) Lady Bracknell
(d) She has none

3. Who are the most interesting people, according to Algernon?
(a) Those you haven't met
(b) Those who choose not to speak
(c) Those with a willingness to lend money
(d) Those who enjoy your present

4. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?
(a) When he signs legal documents
(b) When he travels abroad
(c) When he is in town
(d) When he is in the country

5. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?
(a) A pessimist
(b) A prig
(c) A modern stoic
(d) A rube

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?

2. According to Algernon, what do the lower classes lack a sense of?

3. Why do servants steal more champagne in the houses of bachelors?

4. In what county is Jack's country house?

5. Which of these is not a suggestion that Algernon makes as to what they should do after dinner?

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