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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "Ernest" have a country house?
(a) Shropshire
(b) Kensington
(c) Brighton
(d) Lincoln

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

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

4. What mythical creature does Jack compare Lady Bracknell to?
(a) A Harpy
(b) A Gorgon
(c) A Minotaur
(d) A Leviathan

5. In what perpetual state is Algernon, according to Jack?
(a) Gossipy
(b) Lecherous
(c) Broke
(d) Hungry

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cecily's governess?

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

3. How does Algernon describe Lane at the end of the First Act?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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