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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cecily pay no attention to, according to Jack?
(a) Her lessons
(b) His warnings
(c) Her spending
(d) The advances of boys

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

3. In what town does the First Act take place?
(a) London
(b) Woolton
(c) Shropshire
(d) Derby

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

5. Which of these is not a suggestion that Algernon makes as to what they should do after dinner?
(a) The Theatre
(b) The Club
(c) The Games House
(d) The Empire

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cecily's governess?

2. What does Gwendolyn's brother ask all of his girlfriends?

3. Which of the following is not a condition that Jack and Algernon consider to kill Ernest?

4. What most attracts Gwendolyn to "Ernest"?

5. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?

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