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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how much money does "Ernest" owe the Savoy?
(a) 700 pounds
(b) 1000 pounds
(c) 200 pounds
(d) 500 pounds

2. What service does Lady Bracknell require of Algernon on Saturday?
(a) They must attend a French farce together
(b) He must tend to her shrubbery
(c) He must arrange her music
(d) He must rearrange her furniture

3. How old is Cecily?
(a) Twenty-five
(b) Fourteen
(c) Thirty-two
(d) Eighteen

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

5. What does Lady Bracknell describe as a "delicate exotic fruit?"
(a) Her daughter
(b) Ignorance
(c) Love
(d) Social bearing

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Cecily's governess?

3. What mythical creature does Jack compare Lady Bracknell to?

4. In Act I, what relation does Jack claim to Cecily?

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

(see the answer key)

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