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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Jack feel about affection?
(a) He fears it
(b) He loathes it
(c) He yearns for it
(d) He relies on it

3. What has Gwendolyn asked Lady Bracknell to refrain from?
(a) Berating the servants publicly
(b) Abruptly reentering rooms
(c) Quoting scripture
(d) Pocketing silverware

4. What does Miss Prism instruct Cecily to read while she is gone?
(a) Political Economy
(b) Verb Conjugation
(c) Geometic Theory
(d) German History

5. According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?
(a) Fidelity
(b) Consistency
(c) Uncertainty
(d) Passion

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lady Bracknell, how with Gwendolyn know when she is engaged?

2. What minor character defames the German language at the beginning of the Act?

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

4. Why does Jack neglect to tell Gwendolen about the existence of Cecily?

5. Why does Algernon claim he left London before Monday?

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