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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Algernon find decidedly unromantic?
(a) A Cucumber Sandwich
(b) A Waltz
(c) Champagne
(d) A Proposal

2. In what county is Jack's country house?
(a) Bedfordshire
(b) Lincolnshire
(c) Hertfordshire
(d) Cheshire

3. At what age does Gwendolyn say she lost the respect of her mother?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Ten
(c) Three
(d) Twenty-five

4. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?
(a) Horses
(b) Politics
(c) Weather
(d) Love

5. According to Algernon, what do the lower classes lack a sense of?
(a) History
(b) Moral responsibility
(c) Respect for their betters
(d) Duty to country

6. How old is Jack?
(a) Twenty-nine
(b) Nineteen
(c) Forty-three
(d) Thirty-five

7. What is the only thing that allows Algernon to put up with his relatives?
(a) The gossip about his friends
(b) Seeing them leave
(c) Hearing them privately abused
(d) The ocassional loans

8. Where does Algernon suggest dining instead of the Savoy?
(a) Willis's
(b) Conrad's
(c) Trader Vic's
(d) Edmund's

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

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

11. What is Algernon enjoying at the end of the Act?
(a) A sherry and a cigarette
(b) A whiskey and a sanwich
(c) A coffee and a biscuit
(d) A tea and a song

12. What relation is not popular at the present time?
(a) Brothers
(b) Aunts
(c) Fathers
(d) Mothers

13. Why do servants steal more champagne in the houses of bachelors?
(a) The wine is better
(b) The servants are never as drunk as their masters
(c) There is less to do
(d) The men are less observant

14. According to Lady Bracknell, how with Gwendolyn know when she is engaged?
(a) It will be in the papers
(b) She will be wearing a veil
(c) Lady Bracknell will inform her
(d) Hell will have frozen

15. In reality, what it is the relationship between Cecily and Jack?
(a) She is his ward
(b) They are siblings
(c) They are engaged
(d) She does not exist

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack offer to present to Lady Bracknell in lieu of his parentage?

2. With what Duchess does Lady Bracknell share a list of eligible English bachelors?

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

4. What political affiliation does Jack claim?

5. According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?

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