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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?
(a) Knowing much and knowing self
(b) Behaving well and feeling well
(c) Making love and making peace
(d) Having much and owing little

3. Which of these is not a description of the handbag in which Jack was found?
(a) It was torn at the side
(b) It was black
(c) It was leather
(d) It had handles

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

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

6. What does Gwendolyn's brother ask all of his girlfriends?
(a) For advice
(b) To marry him
(c) For directions
(d) For money

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

8. What aspect of humanity is Jack sick of?
(a) Bigotry
(b) Cleverness
(c) Bohemianism
(d) Profligacy

9. What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?
(a) Tuna
(b) Cucumber
(c) Jam
(d) Cheese

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

11. Why does Mr. Thomas Cardew give baby Jack the surname Worthing?
(a) It was the destination of his ticket
(b) It is the name of Cardew's favorite footballer
(c) It was the first word that came to mind
(d) It was Cardew's mother's maiden name

12. What item does Gwendolen take with her as she leaves?
(a) The trivet
(b) The railway guide
(c) The bell
(d) The cigarette holder

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

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

15. What adjective does Lady Bracknell use to describe Algernon's association with the invalid "Bunbury"?
(a) Foolish
(b) Frivolous
(c) Morbid
(d) Christian

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Cecily?

2. To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?

3. In what town does the First Act take place?

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

5. How old is Jack?

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