The Importance of Being Earnest Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Importance of Being Earnest Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where in Victoria Station was the handbag with Jack in it discovered?
(a) A train compartment
(b) A platform
(c) A news kiosk
(d) A cloak room

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

5. How often does does Algernon suggest one should check on one's relations?
(a) Once a week
(b) Daily
(c) Once a month
(d) Once a season

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

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

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

9. What political affiliation does Jack claim?
(a) Whig
(b) Social Democrat
(c) Liberal Unionist
(d) Indifferent

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

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

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

13. Who is Cecily's governess?
(a) Gwendolyn
(b) Miss Prism
(c) Lady Bracknell
(d) She has none

14. How does Lady Bracknell feel about Jack's having lost both of his parents?
(a) It is tragic
(b) It is inconsequential
(c) It is careless
(d) It is unfortunate

15. What does Jack plan to do in the near future?
(a) Kill off "Ernest"
(b) Join the Church
(c) Marry off Cecily
(d) Move away from England

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what perpetual state is Algernon, according to Jack?

3. According to Lady Bracknell, what two things rarely go together?

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

5. What item did Jack leave in Algernon's house the last time he called?

(see the answer keys)

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