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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attribute of Ernest does Cecily love?
(a) All of the above
(b) His taste
(c) His name
(d) His hair

2. As she copies Algernon's words into her diary, what does Cecily chastise him for doing?
(a) Mumbling
(b) Staring
(c) Laughing
(d) Coughing

3. What, according to Miss Prism, does Socialism lead to?
(a) Rioting
(b) Vulgar literature
(c) Rational dress for women
(d) Dissolution of the family

4. Why does Algernon claim he left London before Monday?
(a) He cannot stand the city during the weekends
(b) He must visit his invalid friend
(c) He has an equestrian event to attend
(d) He has an appointment on Monday he wants to miss

5. Whom does Jack ask Chasuble to christen?
(a) Jack himself
(b) Cecily
(c) Ernest's body
(d) Gwendolen

6. Whom has Gwendolen already contacted about her betrothal to Ernest?
(a) The Morning Post
(b) The Census Bureau
(c) Her father
(d) Westminster Cathedral

7. Where does Cecily get her ideas for her diary?
(a) In the garden
(b) In her room
(c) At church
(d) From Miss Prism's reading

8. Who serves tea to Cecily and Gwendolen?
(a) Moulton
(b) Merriman
(c) Lane
(d) Grigsby

9. For how long does Cecily say she and Ernest have been engaged?
(a) One hour
(b) Six months
(c) One month
(d) Three months

10. What minor character defames the German language at the beginning of the Act?
(a) Mr. Grigsby
(b) Lane
(c) Moulton
(d) Merriman

11. How does Algernon explain the money he owes for various dinners in London to Cecily?
(a) He has been confused with another man
(b) He runs a soup kitchen in the city
(c) They were for Bunbury
(d) A large debt is a sign of wealth in London

12. Why did Cecily and Ernest break off their first engagement?
(a) He danced with another woman
(b) She was too young
(c) She danced with another man
(d) He left for Australia

13. Who is the other partner in Grigsby's soliciting firm?
(a) O'Connor
(b) Park
(c) Welch
(d) Tibley

14. Why is Miss Prism concerned by Chasuble's being in the vestry?
(a) It is very dry
(b) It is very hot
(c) It is very damp
(d) It is very lonely

15. Who does Chasuble cite in chastising Algernon for gluttony?
(a) Aristotle
(b) St. Augustine
(c) Dante
(d) St. Paul

Short Answer Questions

1. Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage?

2. Which two words do Miss Prism and Cecily confuse as they talk about Jack and his "brother"?

3. What lunch has Jack traditionally been enjoying of late?

4. How many pounds does Ernest owe the Savoy?

5. Why will Cecily not allow Algernon to read her diary?

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