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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Algernon arrives, under what name is he traveling?
(a) Jack
(b) Ernest
(c) Oscar
(d) Bunbury
2. Why is Miss Prism concerned by Chasuble's being in the vestry?
(a) It is very hot
(b) It is very damp
(c) It is very lonely
(d) It is very dry
3. Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage?
(a) Chasuble's
(b) Cecily's
(c) Jack's
(d) Miss Prism's
4. What, according to Miss Prism, does Socialism lead to?
(a) Dissolution of the family
(b) Vulgar literature
(c) Rational dress for women
(d) Rioting
5. What vulgar people does Algernon suggest bandy about there business in cocktail parties?
(a) Politicians
(b) Clergy
(c) Actors
(d) Stockbrokers
6. Which two words do Miss Prism and Cecily confuse as they talk about Jack and his "brother"?
(a) great and grate
(b) dirth and death
(c) night and knight
(d) sow and sew
7. With what does Grigsby present Algernon?
(a) A bill
(b) A bible
(c) His luggage
(d) A sherry
8. According to Grigsby, who generally pays outstanding debts for the debtor?
(a) Their relations
(b) Their spouse
(c) The Church
(d) A creditor
9. What does Chasuble claim was the reference in his unintentionally romantic comment to Miss Prism?
(a) Fish
(b) Bears
(c) Bees
(d) Swans
10. What minor character defames the German language at the beginning of the Act?
(a) Merriman
(b) Lane
(c) Moulton
(d) Mr. Grigsby
11. How does Algernon explain the money he owes for various dinners in London to Cecily?
(a) He runs a soup kitchen in the city
(b) He has been confused with another man
(c) They were for Bunbury
(d) A large debt is a sign of wealth in London
12. Where does Cecily get her ideas for her diary?
(a) At church
(b) From Miss Prism's reading
(c) In the garden
(d) In her room
13. What does Gwendolen beg Cecily to call her after they realize they are deceived?
(a) Friend
(b) Gwen
(c) Sister
(d) Mother
14. Why does Gwendolyn decline sugar in her tea?
(a) It is too rich
(b) She fears poisoning
(c) It is out of style
(d) She prefers lemon
15. What does Miss Prism recommend to Chasuble?
(a) That he refrain from dairy
(b) That he marry
(c) That they not walk together anymore
(d) That he take up learning German
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of these is not an occasion when Chasuble has preach his sermon on manna?
2. How does Jack describe Algernon's eating in times of distress?
3. What is Gwendolyn given with her tea?
4. What is Algernon eating at the end of the Act?
5. How does Algernon describe the day?
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