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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?
(a) When he signs legal documents
(b) When he travels abroad
(c) When he is in town
(d) When he is in the country

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

4. Where does Lady Bracknell send Gwendolyn while she questions Jack?
(a) The dining room
(b) The garden
(c) The carriage
(d) The study

5. In terms of playing music, what is Algernon's forte?
(a) Sentiment
(b) Timing
(c) Complexity
(d) Precision

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lane present to Algernon while Jack sees Gwendolen out?

2. What does Lady Bracknell describe as a "delicate exotic fruit?"

3. What item does Gwendolen take with her as she leaves?

4. Why does Mr. Thomas Cardew give baby Jack the surname Worthing?

5. In Act I, what relation does Jack claim to Cecily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What orders does Algernon give Lane at the end of the First Act?

2. Name a few of Lady Bracknell's requirements for a suitable bachelor.

3. What is Algernon's stated opinion of love and marriage in Act I?

4. What is Jack Worthing's business in London?

5. How is it that Jack does not know who his parents are?

6. What does Gwendolen love so much about the name Ernest?

7. Why does Algernon discreetly write down Jack's country address on his cuff?

8. What is Lady Bracknell's opinion of Bunbury?

9. How did Cecily become Jack's ward?

10. What clandestine declaration does Gwendolen make to Jack before she leaves?

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