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

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

3. To whom does Jack let his town house much of the year?
(a) John Merrick
(b) His brother
(c) Lady Bloxham
(d) Cecily

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gwendolyn's brother ask all of his girlfriends?

2. Where does "Ernest" have a country house?

3. In terms of playing music, what is Algernon's forte?

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

5. When does Jack take the name of Ernest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Algernon and Jack have such difficulty choosing a place to have dinner?

4. Who is Bunbury?

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

6. Why are there no cucumber sandwiches at the Algernon's when Lady Bracknell arrives?

7. What is Lady Bracknell's response to the story of Jack's adoption?

8. Describe Algernon and Jack's conversation concerning Cecily and Gwendolen.

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

10. What, according to Jack and Algernon, is the difference between mothers and fathers in modern society?

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