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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Gwendolyn's brother ask all of his girlfriends?
(a) For advice
(b) To marry him
(c) For directions
(d) For money

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What service does Lady Bracknell require of Algernon on Saturday?

4. What does Jack offer to present to Lady Bracknell in lieu of his parentage?

5. What is Algernon enjoying at the end of the Act?

(see the answer key)

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