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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Cecily pay no attention to, according to Jack?
(a) His warnings
(b) Her lessons
(c) Her spending
(d) The advances of boys

3. How does Lady Bracknell feel about Jack's having lost both of his parents?
(a) It is careless
(b) It is unfortunate
(c) It is inconsequential
(d) It is tragic

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

5. What participle does Jack inadvertently substitute for "married" when he attempts to say "We must get married at once"?
(a) Stationed
(b) Plastered
(c) Buried
(d) Christened

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the act, why does Algernon not want to see Cecily in the garden?

2. What evidence of the baby's disappearance was discovered in Bayswater?

3. For what strains of measles has Cecily been vaccinated?

4. What does Chasuble quote in Act III as proof of a religious revival?

5. What do Algernon and Jack whistle to get their women's attention?

(see the answer key)

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