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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What adjective does Lady Bracknell use to describe Algernon's association with the invalid "Bunbury"?
(a) Foolish
(b) Christian
(c) Morbid
(d) Frivolous

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

7. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?
(a) Politics
(b) Love
(c) Weather
(d) Horses

8. In reality, what it is the relationship between Cecily and Jack?
(a) She does not exist
(b) She is his ward
(c) They are engaged
(d) They are siblings

9. What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?
(a) Cucumber
(b) Cheese
(c) Tuna
(d) Jam

10. In Act I, what relation does Jack claim to Cecily?
(a) He is her father
(b) They are siblings
(c) They are engaged
(d) She is his aunt

11. To what composer does Algernon compare his Aunt's ring? Tchaikovsky
(a) Mahler
(b) Wagner
(c) Tchaikovsky
(d) Mozart

12. According to Lady Bracknell, how with Gwendolyn know when she is engaged?
(a) Lady Bracknell will inform her
(b) She will be wearing a veil
(c) Hell will have frozen
(d) It will be in the papers

13. How many of the cucumber sandwiches does Algernon eat?
(a) None of them
(b) One of them
(c) All of them
(d) Half of them

14. What does Lane present to Algernon while Jack sees Gwendolen out?
(a) Apertifs
(b) Bills
(c) Sandwiches
(d) Cigarettes

15. How old is Cecily?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Fourteen
(c) Thirty-two
(d) Twenty-five

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation is not popular at the present time?

2. What most attracts Gwendolyn to "Ernest"?

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

4. Which of these is not a description of the handbag in which Jack was found?

5. Who is Cecily's governess?

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