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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) Behaving well and feeling well
(b) Making love and making peace
(c) Knowing much and knowing self
(d) Having much and owing little

2. In what perpetual state is Algernon, according to Jack?
(a) Lecherous
(b) Broke
(c) Hungry
(d) Gossipy

3. According to Algernon, what is the essence of romance?
(a) Fidelity
(b) Uncertainty
(c) Passion
(d) Consistency

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what topic does Gwendolyn ask Jack to refrain from speaking?

2. How old is Jack?

3. Who is Cecily's governess?

4. What most attracts Gwendolyn to "Ernest"?

5. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Bunbury?

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

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

7. How does Jack Worthing's cigarette case betray his identity to Algernon?

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

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

10. Describe Algernon Moncrieff.

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