The Importance of Being Earnest Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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The Importance of Being Earnest Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What aspect of humanity is Jack sick of?
(a) Bigotry
(b) Cleverness
(c) Profligacy
(d) Bohemianism

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

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

4. Who is growing too attached to Ernest, in Jack's opinion?
(a) Miss Prism
(b) Cecily
(c) Algernon
(d) Gwendolen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?

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

3. Where in Victoria Station was the handbag with Jack in it discovered?

4. In what town does the First Act take place?

5. Where does Algernon suggest dining instead of the Savoy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Cecily become Jack's ward?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jack intend to "kill" Ernest?

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

(see the answer keys)

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