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Study Guide: The Importance of Being Earnest Test
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1
What happened to Miss Prism's 3 volume novel?
given to Cecily
lost in perambulator
sold to Mr. Worthing
put in handbag
2
What type of sandwich does Algernon take from Lane?
grilled chees
cucumber
peanut butter
rosemary
3
Mr. Cardew gives baby Jack the surname "Worthing" because it was his own ticket destination.
False
True
4
Does love and the desire for it, drive many of the characters?
False
True
5
The Rector of the church in Woolton
Chasuble
Lane
Merriman
Bracknell
6
Lady Bracknell finds Jack unworthy of her daughter because
money
His lack of family and social connections
politics
7
Which character acts as the deus ex machina in this play?
Lady Bracknell
Ernest
Miss Prism
Cecily
8
Jack’s ward
Lane
Gwendolen
Miss Prism
Cecily
9
She feels that a man must know “everything or nothing”
Cecily Cardew
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell
Gwendolyn
10
Jack’s excuse for going to town
Cecily
Bunbury
Ernest
Algernon
11
This play was written in the _______ period.
Romantic
Postcolonial
Renaissance
Victorian
12
Satire? Marriage partners were selected based on their social status/amount of wealth not love.
False
True
13
Wilde criticizes the Victorians for believing that appearance is much more important than truth.
False
True
14
Jack was found by Mr. Thomas Cardew in a
perambulator
basket
train
handbag
15
Did Oscar Wilde satire the illusion of "free choice" in marriage among the wealthy?
True
False
16
The Importance of Being Earnest
is written as a
a treatise
3 volume novel
a play
an essay
17
"Were I fortunate enough to be Miss Prism's pupil, I would hang upon her lips."
Chasuble's pious exterior betrays a racing pulse for Miss Prism
Miss Prism pious exterior betrays a racing pulse for Jack
Jack's pious exterior betrays a racing pulse for Miss Prism
18
Our characters collectively are _______.
The "it" people of the prestigious Victorian Age
dedicated to socio-economic factors including cash/ class
the epitome of ethical and moral character
have true intentions on love
19
A play on the multiple meanings of a word is called a
parallel
blocking figure
pun
deus ex machina
20
Who are Jack's biological parents?
The Moncrieffs
The Grosvenors
The Maxbohms
The Markbys
21
There is two main characters.
True
False
22
These quotes show a satire of _____ from Gwendolen & Lady Bracknell.
Passion and Morality
The Absence of Compassion
Religion
Popular Culture
23
Who is the only character that had development in the play?
Gwendoline
Cecily
Jack
Algernone
24
Language in this play is referred to as ..
Quirky and sloppy
verbal universe/ aesthetic phenomenon
Not really needed or relied upon for character growth
25
Reversals in the play create logical paradoxis.
True
False
26
The play relies on __________ for most of its humor
clever stage settings
witty dialogue
well-developed characters
arapidly-moving, realistic plot
27
______ can rechristen, marry, bury, and encourage at a moment's notice with interchangeable sermons.
Dr. Chasuble
Lane
Ms. Prism
28
Gwendolen and Cecily find out they are both engaged to
Algernon
Jack
Ernest
Chasuble
29
Where does Algernon meet Cecily?
in the garden
at a party
at his flat
at church
30
Lady Bracknell can be best characterized as
open minded
judgemental
intelligent
kind
31
Gwendolen's aristocratic attitude is revealed in this quote
" Health is the primary duty of life."
"Detestable girl!"
"In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing."
32
"If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life"
Cecily
Jack
Algie
33
Gwendolen is Algernon’s
ward
best friend
sister
cousin
34
What is the overall tone of the play?
moralistic
comical
didactic
serious
35
"As a man sows, so shall he reep"
Cecily Cardew
Gwendolyn Fairfax
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell
36
Lane is
Jack's butler
Algernon's butler
Cecily's governess
a train station
37
Jack was left on this train line
Victoria The Ernest Line
Victoria, The Edwardian Line
Victoria, The Brighton Line
Victoria, The Chasuble Line
38
A short, witty statement that makes a wise comment about life is called a
aphorism
farce
pun
parallelism
39
When Lady Bracknell does not feel that Jack is suitable for Gwendolen, she is acting as a
blocking figure
pun
deus ex machina
farce
40
Wilde takes the opportunity to satire social hierarchy of the day with many examples such as
blind assumptions
revealing bias
popular thought.
social bigotry/ thoughtlessness
41
The ideals of the characters are ______.
ridiculous and baseless
common sense
social norms
42
What does Wilde use to create humor in this play?
Linguistic techniques
Slapstick Comedy
Tragedy
43
How was there satire within the title itself?
It is essential to be earnest THAN Ernest, which is merely a name
Jack mockingly finally realizes the vitality of being Earnest.
Wilde subtly uses Earnest in two ways.
Earnest for honest and Ernest for serious.
44
When Algernon travels and gets into mischief, he calls it
work
scrapes
Bunburying
shenanigans
45
Why do Jack and Algernon wish to be christened?
religious reasons
forgiveness
to please Lady Bracknell
name change
