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1
Who wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest"?
Oscar Wilde
Edgar Alan Poe
Shakespeare
John Donne
2
Why does Gwendolen tell Cecily that cake and sugar are no longer fashionable?
She's giving friendly advice
She's trying to explain the way fashionable people eat
She thinks Cecily is fat
She's insulting Cecily
3
Where was Jack found as a baby?
A railway station
A museum
Shropshire
A fire station
4
Who is Jack's real brother?
Algernon
Lane
Ernest
Merriman
5
Who is Jack's real aunt?
Cecily
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell
Gwendolen
6
What is Lady Bracknell's objection to Jack marrying Gwendolen?
His unknown family background
He knows nothing
He's 29
He smokes
7
Who does Algernon think ought to set an example for the upper classes?
The Lower Classes
The Queen
The Prime Minster
The Clergy
8
What is the name of Algernon's fake invalid friend?
Merriman
Bunberry
Moncrieff
Bunbury
9
What does Gwendolen think of the story of Jack's origin?
She's shocked
She thinks it's romantic
She thinks it's funny
She's disgusted
10
Jack tell Algernon that Cecily is his
Cousin
Governess
Niece
Aunt
11
What leads Algernon to think Jack is leading a double life?
A hankerchief
A cigarette case
A letter
A diary
12
How does Jack's brother "die?"
A severe chill
A severe cold
A severe fever
Scarlett Fever
13
What do Gwendolen and Cecily require of their husbands?
The name Ernest
None of the above
Well-traveled and honest
Money and Fame
14
Why doesn't Jack tell Gwendolen he has an excessively pretty ward?
Gwendolen might be jealous
Gwendolen's brother might propose to her
Gwendolen might borrow her clothes
Gwendolen is extremely ugly
15
Why did Cecily say she broke off her engagement to Algernon?
Algernon didn't write her letters
She discovered he was wicked
She felt it couldn't be a serious engagement otherwise
She met someone else
16
Why does Cecily say she is nervous about meeting Jack's brother Ernest?
She's afraid he'll look different
She's afraid he'll look like everyone else
She's heard he's wicked
He'll find out about their engagement
17
In Act 3, what does Algernon say happened to his invalid friend?
He moved away
None of the above
He recovered
He exploded
18
Instead of following Cecily and Gwendolen, what are Algy and Jack arguing over in the garden?
Biscuits
Muffins
Tea
Cake
19
What name do Jack and Algernon both wish to be christened as?
Algernon
John
Jack
Ernest
20
Why does Lane say there are "no cucumbers at the market?"
Because he wants to get Algernon in trouble
All of the above
Algernon is on a diet
Algernon ate all the sandwiches himself
21
What does Algernon suspect Jack of being?
A Bunburyist
A liar
A Liberal Unionist
A Tory
22
What is Jack's real name?
Jack
Joseph
John
Ernest
23
Why does Lane think it isn't polite to listen to Algernon playing the piano?
Because Algy is shy
Because Lane is only a servant
Because Algy plays so badly
Because Lane is deaf
24
What is Lady Bracknell's reaction when Jack admits he smokes?
She coughs
Shock
Approval
Disgust
25
What does Gwendolen say the name Ernest produces?
Thrills
Deepest feelign of love
Suspicions
Vibrations and Absolute Confidence
26
Who is Cecily's governess?
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell
Dr. Chasuble
Gwendolen
27
How is the name of Jack's birth father discovered?
The name remains unknown
Through old military records
Lady Bracknell tells him
Through Miss Prism's diary
28
Who left Jack in the handbag when he was a baby?
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell
Canon Chasuble
Merriman
29
Why does Jack say that he refuses to consent to Algy marrying Cecily?
He thinks he's untruthful
He wants to marry Cecily himself
He wants Cecily to marry someone else
He hates him
30
Why is it ironic that Gwendolen and Cecily both want to love a man named Ernest?
Because they both want to love a man by the same name
Because it is so silly to love a man over a name
Because earnest means honest, & both men are lying to them
Because both men are being Christened to the name Ernest
