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Expert at social interaction, brash, interfering, & snobbishly conservative, wants a rich husband for her daughter
Gwndolen Fairfax
Cecily Cardew
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell
2
Who is Miss Prism?
Cecily's tutor
Ernest's maid
Canon Chasuble's wife
Jack's mother
3
Gwendolen said she could only love someone and marry someone named...
Ernest
Jack
Algernon
Bunbury
4
Lady Bracknell tells Jack he was christened after his father and has the same Christian name. What is his name?
None of the above
Ernest John
Algernon
Jack John
5
Jack & Algernon are brothers.
False
True
6
Merriam, the butler, announces that someone has arrived to Manor House. Who is it?
Ernest Worthing
Jack Worthing
Bunbury
Lady Bracknell
7
Who is Jack's mother?
Lady Bracknell's sister
Miss Prism
None of the above
Lady Bracknell
8
Lady Bracknell is delighted and agreed with engagement of Gwendolen and Jack/Ernest.
True
False
9
Upper-class man who lives for pleasure, moves from one social venue to another, created an invalid friend named Bunbury
Jack Worthing
Lane the butler
Algernon Moncrieff
Canon Chasuble
10
Who is Lane?
Cecily's butler
Lady Bracknell's butler
Algernon's butler
Jack's butler
11
Jack claims that he is the only one who can give consent to Cecily marrying Algernon.
False
True
12
Jack thinks Miss Prism is his mother.
False
True
13
The audience is aware of a situation that the character is not.
hyperbole
satire
dramatic irony
paradox
14
An Exaggeration
pun
satire
paradox
hyperbole
15
Leads a double life, goes by the name Ernest when he's in town, habitually dishonest, wants to marry Gwendolen
Canon Chasuble
Algernon Moncrieff
Lane the butler
Jack Worthing
16
Gwendolen and Cecily come to the realization that neither of them are engaged to be married to anyone.
False
True
17
Which genre does the play belong?
comedy
political drama
drama
tragedy
18
Why does Jack disapprove of Algernon marrying Cecily?
Jack doesn't approve of Algernon's moral character.
Jack suspects Algernon of being untruthful.
Algernon drank an entire bottle of wine that Jack was saving for himself.
All of the above.
19
The use of humor to criticize something or someone.
satire
pun
dramatic irony
hyperbole
20
What does Algernon tell his butler, Lane, he is going to go do the next day?
practice playing the piano so he can play accurately
fly to Paris to visit Ernest
go to lunch his Aunt's house
go Bunburying
21
How does Cecily get Miss Prism & Canon Chasuble to leave her and take a walk?
Cecily tells Canon Chasuble to take Miss Prism for a walk so she can study
Cecily says Miss Prism has a headache
Cecily says Miss Prism needs to lose some weight & he should take a walk
None of the above
22
Jack goes by his name when he is in the country. What name does he go by when he is in town?
Ernest
Bunbury
None of the above
Lane
23
Lady Bracknell says it is very important that Jack consents to Cecily marrying Algernon.
True
False
24
Shallow and conventional woman, obsessed with marrying someone named Ernest
Gwendolyn Fairfax
Miss Prism
Cecily Cardew
Lady Bracknell
25
Gwendolen & Cecily tell Jack & Algernon that the only thing that is keeping them from forgiving the men's lies are...
they are too rich and snobby
their Christian names
all of the above
they both enjoy going to the city
26
Jack's last name is the same as the man who found him.
False
True
27
In which time period does the play take place?
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Romantic
Victorian
28
Where does Jack say "his brother, Ernest" is living?
Portugal
Paris
Panama
Poland
29
Where does Act 2 take place?
On a train to London
Algernon's flat
the garden at Manor House
Paris
30
Beginning of Act 3, Lady Bracknell arrives at Manor House & announces she approves of marriage bet. Jack & Gwendolen.
False
True
31
After answering questions from Lady Bracknell, Jack explains how Mr Cardew found him. What did Mr. Cardew find Jack in?
in a bassinet at his front door
in a large, black leather handbag
in a crib at his neighbors house
none of the above
32
Jack reveals that he was adopted by Mr. Thomas Cardew who has since passed away. How is Jack connected to Cecily Cardew?
He is her guardian/ward
he is her neighbor
He is her father
He is her brother
33
Lady Bracknell said that she & her husband would give their blessing for marriage of Jack & their daughter, Gwendolen.
False
True
34
What item does Jack get upset about that he had left behind the last time he visited Algernon?
a cucumber sandwich
a cigarette case
a bottle of champagne
a scarf
35
Lady Bracknell asks Algernon if Bunbury lives at Manor House. How does Algernon respond?
He says Bunbury recently left for a vacation in Italy.
He says Bunbury is dead.
He says he has never heard of Bunbury.
He says Bunbury lives in Paris.
36
The cigarette case was a gift given to Jack. Who gave it to him?
Cecily Cardew
Lady Bracknell
Lady Harbury
Gwendolyn Fairfax
37
Jack tells Lady Bracknell the matter of consent to marriage is entirely in her own hands. What does she have to do?
consent to Jack marrying Gwendolen
wait until Cecily turns 35
confirm with Mr. Carew that Cecily can get married
none of the above
38
Canon Chasuble has feelings for Miss Prism.
True
False
39
After hearing Miss Prism's scandal, Jack runs into the house and returns with...
a cigarette case
a bottle of wine
a black handbag with Miss Prism's initials
a plate of cucumber sandwiches
40
Gwendolen arrives & meets Cecily. Jack & Algernon enter. After much discussion, what shocking information is revealed?
All of the above
Gwendolen tells Cecily the man she is embracing is her cousin, Algernon.
A gross deception has been practiced on both Cecily and Gwendolen
Jack finally admits that he has no brother named Ernest.
41
Upon hearing Miss Prism's name, Lady Bracknell says she must see her. What scandal do we learn about from Miss Prism?
She also has a double identity like Jack and Algernon.
She was secretly married to Canon Chasuble.
She had a child with Lady Bracknell's husband.
She was the one who placed a baby in a handbag & left it at train station
42
A Contradiction
pun
satire
paradox
dramatic irony
43
Who is the author of the play?
Jonathan Swift
Charles Dickens
Robert Louis Stevenson
Oscar Wilde
44
Algernon has a negative view of marriage.
True
False
45
During Act 2, Algernon pretends to be Ernest, the bad boy brother of Jack.
True
False
46
When Cecily and Algernon (as Ernest) are alone, what surprising information does Cecily reveal?
she bought a ring in Algernon's (as Ernest) name
she and Algernon (as Ernest) have been engaged for the last 3 months
she wrote letters for him at least 3 times a week
all of the above
47
When Jack returns to Manor House, how is he dressed, and what does he announce?
He is dressed in mourning, with black gloves & says his brother is dead.
He is in a white tuxedo and announces he is marrying Gwendolen today.
None of the above
He is dressed in a black tuxedo & Ernest has arrived to stay for a week.
48
Granddaughter of Thomas Cardew, lives a sheltered life in the country, Algernon wants to marry her
Lady Bracknell
Cecily Cardew
Gwedolyn Fairfax
Miss Prism
49
At first, Jack tells Algernon that Cecily is his...
tutor
mother
sister
aunt
50
The word "Earnest" means showing sincere and intense conviction.
True
False
51
The title of the play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," is a pun.
True
False
52
What is the ONE main piece of information that causes Lady Bracknell to approve of Algernon and Cecily being married?
She is 18.
She is the granddaughter of Mr. Thomas Cardew.
She was not found in a handbag at a train station.
She is wealthy.
53
Lady Bracknell is happy that Jack smokes as an occupation.
True
False
54
Jack & Algernon enter the house, Gwedolen tells Cecily they won't be the ones to speak first; Gwendolen does speak first
False
True
55
What does Jack ask of Canon Chasuble?
to christen him
if he plans to marry Miss Prism
to perform Ernest's funeral
to marry him and Gwendolen
56
Algernon has invented another identity he calls Bunbury.
False
True
57
Cecily tells Algernon she had always dreamt of loving someone named Ernest.
True
False
