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The Importance of Being Earnest | Quiz

Oscar Wilde
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Quiz

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1)

Which two words do Miss Prism and Cecily confuse as they talk about Jack and his "brother?" (from Act 2)

night and knight
dirth and death
great and grate
sow and sew
2)

What is Jack's real name? (from Act 3)

Demetri
Ernest
John
Algernon
3)

When Algernon arrives, under what name is he traveling? (from Act 2)

Ernest
Bunbury
Jack
Oscar
4)

What is Miss Prism's first name? (from Act 2)

Christabel
Eleanor
Samanth
Laetitia
5)

About whom has Algernon - as Ernest - been talking to Cecily? (from Act 2)

Jack
Lady Bracknell
Bunbury
Miss Prism
6)

Whom has Gwendolen already contacted about her betrothal to Ernest? (from Act 2)

The Census Bureau
The Morning Post
Her father
Westminster Cathedral
7)

When was Jack's father not "a man of peace?" (from Act 3)

In the field
At prayer
When playing cricket
At home
8)

What does Chasuble blame for the Church's opposition to clergy marriage? (from Act 3)

Improper translation
Outdated standards
Corrupt texts
Bribed church leadership
9)

Immediately after proposing to Cecily, who does Algernon seek out? (from Act 2)

Lady Bracknell
Jack
Miss Prism
Chasuble
10)

Next to whose room does Merriman place Algernon's luggage? (from Act 2)

Chasuble's
Miss Prism's
Jack's
Cecily's
11)

According to Lady Bracknell, who are the only people to speak disrespectfully of Society? (from Act 3)

Those who serve it
The Portugese
Those who have been in it all their lives
Those who cannot get into it
12)

Where do Cecily and Gwendolen depart to when they leave the men? (from Act 2)

The garden
London
The drawing room
The hills
13)

What does Miss Prism recommend to Chasuble? (from Act 2)

That he refrain from dairy
That he marry
That they not walk together anymore
That he take up learning German
14)

What gesture does Miss Prism have to address Lady Bracknell? (from Act 3)

Bowing her head
Waving
Fleeing
Dropping to her knees
15)

What does Miss Prism instruct Cecily to read while she is gone? (from Act 2)

Geometic Theory
German History
Verb Conjugation
Political Economy
16)

Which of these is not a certificate that Jack lists having regarding Cecily? (from Act 3)

University enrollement
Vaccination
Baptism
Birth
17)

How does Lady Bracknell describe Miss Prism's appearance? (from Act 3)

Repellent
Unimpressive
Plain
Severe
18)

Who is the other partner in Grigsby's soliciting firm? (from Act 2)

Welch
O'Connor
Park
Tibley
19)

What does Miss Prism offer to send Chasuble? (from Act 3)

Her ring size
Several volumes of her diary
A book of German poetry
A love letter
20)

What evidence of the baby's disappearance was discovered in Bayswater? (from Act 3)

Rattle
Perambulator
A bag of cloth diapers
Miss Prism
21)

What adjective does Cecily use to describe the name Algernon? (from Act 2)

Quixotic
Feminine
Idiotic
Aristocratic
22)

How did Lady Bracknell learn of Gwendolen's intention to come to Jack's manor house? (from Act 3)

She paid off her maid
She intercepted Gwendolen's mail
She found Jack's address written on a scrap of paper
She read Gwendolen's diary
23)

What is Gwendolyn given with her tea? (from Act 2)

Scones
Biscuits
Cake
Bread and butter
24)

How much is Cecily's estimated worth? (from Act 3)

50,000 pounds
80,000 pounds
130,000 pounds
200,000 pounds
25)

What ailment does Cecily claim Miss prism has? (from Act 2)

A headache
A slight chill
An allergy attack
A general malaise
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