Online Test: Importance of Being Earnest

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29. What do Gwendolen and Cecily require of their husbands?

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a. They must be rich

b. They must be witty

c. They must be named as Ernest

d. They must have car.

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26. Who is Algernon’s butler/manservant?

2 points

a. Merriman

b. Lane

c. Jack

d. Ernest

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22. What is the relationship between Jack and Cecily?

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b. He is her uncle

d. She is his fiancé

a. He is her guardian

c. They are brother and sister

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12. Why does Lady Bracknell suddenly like Cecily?

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b. She discovers Cecily comes from an important family.

c. She approves of the marriage to annoy Jack.

d. She realizes Cecily is Algernon’s last hope of ever getting married.

a. She discovers that Cecily is very wealthy.

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5. Jack makes up a story about his brother Ernest dying in;

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d. Paris

c. London

a. Dublin

b. Geneva

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1. Algernon is suspicious of Jack’s personal life because he finds a _____

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b. Cigarette case with an inscription to jack from an unknown woman.

a. Bill for a romantic dinner with someone.

c. Letter to Jack from someone named Cecily.

d. Woman’s gloves in Jack’s carriage.

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30. At what age does Cecily become independent from Jack?

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a. 21

b. 35

c. 17

d. 40

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15. What does jack say about his brother Ernest when he returns?

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a. He says that Ernest has died of a severe chill in paris.

c. Ernest has got married

b. He says that Ernest has immigrated to Australia.

d. He has a quarrel with Ernest.

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2. Both Algernon and Jack make an appointment with Dr. Chasuble to discuss;

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a. Being rechristened with new names.

c. Their religious qualms

d. Their wedding vows

b. Their marriages

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28. Oscar Wilde stands for _____.

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a. Art for art’s sake

b. Art for morality

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8. The secret of Jack’s birth and parentage is revealed through the past of;

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b. Gwendolen

d. Reverend Chasuble

c. Miss Prism

a. Cecily

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4. Cecily explains to Algernon that an engagement, to be serious, must be;

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a. Approved by the guardian

d. Published in the London Times.

c. Broken at least once

b. Backed up by ready cash

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7. Lady Bracknell changes her mind about Cecily’s suitability to marry Algernon when she learns of;

2 points

c. Cecily’s fortune

a. Algernon’s latest escapade

b. Cecily’s education

d. Jack’s birth

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10. What happens when Gwendolen and Cecily first meet each other?

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a. They get along with each other and call each other sister immediately.

b. They believe that they are both engaged to the same person and get into an argument over tea.

c. They console one another for their fiance’s deception.

d. They are completely disgusted with one another.

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13. What is Algernon’s reaction to Jack’s appearance in his morning room?

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a. He is happy to see Jack and wants to go dinner with him

c. He is nervous because he has to come up with an excuse about his invalid friend Bunbury.

b. He had been waiting for Jack.

d. He is displeased and suspicious of Jack.

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20. What is Cecily first seen doing at the beginning of Act II?

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a. Writing in her diary

b. Picking flowers

c. Watering flowers

d. Spying on Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble.

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14. When Jack discovers Algernon pretending to be his younger brother, how does Jack react?

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d. He acts happy to see his brother.

a. He is furious and tries send Algernon away.

c. He is confused about why he has been told his brother died

b. He tells everyone that Algernon is not his brother.

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24. Where was jack found as a baby?

2 points

d. In a hotel room

b. In a Carriage

a. In a Handbag

c. In a Car

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23. What is Cecily’s last name?

2 points

c. Cardew

d. Prism

b. Fairfax

a. Chasuble

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9. How does Jack turn out to be related to Algernon?

2 points

d. He is Algernon’s older brother.

b. He is Lady Bracknell’s son and Algernon’s cousin.

a. He is Miss Prism’s son and not related to Algernon in any way.

c. He is Algernon’s uncle.

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16. Why does Jack refuse to allow Algernon to marry Cecily?

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a. Algernon is a horrible person

b. Jack wants to teach Algernon a lesson.

c. Algernon owes him a large sum of money.

d. Lady Bracknell will not let him marry Gwendolen.

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3. Cecily and Gwendolen’s conflict over their engagement is explored during;

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b. Reverend Chasuble’s sermon

a. Mr. Gribsby’s visit

d. The christening of Ernest

c. Tea time

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11. What happens right after Jack tells Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble that his brother has died?

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b. Cecily tells him that his brother is waiting for him in the house.

a. Cecily believes the garden to be haunted

c. A message comes from Lady Bracknell asking about Bunbury.

d. Dr. Chasuble and Miss Prism remark that Ernest is, in fact, waiting for him.

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21. What type of sandwiches does Algernon have made for Lady Bracknell?

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d. Egg Salad

b. Tuna

a. Cucumber

c. Peanut butter

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25. Who is Cecily’s governess?

2 points

d. Gwendolen

b. Miss Prism

a. Lady Bracknell

c. Jack

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18. Why does Cecily think the two men are sorry for what they have done?

2 points

c. They agree to change their names to Ernest

a. They are eating muffins

b. They apologize to the women.

d. They get into an argument in the garden.

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19. How does Gwendolen feel about Jack?

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a. She feels sympathy for his financial situation

b. She believes he is very wealthy, so she wants to marry him.

c. She is suspicious of his motives

d. She loves and wants to marry him, but she thinks his name is Ernest.

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6. Jack wins Lady Bracknell’s blessings for his marriage to Gwendolen by;

2 points

c. Revealing that he is a crown prince

b. Offering to name their first daughter Augusta

a. Giving her a detailed written list of his finances

d. Threatening to remove his consent for Algernon’s marriage to Cecily.

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27. What is Jack’s father’s first name?

2 points

b. Peter

a. John

d. He doesn’t know

c. Ernest John

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17. What does Algernon say about his piano-playing skills?

2 points

c. He is excellent pianist.

d. Soon he will master the art.

b. He doesn’t care what others think.

a. He plays with feeling, which is more important than knowing how to play.

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