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The Importance of Being Earnest

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Wilde, Oscar
The Importance of Being Earnest game quiz
"How much do you know about Oscar Wilde's play of deception, love, and being named Ernest?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. On what street is Algernon Moncrieff's flat located?
    Liberty Street
    Half-Moon Street, W
    Prism Way
    Woolton Street


2. What is the name of Algernon's manservant?
    Answer: (One Word: not a street)


3. What type of sandwiches does Algernon have made for Lady Bracknell?
    cucumber
    tuna
    peanut butter
    egg salad


4. Lady Bracknell is Jack's mother.
    Yes
    No


5. What nickname does Algernon go by?
    Al
    A.J.
    Gerry
    Algy


6. What is the relationship between Jack and Cecily?
    He is her guardian.
    He is her uncle.
    They are brother and sister.
    She is his fiance.


7. What is Cecily's last name?
    Fairfax
    Cardew
    Prism
    Chasuble


8. What relation does Jack tell Cecily that Ernest is to him?
    older brother
    uncle
    cousin
    younger brother


9. What is the name of the invalid Algernon says he visits when he goes to the country?
    Burns
    Billings
    Thatcher
    Bunbury


10. Who does Jack plan to marry?
    Answer: (One Word)


11. Was Lady Bracknell pleased to hear Jack knew "nothing"?
    Yes
    No


12. What happened to Jack's parents?
    He lost them.
    They abandoned him.
    They died.
    They were just fine and living in Patagonia.


13. As a baby, where was Jack discovered?
    in a suitcase
    in a tophat
    in a picnic basket
    in a hand-bag


14. What does Miss Prism say fiction means?
    The good ended unhappily and the bad happily.
    The good ended happily and the bad unhappily.
    Happiness flows throughout a good work of fiction.
    Good things are depressing in a work of fiction.


15. When Jack returns from the city, what does he tell them happened to his brother, Ernest? He _____.
    Answer: (One Word: the end)


16. How long does Cecily tell Algernon they'd already been engaged for when he asks her to marry him?
    three months
    six months
    two months
    four months


17. Did Cecily tell "Ernest" (actually Algernon) that she could love him if his name was Algy or Algernon?
    Yes
    No


18. What did Gwendolen feel was the most important in matters of grave importance?
    sincerity
    she never says
    both
    style


19. To what do the men agree to change their names?
    Answer: (One Word)


20. It is discovered that it was Miss Prism that lost Jack in Victoria Station when he was a baby.
    Yes
    No


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