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Quiz about The Importance of Being Earnest Quotes
Quiz about The Importance of Being Earnest Quotes

"The Importance of Being Earnest" Quotes Quiz


Oscar Wilde's greatest play, 'The Importance of Being Earnest', is a witty portrayal of Victorian high society. Identify who says these quotes taken from the play.

A multiple-choice quiz by scsloth. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
scsloth
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
106,022
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1538
Last 3 plays: Guest 192 (4/10), Guest 64 (8/10), Guest 91 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'Health is the primary duty of life.' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'I have only been married once. That was in consequence of a misunderstanding between myself and a young person.' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'To be born, or at any rate bred, in a handbag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life that reminds one of the worst excesses of the French Revolution.' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'I am glad to say I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'Well I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs'. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded.' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'She is the most cultivated of ladies, and the very picture of respectability.' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure that Lady Bracknell is one.' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.' Hint



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Mar 27 2024 : Guest 192: 4/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 64: 8/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 91: 8/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 96: 8/10
Mar 09 2024 : paper_aero: 7/10
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 90: 8/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Feb 25 2024 : Andyboy2021: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Health is the primary duty of life.'

Answer: Lady Bracknell

In a conversation with Algernon in Act 1, Lady Bracknell gives her view on people who 'shilly shally' with the question of life and death.
2. 'I have only been married once. That was in consequence of a misunderstanding between myself and a young person.'

Answer: Lane

In Act 1, Lane and Algernon converse about the value of marriage. Despite his past experience, Lane believes marriage to be 'a very pleasant state'.
3. 'To be born, or at any rate bred, in a handbag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life that reminds one of the worst excesses of the French Revolution.'

Answer: Lady Bracknell

Lady Bracknell's response to Jack's admission that he was found in a handbag as a baby.
4. 'I am glad to say I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.'

Answer: Gwendolen Fairfax

Cecily and Gwendolen argue over both being engaged to 'Ernest'.
5. 'Well I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs'.

Answer: Algernon Moncrieff

Algernon trivialises his deception of Cecily by eating muffins, much to Jack's disgust.
6. 'Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded.'

Answer: Algernon Moncrieff

Algernon kills his fictitious friend in the country.
7. 'She is the most cultivated of ladies, and the very picture of respectability.'

Answer: Canon Chasuble

Canon Chasuble defends Miss Prism to Lady Bracknell in Act 3.
8. 'I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure that Lady Bracknell is one.'

Answer: Jack Worthing

Jack comments on Lady Bracknell after she refuses him permission to marry Gwendolen.
9. 'The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.'

Answer: Miss Prism

Miss Prism teaches Cecily and displays great inadequecy in the role of tutor.
10. 'To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.'

Answer: Lady Bracknell

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Source: Author scsloth

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