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Quiz about Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" Quiz

If you have read this play, this quiz will be a piece of cake... If you haven't, then shame on you.

A multiple-choice quiz by rdrunr. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rdrunr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
83,609

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2895

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Bunbury? Hint

Jack's best friend

Algernon's butler

Algernon's imaginary friend

Jack's brother

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is Manor House located? Hint

London

Shropshire

Hertfordshire

Sussex

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why did Cecily and Gwendolen argue? Hint

They thought they were engaged to the same person

Cecily believed Gwendolen was a thief

Gwendolen didn't think Cecily was good enough for Algernon

They never argued

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is Jack's real brother? Hint

Algernon Moncrieff

John Worthing

Ernest Worthing

Lord Bracknell

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who found Jack? Hint

Thomas Cardew

Lord Bracknell

Canon Chasuble

Miss Prism

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was Jack found? Hint

in a handbag at Bayswater

in a handbag at Victoria station

in a perambulator at Bayswater

in a perambulator at Victoria Station

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Lane, Algernon's servant, do when Algernon remarks that there are no cucumber sandwiches for his aunt? Hint

He glares at Lady Bracknell and stalks from the room

He accuses Algernon of eating them all

He says there were no cucumbers in the market

He claims that a mouse must have eaten them

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to her grandfather's will, how old will Cecily be when she finally "comes of age"? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Under what condition will Jack consent to allow Cecily and Algernon to marry? Hint

If Algernon will pay Jack thirty thousand pounds

If Cecily and Algernon do not live in England

If Gwendolen will leave Jack alone

If Lady Bracknell will consent to let Jack and Gwendolen marry

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, who is the real Ernest? Hint

Algernon Moncrieff

Jack Worthing

Canon Chasuble

Lane, Algernon's servant

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Bunbury?

Answer: Algernon's imaginary friend

Bunbury, as an ailing invalid, was a terrific excuse for Algernon to get out of engagements he would rather avoid.

2. Where is Manor House located?

Answer: Hertfordshire

Woolton, Hertfordshire to be exact.

3. Why did Cecily and Gwendolen argue?

Answer: They thought they were engaged to the same person

Both of them thought they were engaged to Ernest Worthing, yet neither of them were.

4. Who is Jack's real brother?

Answer: Algernon Moncrieff

Imagine the surprise of discovering you didn't need to create an imaginary brother when you had a real brother nearby the whole time?

5. Who found Jack?

Answer: Thomas Cardew

Miss Prism is the one who actually lost Jack to begin with.

6. Where was Jack found?

Answer: in a handbag at Victoria station

The Brighton Line, to be exact.

7. What does Lane, Algernon's servant, do when Algernon remarks that there are no cucumber sandwiches for his aunt?

Answer: He says there were no cucumbers in the market

Of course, we all know that Algernon had actually eaten them all, but it is a good servant who does not implicate his boss.

8. According to her grandfather's will, how old will Cecily be when she finally "comes of age"?

Answer: 35

A little overprotective, don't you think?

9. Under what condition will Jack consent to allow Cecily and Algernon to marry?

Answer: If Lady Bracknell will consent to let Jack and Gwendolen marry

He said he would not object if he were allowed to marry Gwendolen. Unfortunately, Lady Bracknell stated that Cecily and Algernon could just wait until Cecily came of age.

10. And finally, who is the real Ernest?

Answer: Jack Worthing

Jack created Ernest Worthing as his imaginary brother, and, in London, he claimed to be Ernest Worthing. When Algernon found out about Jack's double-life, he decided to use the name Ernest Worthing in order to meet Cecily. When Jack discovers who he really is, his aunt tell him that he was named after his father, Ernest John Moncrieff.

Source: Author rdrunr

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