The Importance of Being Earnest Quizzes

The Importance of Being Earnest Quiz 1

By Derek Wayne · Edited by Rachel Nolan · Last reviewed April 27, 2006

1 What is the name of Algernon's permanent invalid friend?

Earnest

Bunbury

Queensbury

Jack
2 Where was Jack found as a baby?

In a carriage

In a handbag

In a restroom

In a car
3 Who is Jack's ward?

Gwendolen

Miss Prism

Chasuble

Cecily
4 Whom does Algernon pretend to be when he shows up at Jack's house?

Bunbury

Jack

Ernest

Chasuble
5 Who is Cecily's governess?

Miss Prism

Lady Bracknell

Jack

Gwendolen
6 On what railway line was Jack found as a baby?

Southampton

Earl's Court

Albany

Brighton
7 Whom does Jack ask to marry him?

Miss Prism

Cecily

Gwendolen

Lady Bracknell
8 Whom does Algernon ask to marry him?

Lady Bracknell

Miss Prism

Cecily

Gwendolen
9 Who is Algernon's butler?

Ernest

Merriman

Lane

Jack
10 What is Jack's father's first name?

John

Ernest

He doesn't know

Peter
11 How does Algernon learn about Cecily?

He spies on her

He reads Jack's mail

He finds Jack's cigarette case

He reads Jack's diary
12 Why does Cecily say she and Algernon have been engaged for three months?

She is confusing herself with Gwendolen

She is delusional

She has been writing letters between them

He met her three months ago
13 What do Algernon and Jack want Chasuble to do?

Play with them

Christen them

Forgive their sins

Teach them
14 What does Lane prepare for Lady Bracknell's arrival that Algernon consumes?

Caviar

Cheese sandwiches

Liver

Cucumber sandwiches
15 What food does Cecily serve to Gwendolen?

Bread and butter

Nothing

Cake

Crackers
16 What does Jack send for when Algernon arrives at his house?

Extra bedding

Clothing

Refreshments

The dogcart
17 What, according to Wilde, should strive to be "useless"?

Marriage

Art

Life

Morality
18 What was the nickname of Wilde's famous lover?

Bosie

Josie

Marquess of Queensbury

Rosie
19 What do Gwendolen and Cecily require of their husbands?

They must be wicked

They must be named Ernest

They must be witty

They must be rich
20 At what age does Cecily become independent from Jack?

42

35

21

18
21 What food do Algernon and Jack fight over at the end of Act II?

Cucumber sandwiches

Bread and butter

Cake

Muffins
22 Who left Jack in the handbag when he was a baby?

Jack's father

Miss Prism

Lady Bracknell

Algernon
23 Who is Jack's aunt?

Gwendolen

Lady Bracknell

He has none

Miss Prism
24 Who is Jack's brother?

He has none

Algernon

Bunbury

Ernest
25 When does Lady Bracknell start liking Cecily?

She never likes her

When she learns Cecily is rich

When she finds out Cecily loves Algernon

When she meets her

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