The Importance of Being Earnest Quiz

In 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde, Miss Prism left what in a black handbag at Victoria Station?

• her student

• a baby in a black handbag

• her novel

• her baby carriage

In 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde, Jack loves _____, and Algernon loves _____.

• Miss Prism; Cecily

• Gwendolen; Cecily

• Gwendolen; Miss Prism

• Cecily; Gwendolen

In 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde, Jack is a grown orphan who has a ward named _____.

• Gwendolen Cardew

• Cecily Cardew

• Earnest Cardew

• Algernon Cardew

In 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde, both Jack and Algernon want to change their names to 'Ernest' because _____.

• the women they love want to marry men who are named Ernest

• only men named 'Ernest' win the hearts of the women they love

• they like that name

• they want to share a name

The title of In 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde is a play on words because _____.

• only men named 'Ernest' can make money and have connections

• it is both important to be the man, 'Ernest,' and 'earnest' or sincere

• Gwendolen will only marry a man named 'Ernest'

• 'Ernest' is misspelled in the play