The Importance of Being Earnest

What is the word for a wittily condensed expression often seen throughout Earnest, for example, Algernon’s line, “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his”?

• Anagram

• Antonym

• Epigram

• Kenning

In this play, a person who makes up a fictitious friend or relative in order to have an excuse to leave an unpleasant situation is called a(n)

• Divine hypocrite

• Bunburyist

• Earnest

• Dadaist

Lady Bracknell opposed Gwendolen’s engagement because Jack:

• Lacks sufficient money to support Gwendolen

• Has a reputation as a partier

• Can’t name his real parents

• Hasn’t been christened

How does Jack try to get rid of the idea of his “brother Ernest” in Act I and II?

• By staging a drowning accident.

• By saying he died in Paris of a severe chill.

• By running a newspaper report about a carriage accident that killed him

• By writing a fake letter from Ernest’s wife saying he died.

Jack wins Lady Bracknell's blessing for his marriage to Gwendolen by

• offering to name their first daughter after Augusta

• revealing that he is a crown prince

• threatening to remove his consent for Algernon's marriage to Cecily

• giving her a detailed written list of his finances

Who says, "I've now realized for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest."

• Jack

• Cecily

• Algernon

• Gwendolen

Who said the following "I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all of the time."

• Gwendolen

• Lady Bracknell

• Rev Chasuble

• Cecily

Which girls are in love with “Ernest”?

• Ms. Prism and Cecily

• Ms. Prism and Gwendolyn

• Cecily and Gwendolyn

• Cecily and Lady Bracknell

Who said the following: "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."

• Algernon

• Jack

• Rev Chasuble

• Miss Prism

What is the significance of Algernon's comment about the 'Bunburying' in Act One?

• It highlights Algernon's lack of understanding of societal norms and expectations.

• It reveals Algernon's dislike for social obligations and responsibilities.

• It introduces the concept of creating a fictional character or persona to escape social obligations and responsibilities.

• It foreshadows Algernon's later use of the 'Bunburying' technique.