WorksheetsThe Importance of Being Earnest Act III
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins
How does Lady Bracknell's appearance complicate the plot?
Things were about to be settled between the men and women before she showed up
Miss Prism and Rev Chasuble were about to get together at last
Gwendolen felt like it was time for the truth to come out
Cecily had just told Jack about her diary
How does Algernon act to Lady Bracknell's questions about Bunbury?
Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that there is no Bunbury
Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that Bunbury left permanently
Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that he has no idea where Bunbury went
Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that Bunbury died that very day
Lady Bracknell decides Algernon should marry Cecily when...
Jack tells her Cecily's parents' names
Jack tells her Cecily has been inoculated against a lot of illnesses
Jack tells her Cecily has a small fortune in land and money
Jack tell her that Cecily was also left in a handbag
What is ironic about Lady Bracknell calling Cecily attractive?
She's attractive only because Bracknell knows she brings money to the marriage
She really wasn't attractive
Lady Bracknell thought Gwendolen was prettier
Lady Bracknell was lying
What is the end result of the deception about Ernest?
Both men would have been better off telling the truth from the start
The lie was forgiven and the ladies were glad they told lied
Both men realized the lie was the best way to go
Neither lady could ever forgive the men for what they did
Although Jack lied about having a brother, in the end he really did have one. How?
Algernon was lying to him the whole time about being his brother
Algernon was his brother but neither of them realized it
Lady Bracknell knew they were brothers and finally told them
Cecily created Jack's brother in her diary
How did Algernon say Bunbury died?
pneumonia
by exploding
fell off a cliff
scarlet fever
What condition does Jack give for allowing Algernon to marry Cecily?
He is allowed to marry Gwendolen
He apologizes for pretending to be Ernest
Algernon leave and never come back
Gwendolen call both of them Ernest
Who is Jack's mother?
Lady Bracknell
Miss Prism
Lady Bracknell's sister
Gwendolen
In an ironic twist at the end, we find out that Jack's birth name is actually
Algernon
Jack
Ernest
Bunbury
What does Jack say he has finally learned at the end of the play?
The importance of having friends
The importance of trusting your mate
The importance of forgiving and forgetting
The importance of being earnest
Who is Miss Prism?
Cecily's mother
Cecily's governess
Gwendolen's mother
Gwendolen's governess
Which thematic idea of The Importance of Being Earnest allows characters to invent an identity?
Marriage
Fluid gender roles
Earnestness
Bunburrying
"In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is much the worst--the last is a real tragedy.” --Oscar Wilde
Aphorism
Epigram
Epigraph
Epilogue
Gwendolen comes to visit "Ernest," and the girls discover _?_.
They have the same birthday.
They are really long-lost sisters.
They are both engaged to Ernest.
They like to read the same kinds of books.
While the girls are having tea, how do the stage directions add to the humor?
The stage directions say that Gwendolen is making rude faces at Cecily.
The stage directions tell the characters to speak in funny voices.
The stage directions show that Merriman is in the background making funny gestures to someone offstage.
The stage directions show that Cecily is doing the opposite of what Gwendolen says she wants.
Lady Bracknell arrives and confronts Miss Prism about _?_.
her shady past in Paris
the three-volume novel she wrote in her younger days
the money she owes her
the baby she disappeared with years ago
Wilde was imprisoned for 2 years due to "homosexual involvement." What happened after he did his time?
He returned to his home and family
He was exiled and never fully regained his health
He was excommunicated by the Catholic church
He was embraced by his brother who cared for him.
Wilde died of complications from
pneumonia
syphilis
meningitis
influenza
In "The Importance of Being Earnest," the word 'earnest' is an adjective and also spelled differently is a man's name. This kind of word is called a
homonym
synonym
antonym
homogeneous
What does Jack wrongly conclude upon realizing that he was the misplaced baby?
Bracknell is his mother
Prism is his mother
He is Gwendolen's cousin
He is Algernon's brother
What does Lady Bracknell accuse Miss Prism of having stolen twenty-eight years ago?
A manuscript
A baby
A baby carriage
A handbag
Select the definition that matches the following term:
Comedy of Manners
constructed according to a predetermined pattern and aiming at neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness but often being mechanical and stereotyped
satirizes behavior in a particular social group, especially the upper classes
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character
Select the definition that matches the following term:
Satire
constructed according to a predetermined pattern and aiming at neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness but often being mechanical and stereotyped
satirizes behavior in a particular social group, especially the upper classes
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character
What is aestheticism?
A dandy, fop or rake
Art judged on moral grounds.
A rejection of morality for the sake of artistic expression.
A conservative notion of gender.
