WorksheetsThe Importance of Being Earnest - Act I
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Whose arrival does Algernon's Butler announce in the opening scene?
Gwendolen Fairfax
Lady Bracknell
Jack Worthing
Earnest Worthing
What does Lane's inaccurate entry in the household book reveal?
Lane keeps some money for himself.
Lane doesn't write down what he buys.
Lane drinks some alcohol himself.
Lane keeps some cucumbers for himself.
What does Earnest/Jack tell Algernon why he is in London that day?
To visit some friends
To propose to Gwendolen
To buy a new suit
To eat in a fancy restaurant
What does Algernon want Earnest/Jack to clear up before his consent to marry Gwendolen?
The "name question"
The "question of Jack"
The "problem of inheritance"
The "question of Cecily"
What object makes Jack reveal his real name?
A cigarette case
A money clip
A glasses case
A fountain pen
What does Algernon call the practice of keeping an imaginary friend?
Willoughbyism
Hydeism
Bunyanism
Bunburyism
Where does Algernon take Lady Bracknell to give Jack and Gwendolen some privacy?
The library
The music room
The garden
The dining room
Gwendolen doesn't want to marry...
someone with no morals.
someone with no inheritance.
someone who lies.
someone not named Earnest.
What does Jack intend to do with Earnest?
Become him
Legally adopt him
Make him disappear
Kill him off
How does Algernon find out Jack's country address?
He examines Jack's pockets.
He overhears a conversation.
It is written in the cigarette case.
He asks Jack.
