The Importance of Being Earnest

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• Leerjaar 6

The Importance of Being Earnest

Questions Act I & II

V6

What does the word 'earnest mean?

What is Jack's name in the city?

1. Ernest
2. Algy
3. Algernon
4. Thomas

What does Jack symbolize in The Importance of Being Earnest?

What is Jack to Cecily Cardew?

1. Her guardian
2. Her cousin
3. Her uncle
4. Her friend

Why did Jack make up a fictional brother? (2 answers)

1. To work in London
2. To disappear and do as he likes
3. To visit his friend Bunbury
4. To have fun and avoid social obligations

Describe 'bunburyist'

How does Algernon find out about Jack's other name?

1. Jack left his suitcase
2. Jack left his cigarette case
3. Jack left his bag
4. Jack left his jacket

Why is Gwendolen fixated on the name Ernest?

1. It's a German name
2. It's goes well together with her own name
3. It's an honourable and virtuous name
4. It's a popular name

Where was Jack found as a baby?

1. In a handbag on a platform
2. In a handbag on a carriage
3. In a handbag on the train
4. In a handbag in a cloakroom

Why does Lady Bracknell forbid the engagement?

How does Jack plan to get rid of his fictional brother Ernest?

1. He is going to say that he died while he was on a business trip in London.
2. He is going to say that he died while he was in Australia.
3. He is going to say that he died of a severe chill while he was in Paris.
4. He is going to say that he died in fight while he was in Paris.

Why does Jack find it necessary to ¨kill" his brother Ernest?

Algernon decides to show up at Jack's country estate .Why?

1. He's curious about Cecily
2. He wants to make a fool of Jack
3. He's curious to see where Jack lives.
4. He wants to have some fun.

Why is Jack furious with Algernon for showing up at his estate?

1. Because he is interfering in Jack´s private business
2. Because he is disguised as Jack’s own invented, and now presumably dead,brother
3. Because he doesn´t want him to meet Cecily
4. Because he is disguised as Bunbury

Algernon learns from Cecily that Jack wants to send ´Ernest´ to which country?

1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Germany
4. Ireland

What does Jack want Dr Chasuble to do?

1. Re - christen him with the name of Ernest
2. Bless him
3. Christen him
4. Approve of his wedding

What is the main reason Cecily is intrigued by Ernest?

1. She is fascinated by sin and wickedness
2. She thinks he's the right partner.
3. She is fascinated by sin and wickedness and his name inspires confidence
4. She considers him a dear family member.

What happens during tea service between Cecily and Gwendolen?

While the girls are having tea, how do the stage directions add to the humor?

1. The stage directions say that Gwendolen is making rude faces at Cecily.
2. The stage directions show that Merriman is in the background making funny gestures
3. The stage directions tell the characters to speak in funny voices.
4. The stage directions show that Cecily is doing the opposite of what Gwendolen says she wants.

Cecily tells Gwendolen that _?_.

1. Jack is adopted.
2. Miss Prism is her mother
3. Gwendolen’s “Ernest” is really Jack
4. German makes people ugly

"Mr. Worthing! Rise, sir, from this semi-recumbent posture. It is most indecorous" Who said this?

1. Cecily
2. Lady Bracknell
3. Miss Prism
4. Gwendolen

"I pity any woman who is married to a man called John. She would probably never be allowed to know the entrancing pleasure of a single moment’s solitude" Who said this?

1. Lady Bracknell
2. Miss Prism
3. Gwendolen
4. Cecily

"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means"
Who said this?

1. Miss Prism
2. Algernon
3. Lady Bracknell
4. Dr Chasuble

What has Miss Prism accomplished when she was younger?

1. She wrote a two-volume novel
2. She wrote a three-volume novel
3. She was a famous playwright
4. She was a successful painter

"Australia! I’d sooner die"
Who said this?

1. Jack
2. Gwendolen
3. Algernon
4. Miss Prism

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