The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest
Questions Act I & II

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The Importance of Being Earnest
Questions Act I & II

V6

Slide 1 - Diapositive

What does the word 'earnest mean?

Slide 2 - Carte mentale

What is Jack's name in the city?
A
Ernest
B
Algy
C
Algernon
D
Thomas

Slide 3 - Quiz

Slide 4 - Carte mentale

What does Jack symbolize in The Importance of Being Earnest?

Slide 5 - Question ouverte

What is Jack to Cecily Cardew?
A
Her guardian
B
Her cousin
C
Her uncle
D
Her friend

Slide 6 - Quiz

Why did Jack make up a fictional brother? (2 answers)
A
To work in London
B
To disappear and do as he likes
C
To visit his friend Bunbury
D
To have fun and avoid social obligations

Slide 7 - Quiz

Describe 'bunburyist'

Slide 8 - Carte mentale

How does Algernon find out about Jack's other name?
A
Jack left his suitcase
B
Jack left his cigarette case
C
Jack left his bag
D
Jack left his jacket

Slide 9 - Quiz

Why is Gwendolen fixated on the name Ernest?
A
It's a German name
B
It's goes well together with her own name
C
It's an honourable and virtuous name
D
It's a popular name

Slide 10 - Quiz

Where was Jack found as a baby?
A
In a handbag on a platform
B
In a handbag on a carriage
C
In a handbag on the train
D
In a handbag in a cloakroom

Slide 11 - Quiz

Why does Lady Bracknell forbid the engagement?

Slide 12 - Question ouverte

How does Jack plan to get rid of his fictional brother Ernest?
A
He is going to say that he died while he was on a business trip in London.
B
He is going to say that he died while he was in Australia.
C
He is going to say that he died of a severe chill while he was in Paris.
D
He is going to say that he died in fight while he was in Paris.

Slide 13 - Quiz

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

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

Algernon decides to show up at Jack's country estate .Why?
A
He's curious about Cecily
B
He wants to make a fool of Jack
C
He's curious to see where Jack lives.
D
He wants to have some fun.

Slide 15 - Quiz

Why is Jack furious with Algernon for showing up at his estate?
A
Because he is interfering in Jack´s private business
B
Because he is disguised as Jack’s own invented, and now presumably dead,brother
C
Because he doesn´t want him to meet Cecily
D
Because he is disguised as Bunbury

Slide 16 - Quiz

Algernon learns from Cecily that Jack wants to send ´Ernest´ to which country?
A
Australia
B
Austria
C
Germany
D
Ireland

Slide 17 - Quiz

What does Jack want Dr Chasuble to do?
A
Re - christen him with the name of Ernest
B
Bless him
C
Christen him
D
Approve of his wedding

Slide 18 - Quiz

What is the main reason Cecily is intrigued by Ernest?
A
She is fascinated by sin and wickedness
B
She thinks he's the right partner.
C
She is fascinated by sin and wickedness and his name inspires confidence
D
She considers him a dear family member.

Slide 19 - Quiz

What happens during tea service between Cecily and Gwendolen?

Slide 20 - Question ouverte

While the girls are having tea, how do the stage directions add to the humor?
A
The stage directions say that Gwendolen is making rude faces at Cecily.
B
The stage directions show that Merriman is in the background making funny gestures
C
The stage directions tell the characters to speak in funny voices.
D
The stage directions show that Cecily is doing the opposite of what Gwendolen says she wants.

Slide 21 - Quiz

Cecily tells Gwendolen that _?_.
A
Jack is adopted.
B
Miss Prism is her mother
C
Gwendolen’s “Ernest” is really Jack
D
German makes people ugly

Slide 22 - Quiz

"Mr. Worthing! Rise, sir, from this semi-recumbent posture. It is most indecorous" Who said this?
A
Cecily
B
Lady Bracknell
C
Miss Prism
D
Gwendolen

Slide 23 - Quiz

"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?
A
Lady Bracknell
B
Miss Prism
C
Gwendolen
D
Cecily

Slide 24 - Quiz

"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means"
Who said this?
A
Miss Prism
B
Algernon
C
Lady Bracknell
D
Dr Chasuble

Slide 25 - Quiz

What has Miss Prism accomplished when she was younger?
A
She wrote a two-volume novel
B
She wrote a three-volume novel
C
She was a famous playwright
D
She was a successful painter

Slide 26 - Quiz

"Australia! I’d sooner die"
Who said this?
A
Jack
B
Gwendolen
C
Algernon
D
Miss Prism

Slide 27 - Quiz

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