<p>Importance of being Earnest Quiz</p><p>1. Why does Lane think it isn’t polite to listen to Algernon’s piano-playing?</p><p>(A) Because Lane is only a servant</p><p>(B) Because Algernon plays so badly</p><p>(C) Because Lane is tone deaf</p><p>(D) Because he knows Algernon is shy about his playing</p><p>2. What does Algernon tell Jack he has always suspected him of being?</p><p>(A) A Communist</p><p>(B) A Liberal Unionist</p><p>(C) A Bunburyist</p><p>(D) A Tory</p><p>3. What leads Algernon to think Jack is leading a double life?</p><p>(A) A letter</p><p>(B) A diary</p><p>(C) An inscription</p><p>(D) A handkerchief embroidered with strawberries</p><p>4. What does Jack say it is a very ungentlemanly thing to read?</p><p>(A) Gwendolen’s diary</p><p>(B) French drama</p><p>(C) More than half of modern literature 1 (D) A private cigarette case</p><p>5. At first, Jack tells Algernon that Cecily is his what? </p><p>(A) Sister</p><p>(B) Aunt</p><p>(C) Hair colorist</p><p>(D) Former governess</p><p>6. What does Algernon mean when he says that Lady Bracknell rings the doorbell in a “Wagnerian manner”?</p><p>(A) That she is humming “The Ride of the Valkyrie”</p><p>(B) That she is dressed up like one of the Valkyrie</p><p>(C) That she rings insistently, leaving her finger on the bell for a long time</p><p>(D) That she has a tendency to burst into song</p><p>7. Why does Lane claim that there were “no cucumbers at the market”?</p><p>(A) Because he thinks Algernon should go on a high-protein diet</p><p>(B) Because Algernon has eaten all the cucumber sandwiches himself</p><p>(C) Because he wants to get Algernon off the hook</p><p>(D) B and C</p><p>8. What does Gwendolen say they live in?</p><p>(A) A pigsty</p><p>(B) An age of ideals</p><p>2 (C) A house in Shropshire</p><p>(D) An age of surfaces</p><p>9. What does Gwendolen say the name Ernest produces?</p><p>(A) Vibrations</p><p>(B) Suspicions</p><p>(C) Absolute confidence</p><p>(D) A and C</p><p>10. What is Lady Bracknell’s reaction when Jack admits to her that he smokes?</p><p>(A) Shock</p><p>(B) Disgust</p><p>(C) Approval</p><p>(D) A coughing fit</p><p>11. Where did old Mr. Thomas Cardew find Jack as a baby?</p><p>(A) In a cloakroom at a railway station</p><p>(B) Shropshire</p><p>(C) A foundling hospital</p><p>(D) The British Museum</p><p>12. What is Lady Bracknell’s objection to Jack as a prospective suitor to Gwendolen?</p><p>(A) His smoking</p><p>(B) His lack of an occupation</p><p>3 (C) His origins</p><p>(D) His politics</p><p>13. What does Algernon begin playing offstage at the conclusion of Jack’s interview with Lady Bracknell?</p><p>(A) A funeral march</p><p>(B) “The Wedding March”</p><p>(C) “We Are the Champions” </p><p>(D) “The Ride of the Valkyrie”</p><p>14. What is Gwendolen’s response to the story of Jack’s origins?</p><p>(A) She is shocked</p><p>(B) She is disgusted</p><p>(C) She thinks it’s romantic</p><p>(D) She thinks it’s a hoot</p><p>15. Who does Algernon think ought to set an example for the upper classes?</p><p>(A) The prime minister</p><p>(B) The lower classes</p><p>(D) The clergy</p><p>16. What does Jack call Lady Bracknell behind her back?</p><p>(A) A Gorgon</p><p>(B) An organ</p><p>4 (C) A Liberal Unionist</p><p>(D) A Bunburyist</p><p>17. Why hasn’t Jack told Gwendolen that he has an excessively pretty young ward?</p><p>(A) Because Gwendolen might be jealous</p><p>(B) Because Gwendolen might want to borrow some of her clothes</p><p>(C) Because Gwendolen’s brother Gerald might want to meet her</p><p>(D) Because Gwendolen herself is extremely unattractive</p><p>18. What is the name of Algernon’s imaginary friend?</p><p>(A) Harbury</p><p>(B) Bunbury</p><p>(C) Markby</p><p>(D) Bunberry</p><p>19. Where is Jack’s house in the country?</p><p>(A) Shropshire</p><p>(B) Hertfordshire</p><p>(C) Worthing</p><p>(D) Sussex</p><p>20. Why is Cecily nervous about meeting Jack’s brother Ernest?</p><p>(A) Because he’s wicked</p><p>(B) Because he’ll find out about their engagement</p><p>5 (C) Because she’s afraid he’ll look different from other people</p><p>(D) Because she’s afraid he’ll look just like everyone else</p><p>21. Where has Cecily recorded her engagement to Jack’s brother Ernest?</p><p>(A) In the Times </p><p>(B) In the family bible</p><p>(C) In a letter to her mother</p><p>(D) In her diary</p><p>22. Why has Cecily broken off her engagement to Algernon?</p><p>(A) She discovered that Jack’s brother is more wicked than she thought</p><p>(B) She discovered that Jack’s brother is less wicked than she thought</p><p>(C) She felt it couldn’t be a really serious engagement otherwise</p><p>(D) She had met someone else</p><p>23. Why does Gwendolen never travel without her diary?</p><p>(B) She has a poor memory</p><p>(C) She hopes to turn it into a three-volume novel</p><p>(D) One should always have something sensational to read on the train</p><p>24. Why does Gwendolen tell Cecily that cake and sugar are no longer fashionable?</p><p>(A) She wants to give her friendly advice</p><p>(B) She thinks Cecily herself could stand to lose a few pounds</p><p>6 (C) She is on a high-protein diet</p><p>(D) She wants to insult Cecily</p><p>25. Why does Cecily put sugar in Gwendolen’s tea?</p><p>(A) She doesn’t hear what Gwendolen said</p><p>(B) She doesn’t understand what Gwendolen said</p><p>(C) She disagrees with what Gwendolen said</p><p>(D) She wants to insult Gwendolen http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/earnest/quiz.html</p><p>7</p>