When reading the play, the reader always needs to remember that Jack and John are:
also called Ernest
The same person
Imaginary people
Three different people
Angernon Moncrieff, when he first appears in Act I, is ALL of the following EXCEPT:
A wealthy aristocract
A clever, college graduate
An eligible batchelor
An idle, frivolous person
John Worthing is all of the following EXCEPT:
A serious individual
In love with a beautiful girl
Secretive about personal matters
In financial difficulties
The play's opening act promptly introduces many of the play's plot threads and complications, including all of the following EXCEPT:
Jack' s reasons for his country trips
The identify of Cecily
The mystery of Aunt Augusta's past
The definition of a "Buburist"
An irresponsible younger brother and an invalid friend have been invented for the same reason, which is to:
Gain greater sympathy from friends
Gain great freedom of movement
Escape creditors and boring relatives
Promote secret love affairs
When Lady Bracknell first sees Jack Worthing, in Act I she treats him with "icy coldness" because:
He is not on her list of eligible batchelors
He has a reputation of a gambler
He is a commoner with no education
He is from an obscure aristocratic family
In Act II, Miss Prism and Dr!. Chasuble are introduced for the first time!. Their relationship can be best described by all of the following EXCEPT:
A subplot
A source of humor
A serious criticism of education and religion
A foil for the courtship of Cecily and Jack
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Act III wraps up the three plots neatly, and in doing so solves the mystery of all of the following EXCEPT:
Ernest's true identity
The reason why the ladies are so fond of the name "Ernest"
John Worthing's missing family
Cecily's family background
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The play makes fun of a number of sacred institutions or beliefs of Victorian society including all of the following EXCEPT:
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Oscar Wilde does not hestitate to use several quite improbable coincidences as a source of humor!. Which of the following is NOT one of those important coincidences!?
Jack Worthing being present in Algernon's apartment for Aunt Augusta's visit
Miss Prism's being Cecily's governess and Jack's former nanny
Algernon's meeting John at his country estate
The fact that Cecily and Gwendolen both keep diaries!.
POINT VALUE: 2 points
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The title of the play makes fun of Victorian:
Titles
Society
Sense of seriousness
Hypocrisy
POINT VALUE: 2 points
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The play's surprising conclusion reveals that Jack is really all of the following EXCEPT:
John Ernest Worthing
Lady Bracknell's long lost nephew
Miss Prism's child born out of wedlock
Algernon' s older brother
POINT VALUE: 2 points
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Lady Bracknell concludes from the record of Cecily's birth, baptism, and childhood diseases that:
Cecily has an undesirable past
Cecily is too naive to be engaged to Algernon
Cecily is poor
Cecily is beneath Algernon is social status
POINT VALUE: 2 points
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Lady Bracknelll drops her objections to the marriage of her nephew, Algernon, and Cecily, when she learns that:
Jack refuses to allow his ward to marry unless she gives her permission for him to marry Gwendolen
Cecily refuses to wait to marry Algernon if they must face a long engagement
Cecily is heir to a large fortune
Algernon is not really her nephew
POINT VALUE: 2 points
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The key to Jack's mysterious lack of parents is:
A three-volume Romantic novel
A long lost birth certificate
A strange confession from Dr!.Chasuble
A well worn black handbag
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