Q:1) Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is a _______.
A:) Novel
B:) Short Story
C:) Play
D:) Poem
Correct: C
Q:2) Which of the following option is correct one accordance with the work ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
A:) It address the social issues of George III
B:) It modeled the Kings of England during 18th century
C:) It address the Victorian Social matters
D:) It talks about Augustus age
Correct: C
Q:3) How many acts are in the work ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
A:) 1
B:) 2
C:) 3
D:) 5
Correct: C
Q:4) Which of the following term is not applicable to ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
A:) Farce
B:) Slapstick
C:) Low Comedy
D:) Glosa
Correct: D
Q:5) Choose the incorrect answer.
A:) Oscar Wilde was an Irish Writer
B:) Wilde was born in Dublin
C:) Wilde expresses the idea of Art for Art's Sake
D:) He died in 1895
Correct: D
Q:6) Which of the following work is a novel by Oscar Wilde?
A:) The Picture of Dorian Gray
B:) The Importance of Being Earnest
C:) A Woman of No Importance
D:) An Ideal Husband
Correct: A
Q:7) Where is Algernon’s flat, where the first act starts?
A:) Half-Moon Street
B:) Buckingham Street
C:) Earnest Street
D:) Victoprism Street
Correct: A
Q:8) To whom did Algernon ask ‘did you hear what I was playing’
A:) John Worthing
B:) Lane
C:) Miss Prism
D:) Lady Bracknell
Correct: B
Q:9) Who said ‘I am in love with Gwendolen. I have come up to town expressly to propose her’
A:) Algernon
B:) Merriman
C:) Jack
D:) Chasuble
Correct: C
Q:10) Who said ‘Divorces are made in Heaven’
A:) Algernon
B:) Cecily Cardew
C:) Jack
D:) Gwendolen Fairfax
Correct: A
Q:11) Who is Algernon’s first cousin in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
A:) Lady Bracknell
B:) Gwendolen Fairfax
C:) Cecily Cardew
D:) Miss Prism
Correct: B
Q:12) Jack said, well my name is Ernest in ________ and Jack in ______.
A:) country, town
B:) urban, town
C:) rural, rustic
D:) town, country
Correct: D
Q:13) Where does Cecily live? Choose the correct option.
A:) Tumbridge Wells
B:) Newham
C:) Redbridge
D:) Westminster
Correct: A
Q:14) Who adopted Jack when he was a little boy in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
A:) Gwendolen Fairfax
B:) Algernon Moncrieff
C:) Mr. Thomas Cardew
D:) Lane
Correct: C
Q:15) Who made Jack in his/her will guardian to his grand-daughter Miss Cecily?
A:) Miss Prism
B:) Chasuble
C:) Merriman
D:) Mr. Thomas Cardew
Correct: D
Q:16) Who lives at Jack’s place in the country under the charge of her admirable governess Miss Prism?
A:) Lady Bracknell
B:) Miss Cecily
C:) Gwendolen Fairfax
D:) Algernon Moncrieff
Correct: B
Q:17) Which of the following word is coined by Oscar Wilde in in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
A:) Buna
B:) Bunce
C:) Bumsucker
D:) Bunbury
Correct: D
Q:18) Algernon said to Jack, “I was quite right in saying you were a _______”
A:) Buna
B:) Bunce
C:) Bumsucker
D:) Bunbury
Correct: D
Q:19) Who is the antagonist of the play, blocking both potential marriages.
A:) Lady Bracknell
B:) Gwendolen Fairfax
C:) Miss Prism
D:) Cecily Cardew
Correct: A
Q:20) Who obviously loves Chasuble, though the fact that he is a priest prohibits her from telling him so directly.
A:) Lady Bracknell
B:) Gwendolen Fairfax
C:) Miss Prism
D:) Cecily Cardew
Correct: C