Characters
Who is Jack Worthing’s ward?
Cecily Cardew
Where was Jack found as a baby?
In a handbag at Victoria Station
What social class does Wilde satirize through Lady Bracknell?
Rich/upper class
What food does Algernon consume excessively, meant for Lady Bracknell?
Cucumber sandwiches
Who says, “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness”?
Lady Bracknell
Who is Gwendolen’s mother?
Lady Bracknell
What does Jack claim his name is when in London?
Ernest
What does the play/movie critique because of social status and wealth
What item does Miss Prism mistakenly place in a handbag, leading to Jack’s misplacement?
A manuscript
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple”?
Algernon Moncrieff
What is the name of Algernon’s imaginary invalid friend?
Bunbury
They married people with the same name. Who thinks they married to the same person and who are the guys that are sharing the name "Ernest"
Cecily and Gwendolen
Jack and Algy
What term describes Algernon’s practice of creating a fictitious friend to escape social obligations?
Bunburying
What does the name “Ernest” symbolize in the play?
The ideal of honesty and sincerity
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train”?
Gwendolen Fairfax
Which character is Cecily’s governess?
Miss Prism
What item leads Algernon to discover Jack’s double life?
A cigarette case
What does Gwendolen insist her future husband must be named?
Ernest
What does the cigarette case symbolize in the play?
The disclosure of hidden identities
“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them”?
Algernon Moncrieff
This character is revealed to be Jack's biological mother, making Lady Bracknell Jack's aunt.
Miss Prism
What is the real reason Miss Prism left Jack in a handbag?
She accidentally placed him there
What theme do characters prioritize using appearance rather than genuine sincerity
Earnestness
Whose lost manuscript lead to the discovery of Jacks True identity
Miss Prism
“I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest”?
Jack Worthing