The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 Quiz (Act I)
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde · 5 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 4 min
A free The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 quiz with answers and explanations. Use it as a reading check after Act I, a homework quiz or quick revision — it covers Act I only, so there are no spoilers for later acts.
Spoiler-safe: covers Act I only.
Skills tested: Recall, Character, Language, Theme · Difficulty: Easy, Standard, Challenge
The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What name does Jack use when he is in town?
Algernon · Bunbury · Jack Moncrieff · Ernest
- What inscription on the cigarette case gives Jack away?
A note from Gwendolen to her dear Ernest · A gift from Lady Bracknell to her nephew · A message from little Cecily to Uncle Jack · The address of Jack's house in London
- What is 'Bunburying', according to Algernon?
Visiting the country every weekend · Inventing an invalid friend to escape duties · Eating every sandwich in the house · Proposing to two women at once
- Lady Bracknell says losing one parent is a misfortune. What does she say losing both looks like?
Carelessness · A tragedy · Bad manners · A blessing
- What does Lady Bracknell's interview of Jack reveal about her values?
She cares deeply about Jack's character · She wants Gwendolen to marry for love · She thinks class divisions are absurd · Money and birth matter more to her than love
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Keyed to the standard three-act version of the play, not the earlier four-act draft.
Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
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Is this The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 quiz free?
Yes. All 5 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 quiz cover?
Only Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest: what happens, why characters act as they do, and what it shows about the play's big ideas. It tests recall, character, language, theme at easy, standard, challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
No. It only covers Act I, so it is safe to take as soon as you finish that part.
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