The Importance of Being Earnest Act 2 Quiz (Act II)
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 2 quiz with answers and explanations. Use it as a reading check after Act II, a homework quiz or quick revision — it covers Act II only, so there are no spoilers for later acts.
Spoiler-safe: covers Act II only.
Skills tested: Recall, Character, Inference, Theme · Difficulty: Easy, Standard, Challenge
The Importance of Being Earnest Act 2 questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- Who is Cecily's governess at Jack's country house?
Lady Bracknell · Merriman · Miss Prism · Gwendolen
- What has Cecily written in her diary about 'Ernest' before ever meeting him?
That she plans to reform him through prayer · That they have been engaged for months · That she has never heard of him at all · That she hopes he will marry Gwendolen
- How does Jack arrive at his house in this act?
In deep mourning, announcing Ernest's death · Disguised as his own brother · With Lady Bracknell's blessing · Bringing Gwendolen as his bride
- Why do Cecily and Gwendolen quarrel over tea?
Each wants to be mistress of the house · Gwendolen insults Cecily's governess · Cecily refuses to give up her diary · Each believes she is engaged to Ernest
- Why do both Jack and Algernon arrange to be christened?
Canon Chasuble insists upon it for both · Their families demand it for an inheritance · Both women will only love a man named Ernest · They have lost their baptism records
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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 2 quiz free?
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What does the The Importance of Being Earnest Act 2 quiz cover?
Only Act II 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, inference, theme at easy, standard, challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
No. It only covers Act II, so it is safe to take as soon as you finish that part.
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