Test your knowledge of "The Importance of Being Earnest." Points available: 10 1: Which of these words is Oscar Wilde credited with inventing? A) Dude B) Moron C) Quiz D) Squawk 2: "The Importance of Being Earnest" was first performed for the public on: A) Christmas Day B) Boxing Day C) New Year's Eve D) Valentine's Day 3: Wilde's first love, Florence Balcome, ended up becoming engaged to: A) Bram Stoker B) H.G. Wells C) Robert Louis Stevenson D) Thomas Hardy 4: The play's main character, John Worthing, gets his last name from: A) Wilde's wife's maiden name B) A close friend's last name C) The town where Wilde lived at the time D) The name inside a tag on one of Wilde's jackets 5: Wilde's original draft of the play contained: A) An extra character B) An extra act C) A subplot concerning offstage characters D) A song in the third act 6: What character in the play has been called "The wittiest character in the English Canon"? A) John Worthing B) Lady Bracknell C) Algernon Moncrieff D) Cecily Cardew 7: The play introduced the term "Bunburying," which refers to: A) Lying about one's social standing B) Creating a false identity to maintain a romantic relationship C) A woman "engaging" herself to a man she loves from afar D) Making up a sick friend to get out of previous commitments 8: Who was the nonexistent Ernest Worthing said to be? A) John Worthing's wicked brother B) Algernon Moncrieff's dying cousin C) John Worthing's father D) Cecily Cardew's guardian 9: After Wilde's trial and imprisonment, his sons changed their last name to: A) Fairfax B) Lloyd C) Speranza D) Holland 10: Where is Oscar Wilde buried? A) London B) Paris C) Florence D) Berlin