The Importance of Being Earnest (Background Info)

Oscar Wilde was ________.

• Irish

• Scottish

Oscar Wilde's ________ was involved in working for independence for _____ country.

• father; his

• mother; her

Wilde studied at __________ University.

• Oxford

• Cambridge

At university, Wilde got very _______ grades.

• good

• bad

As a student, Wilde won a prize for writing ________.

• plays

• poems

Wilde was influenced by the writings of John Ruskin and Walter Pater on _______.

• politics

• beauty

At the start of his career, Wilde wrote some short stories for his __________.

• wife

• children

The Picture of Dorian Gray was the only ________ which Wilde wrote.

• play

• novel

Wilde was __________ seen as a serious figure when he gave lectures.

• always

• not always

Wilde's work included a play written in ____________.

• German

• French