Shelbo asked:
1.During the Victorian era, going to the theater was _____.
not commona leisurely pastime
considered irresponsiblefunded by the aristocracy
2.Oscar Wilde was born in _____.
IrelandEngland
OxfordScotland
3.The Importance of Being Earnest is considered a(n) _____.
tragedysatire
tool for social changeimagist play
4.Who was the character who interviewed other characters to determine their social status?
Reverend ChasubleJack
CecilyLady Bracknell
5.What is the relationship between Jack Worthing and Cecily Cardew?
Jack and Cecily are a couple.Jack is Cecily’s nephew.
Jack is Cecily’s guardian.Cecily is Jack’s Sister
6.How does Algernon discover that Ernest’s name is really Jack?
from a letterfrom a cigarette case
Miss Prism tells himit is uncovered at the end of the play
7.Where does Jack Worthing escape to when the pressures in his life become too great?
the countrythe city
HertfordshireDublin
8.When exploring the insightful statements about life in a piece of fiction, you are looking at the _____.
paradoxesparodies
symbolsthemes
9.The Importance of Being Earnest is considered a _____ of the Comedy of Manners popular during the Victorian era.
ironyparadox
satireaesthetic
10.Which word is the best synonym for reclining?
indecorousrecumbent
impetuouscandid
11.Which word is the best synonym for calmness?
equanimityquixotic
demonstrativesententiously
12.Which word is the best synonym for moralistic?
superciliouslysententiously
expurgationimpetuous
13.How does Miss Prism feel about the idea of inviting Jack’s brother Ernest to visit?
Click here to read a scene from Act II in The Importance of Being Earnest.
she thinks it is a wonderful ideashe thinks they shouldn’t help them reform him
she thinks he would be a good husband for Cecilyshe thinks Cecily would be a bad influence on him
14.How does Miss Prism feel about Jack?
Click here to read a scene from Act II in The Importance of Being Earnest.
He is an unfortunately sad man.He is a serious, responsible man.
He is a bored, self-absorbed man.He is a wild, irresponsible man.
Part 2
The Importance of Being Earnest: Select the best answer from the choices provided. (Each question is worth one point)
15.Oscar Wilde’s plays are best described as having _____.
deep characters and subplotsangry commentary on the conditions of the poor
witty dialog and unique stylespolitical statements and critiques of war
16.You watch a horror movie that uses all the clichéd, overused lines and scenes from other horror movies to make fun of the horror movie genre. This kind of movie is considered a _____.
tragedycomedy of manners
parodymelodrama
17.In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, the characters’ behaviors are _____.
honestearnest
self-servinghateful
18.Algernon’s house is described in the opening stage directions: “Morning-room in Algernon’s flat in Half-Moon Street. The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.” Later in the play, Algernon requests a flower for his jacket buttonhole. Based on these two descriptions, Algernon is presented as a _____.
poor manbunbury
foreignerdandy
19.Which statement best describes Algernon’s character?
an unsophisticated man with no moralsan upstanding citizen with a strong moral code
a serious and sincere man who has a loose moral codea sophisticated reverend with a deep appreciation for literature
20.Which word best completes the following sentence?
His _____ behavior was embarrassing at the black tie gala.
expurgationsdemonstrative
indecoroussuperciliously
21.When Miss Prism says the following lines about Jack, what literary device is used?
“I know no one who has a higher sense of duty and responsibility.”
Click here to read a scene from Act II in The Importance of Being Earnest.
themeparody
paradoxirony
22.The following lines reinforce which idea?
“I am not sure that I would desire to reclaim him. I am not in favour of this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment’s notice. As a man sows so let him reap.”
Click here to read a scene from Act II in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Victorian society has a strong moral code that everyone tries follow.Many Victorians are not as progressive as their era.
Victorians are uneducated.Aristocratic Victorians are snobby.
23.What literary device is being used in the following sentence?
He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
ironypun
satiretheme
24.The Simpsons, a television cartoon, critiques several aspects of modern culture using techniques such as exaggeration, irony, and sarcasm. What type of w
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