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Part 1: A Comedy of Manners: The Importance of Being Earnest Answers

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Which line from The Importance of Being Earnest is an example of a commentary on marriage?

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“I don’t play accurately—any one can play accurately—but I play with wonderful expression.”
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“The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact.”
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“The bread and butter is for Gwendolen. Gwendolen is devoted to bread and butter.”
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“It is a very ungentlemanly thing to read a private cigarette case.”
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Which line from The Importance of Being Earnest shows the difference between city and country living?

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“Why cucumber sandwiches? Why such reckless extravagance in one so young? Who is coming to tea?”
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“Yes, that is all very well; but I am afraid Aunt Augusta won’t quite approve of your being here.”
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“When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring.”
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“If you don’t take care, your friend Bunbury will get you into a serious scrape some day.”
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Lady Bracknell.

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speak unhappily of her own marriage.
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speak lovingly of her own husband.
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imply that young women do not have a choice in their own marriages.
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imply that marriages are happiest when based on romantic love.
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Jack.

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Jack is joking about his marriage proposal.
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Jack tells Gwendolen that he loves no one else.
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Gwendolen is happy that Jack has finally asked her to marry him.
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Gwendolen says that her brother proposes to all her friends.
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Algernon.

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an example of class differences
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a comparison of country and city life
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a commentary on marriage
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an illustration of clever wordplay
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The tone of Oscar Wilde’s critique in The Importance of Being Earnest is

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aggressive.
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serious.
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humorous.
D
angry.
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn’t a dentist. It produces a false impression.

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witty wordplay
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a commentary on marriage
C
a comparison of country and city life
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concern with appearance over morality
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Read this sentence from a report on Oscar Wilde.Oscar Wilde’s humor points out that many people are not who they appear to be, which is a critique on the emphasis placed on appearance in society.

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“From little Cecily, with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack.”
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“There is no objection, I admit, to an aunt being a small aunt . . .”
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“You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life.”
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“Well, my name is Ernest in town and Jack in the country . . .”
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Which of these are features of a comedy of manners? Select four answers. witty wordplayscientific explanationsconcern with appearancesdifferences between social classesdifferences between country and city life

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witty wordplay
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scientific explanations
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concern with appearances
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differences between social classes
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differences between country and city life
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Which line from The Importance of Being Earnest highlights the divide between the social classes in Victorian society?

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“Really, if the lower orders don’t set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them?”
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“What else should bring one anywhere? Eating as usual, I see, Algy!”
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“I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose.”
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“I know. You are absurdly careless about sending out invitations. It is very foolish of you. Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.”

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