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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Algernon. Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven.

A
the short statement “Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject” offers a surprising take on the subject being discussed.
B
in the witty statement “Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject,” the writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is.
C
the short, witty statement “Divorces are made in Heaven” offers a surprising take on divorces.
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in the short, witty statement “Divorces are made in Heaven,” the writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is.
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To critique society is to examine it in order to

A
state a fact.
B
break a rule.
C
give an opinion.
D
provide evidence.
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Bracknell. I’m sorry if we are a little late, Algernon, but I was obliged to call on dear Lady Harbury. I hadn’t been there since her poor husband’s death. I never saw a woman so altered; she looks quite twenty years younger. And now I’ll have a cup of tea, and one of those nice cucumber sandwiches you promised me.Algernon. Certainly, Aunt Augusta. [Goes over to tea-table.]Lady Bracknell. Won’t you come and sit here, Gwendolen?

A
She says that she does not want Gwendolen, an unmarried girl, to sit apart from her guardian.
B
She says that she disapproves of Algernon as a suitable husband because he ate all of the cucumber sandwiches.
C
She says that she expects certain treatment because she is a married woman.
D
She says that Lady Harbury looks younger since her husband’s death.
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. Of course it’s mine. [Moving to him.] You have seen me with it a hundred times, and you have no right whatsoever to read what is written inside. It is a very ungentlemanly thing to read a private cigarette case.Algernon. Oh! it is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn’t. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.

A
how the rules of Victorian society were not very strict and were not taken seriously.
B
how members of the upper class were not concerned with the rules of society and rarely followed them.
C
how the rules of Victorian society dictated many things, even what was proper to read.
D
how members of high society rarely read books and were not concerned with cultural knowledge.
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A statement that seems to be contradictory but proves to be true in some sense is a(n)

A
pun.
B
paradox.
C
epigram.
D
understatement.
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accurately portrayshumorously critiquesscientifically studiesmathematically measures

A
accurately portrays
B
humorously critiques
C
scientifically studies
D
mathematically measures
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Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest. Cecily. It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time.

A
understatement.
B
paradox.
C
epigram.
D
pun.
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Read this sentence from a report on Oscar Wilde.Oscar Wilde uses humor to critique society and show that there is too much concern about coming from a proper family.

A
“Where did the charitable gentleman who had a first-class ticket for this seaside resort find you?”
B
“Yes, Lady Bracknell. I was in a hand-bag—a somewhat large, black leather hand-bag, with handles to it—an ordinary hand-bag in fact.”
C
“To be born, or at any rate bred, in a hand-bag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life . . .”
D
“May I ask you then what you would advise me to do? I need hardly say I would do anything in the world to ensure Gwendolen’s happiness.”
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Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.Cecily. Gwendolen, your common sense is invaluable. Mr. Moncrieff, kindly answer me the following question. Why did you pretend to be my guardian’s brother?Algernon. In order that I might have an opportunity of meeting you.Cecily. [To Gwendolen.] That certainly seems a satisfactory explanation, does it not?Gwendolen. Yes, dear, if you can believe him.Cecily. I don’t. But that does not affect the wonderful beauty of his answer.

A
She values truth over creativity.
B
She values romance over truth.
C
She values logic over romance.
D
She values creativity over logic.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Bracknell. [With a shiver, crossing to the sofa and sitting down.] I do not know whether there is anything peculiarly exciting in the air of this particular part of Hertfordshire, but the number of engagements that go on seems to me considerably above the proper average that statistics have laid down for our guidance. I think some preliminary inquiry on my part would not be out of place. Mr. Worthing, is Miss Cardew at all connected with any of the larger railway stations in London? I merely desire information. Until yesterday I had no idea that there were any families or persons whose origin was a Terminus. [Jack looks perfectly furious, but restrains himself.]

A
Knowing that Jack was found as a baby in a railway station, she is excited that Cecily may also be connected to a railway family because it suggests wealth.
B
Since she already knows about Jack’s background, she is angry that Algernon may marry someone who is not as educated as he is.
C
Knowing that Jack was found as a baby in a railway station, she is concerned that Algernon wants to marry someone who may be of a lower social ranking.
D
Since she already knows about Jack’s background, she is curious to know about Cecily’s because it is considered mannerly to show interest in others.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. But my dear Lady Bracknell, the matter is entirely in your own hands. The moment you consent to my marriage with Gwendolen, I will most gladly allow your nephew to form an alliance with my ward.

A
a tendency to argue
B
a tendency to joke
C
an ability to negotiate
D
an ability to antagonize
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Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.[Gwendolen and Cecily are at the window, looking out into the garden.]Gwendolen. The fact that they did not follow us at once into the house, as any one else would have done, seems to me to show that they have some sense of shame left.Cecily. They have been eating muffins. That looks like repentance.

A
They value honesty and are angry that the men have lied to them.
B
They value romance and are willing to make excuses for the men they love.
C
They value wisdom and refuse to admit that they were wrong.
D
They value commitment and are willing to marry anyone who will marry them.

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