Earnest Review

Based on the subject matter of this play, it can be classified as a _____________.

• farce

• burlesque

• fantasy

• comedy of manners

Dr. Chasuble and christening is used to satirize how the upper class use _______________.

• politics

• marriage

• religion

• education

Cecily has carried out an entire courtship and engagement with ___________.

• Jack

• Ernest

• Algernon

• Bunbury

Algernon "stepping into" Cecily's engagement narrative could be commentary on the ___________ of marriage outcomes for the upper class.

• complexities

• theme

• uncertainties

• convenience

Which quality does Wilde NOT associate with the aristocracy? (select the best answer)

• money-obsessed

• empathy

• hypocrisy

• pettiness

The assumption/attitude that they are more important than they actually are and are therefore foolish (in the context of the play/Victor. England) is a criticism Wilde has for which class of people?

• upper class (Lady Bracknell, Algernon, etc.)

• middle class (Miss Prism, Dr. Chasuble)

• lower class (Lane)

Which satirical technique can we associate with names in the play?

• parody

• reversal

• incongruity

• exaggeration

Many of Lady Bracknell's lines can be associated with _________.

• parody

• exaggeration

• reversal

• incongruity