The Importance of Being Earnest

The importance of being earnest is best described as ­­­­­­­____________.

• A drama about the importance of marriage and family

• A story concerning the love lives of three carefree brothers

• A comedy designed to expose the shallowness of Victorian Society

• A satirical look at the role of women in the late 1800s

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The play relies on ___________ for most of its humor.

• A rapidly moving, realistic plot

• Well-developed characters

• Witty dialogue

• Clever stage directions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The characters in Wilde's play generally believe that:

• The trivial things should be treated seriously and that the serious things should be treated as trivial

• That all matters are of equal importance

• That honesty and sincerity are important personality traits

• That little attention should be paid to trivial matters

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Lady Bracknell is best described as

•   loud, abrasive, and insecure

• vindictive, insensitive, and absent minded

• arrogant, manipulative, and domineering

• arrogant, materialistic, an unruly

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is not one of the literary devices Wilde uses to create humor The Importance of Being Earnest?

•   puns

• epigrams

• comedic relief

• parody

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Jack finally confess to Gwendolyn and Cecily that he never had a brother?

• They are both mad at him and he feels that he has no other way of earning their forgiveness

• He has come to recognize the importance of being earnest

• He hopes to forge a successful relationship with Gwendolyn and he realizes he cannot do so without being honest

• He always felt somewhat ashamed about his secret life and has he has led and has decided it is time to change his ways 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Algernon is best described as

•   cunning, manipulative, and vindictive

•   witty, deceitful, and superficial

•   tactless, absent minded, and abrasive

• deceitful, self-absorbed, and meticulous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Ultimatly, why is it ironic that Algernon masquerades as Jack’s brother?

•   It is ironic because Jack arrives claiming that his brother has died

• It is ironic because in reality he is Jack's brother

• It is ironic because both Gwendolyn and Cecily end up believing that they are engaged to Ernest Worthing

•   It is ironic because Cecily is quick to believe that Algernon is Jack's brother

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following passages conveys the one of the play's major themes?

• “In matters of grave importance, style not sincerity, is a vital thing.”

•   “Never speak disrespectfully of society”

•   “A selfish person is surely one who keeps his joys and sorrows to himself.”

• “It requires merely physical courage to sacrifice oneself period to sacrifice others moral courage is necessary.”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Jack's discovery that his real name is earnest is an example of

• paradox

•   irony   

•   inverted logic  

• foreshadowing