The Importance of Being Earnest Satire

What is Wilde satirizing in the remarks about men's sacrifices?

• How men suffer much more physically than women

• How women go through the pain of childbirth and men do not

• How women experience less pain because they are physically weaker

• How men experience far more pain than women understand

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How does Lady Bracknell's appearance complicate the plot?

• Things were about to be settled between the men and women before she showed up

• Miss Prism and Rev Chasuble were about to get together at last

• Gwendolen felt like it was time for the truth to come out

• Cecily had just told Jack about her diary

How does Algernon act to Lady Bracknell's questions about Bunbury?

• Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that there is no Bunbury

• Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that Bunbury left permanently

• Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that he has no idea where Bunbury went

• Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that Bunbury died that very day

Lady Bracknell decides Algernon should marry Cecily when...

• Jack tells her Cecily's parents' names

• Jack tells her Cecily has been inoculated against a lot of illnesses

• Jack tells her Cecily has a small fortune in land and money

• Jack tell her that Cecily was also left in a handbag

What is ironic about Lady Bracknell calling Cecily attractive?

• She's attractive only because Bracknell knows she brings money to the marriage

• She really wasn't attractive

• Lady Bracknell thought Gwendolen was prettier

• Lady Bracknell was lying

earnest

• false

• sincere

• impossible

• intelligent

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the end result of the deception about Ernest?

• Both men would have been better off telling the truth from the start

• The lie was forgiven and the ladies were glad they told lied

• Both men realized the lie was the best way to go

• Neither lady could ever forgive the men for what they did

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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

Although Jack lied about having a brother, in the end he really did have one. How?

• Algernon was lying to him the whole time about being his brother

• Algernon was his brother but neither of them realized it

• Lady Bracknell knew they were brothers and finally told them

• Cecily created Jack's brother in her diary

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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

How did Algernon say Bunbury died?

• pneumonia

• by exploding

• fell off a cliff

• scarlet fever

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What condition does Jack give for allowing Algernon to marry Cecily?

• He is allowed to marry Gwendolen

• He apologizes for pretending to be Ernest

• Algernon leave and never come back

• Gwendolen call both of them Ernest