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1
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What is the definition of earnest?

A

Serious in intention, sincerity of feeling

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What type of play is “The Importance of Being Earnest”

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comedy of manners

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When is this play set

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London 1890

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4
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Where does the play begin

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Algernon’s morning room

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5
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Who is Algernon’s butler

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Lane

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Why does Jack Worthing come to Algernon Moncrieff’s residnece

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To propose to Gwendolen

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What does Lane prepare for Lady Bracknell’s arrival that Algernon consumes?

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Cucumber sandwiches

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8
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How does Algernon learn about Cecily

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Through Jack’s cigarette case

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9
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Whom does Algernon tell Jack he will need to know if he marries

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Clear up questions of Cecily

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10
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What does Ernest Worthing say he is known by in the country

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Jack

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11
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What is the name of Algernon’s permanent invalid friend?

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Bunbury

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12
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Whom does Jack ask to marry him

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Gwendolen

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13
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Why does Jack say he needs to make frequent trips to London

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To get his brother Ernest out of trouble

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What does Lady Bracknell describe as the “primary duty of life”

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One’s health

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15
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Why does Gwendolen want to marry someone names Ernest

A

the name inspires confidence

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16
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Where does Jack propose to Gwendolen

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Algernon’s place

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17
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Where was Jack found as a baby

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Cloakroom of the Victoria Station in London

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18
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Why does Lady Bracknell object to Ernest’s proposal to Gwendolen

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He has no relations

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19
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Which character is described as a Gorgon

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Lady Bracknell

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20
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According to Algernon, who becomes like their mothers

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all women

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21
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How does Algernon learn of Jack’s country address

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Jack gives it to Gwendolen and he writes it down

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22
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Where is act II set

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Garden at he manor house

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23
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Who is Cecily’s governess

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Miss Prism

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24
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What language does Cecily not like

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German

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What does Cecily view as her guardian's primary characteristic
Serious, duty, responsible
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What does Miss Prism tell cecily she had done when she was younger
Wrote a 3 volume novel
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Who keeps a diary
Cecily
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Whom does Algernon present himself as to cecily
Ernest Worthing, brother of Jack
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Why has chasuble never married
church is against marriage of a minister
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Why does Jack wear black throughout act II
Mourning for his "dead" brother
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How does Jack claim his "brother" has died
severe chills
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What does Jack send for when algernon arrives at this house
dog cart
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While algernon compliments her, what does cecily do
she takes dictation in her diary
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Whom does algernon ask to marry him
Cecily
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What does cecily say she and algernon have been for the past three months
engaged
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Why did cecily fall in love with algernon/ernest
because he is talked about alot
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Who bought the ring that cecily wears
cecily in ernest's name
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What personality trait attracts cecily to algernon/ernest
He is much talked about and his name is ernest
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What does gwendolen say cecily may call her
gwendolen
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Why do gwendolen and cecily fight
they are both engaged to ernest worthing
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What does gwendolen say is rarely seen in the best houses
cake
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What food does cecily serve to gwendolen
cake
43
What consoles algernon when he is in trouble
food
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What food do algernon and jack fight over at the end of act ii
muffins
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Where do the women go after they make up
inside the house
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What do gwendolen and cecily requre of their husbands
change their names to ernest
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Why do the women forgive the men
they are going to be christened ernest
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Why does lady bracknell come to jacks country house
To take gwendolen home
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How does algernon rid himself of bunbury
tells everyone he is dead
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how does algernon explain bunbury's death
he exploded
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what makes lady bracknell think cecily is a good choice for her nephew algernon
she is wealthy
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how old is cecily
18
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at dinner parties, how old does cecily say she is
20
54
at what age does cecily become independent from jack
35
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what do algernon and jack want chasuble to do
baptize them with the name of ernest
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where did miss prism accidentally leave the baby
cloakroom of a train station
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what did miss prism put in the perambulator instead of the baby
her 3 volume novel
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who left jack in the handbag when he was a baby
miss prism
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who is jack's aunt
lady bracknell
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who is jacks brother
algernon
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what is jack's father's first name
ernest john montcrieff
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who was named ernest when he was born
jack
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what does jack say he has realized for the first time in his life
the importance of being earnest
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What does the mirror show the Lady of Shalott (Lady of Shalott)
Her tapestry and shadowy images of the world outside
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Why does she leave the island (Lady of Shalott)
Because of the sight of Sir Lancelot
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What is the crisis in the poem(Lady of Shalott)
The Lady of Shalott's realization that she lo longer wishes to live with the shadows
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Why are the reapers aware of the Lady of Shalott’s presence on the island? (Lady of Shalott)
They hear her singing
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What does the mirror cracking “from side to side” foreshadow? (Lady of Shalott)
The end of the poem
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How does Tennyson contrast the Lady’s life with the lives of the villagers and court in Camelot? (Lady of Shalott)
The Lady lives alone in a world of shadows while the villagers and courtiers move and mingle in a bright world. The poet suggests participation in life is alluring, though perhaps falsely so.
70
`How does Ulysses plan to spend the rest of his life?
On a quest
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How does Ulysses represent his subjects?
savage
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How does Ulysses contrast his past and present lives?
His present life is boring and unsatisfying to him compared to his past
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In line 19-21, what does Ulysses claim about “all experience”?
Experience is an arch through which he sees a boundless, untraveled world
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Why is Ulysses determined not to “yield” to (line 70)?
He is determined not to yield to old age, to domestic comfort, or to complacency
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What does the irregular line length suggest? (Dover Beach)
The ebb and flow of the sea
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What is this poem is mostly about? (Dover Beach)
The loneliness of love in a Godless world
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What sport die the athlete excel?(Athlete Dying Young)
Running
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What did the townspeople do to show their admiration for the athlete following the contest mentioned in the first stanza?(Athlete Dying Young)
Carried him home on their shoulders
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Where is the athlete “today”?(Athlete Dying Young)
Carried to grave
80
This era was characterized by prosperity and
peace
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This event was an important influence on the Victorian era
Industrial Revolution
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Name the term that best describes the behavior of most victorians
Well Mannered
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The scientific and technological advance of the period gave the people
a sense of confidence
84
In general, victorian writers believed that their writing would raise doubts about
materialism
85
By the end of the 19th century many writers found it difficult to belive in an infinite power and became this
skeptical
86
Late victorian literature focused on this
Human troubles in an indifferent world
87
The new was of transportation made the novel very popular
the train
88
This man invented the publishing of the novel once a month three chapters at a time
charles dickens
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In the presence of a lady men were not allowed to mention a body part below this
neck

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