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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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2
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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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3
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When is this play set

A

London 1890

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4
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Where does the play begin

A

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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6
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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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7
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What does Lane prepare for Lady Bracknell’s arrival that Algernon consumes?

A

Cucumber sandwiches

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8
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How does Algernon learn about Cecily

A

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

A

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

A

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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14
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What does Lady Bracknell describe as the “primary duty of life”

A

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

A

Algernon’s place

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17
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Where was Jack found as a baby

A

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

A

He has no relations

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19
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Which character is described as a Gorgon

A

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

A

Jack gives it to Gwendolen and he writes it down

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22
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Where is act II set

A

Garden at he manor house

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23
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Who is Cecily’s governess

A

Miss Prism

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24
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What language does Cecily not like

A

German

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25
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What does Cecily view as her guardian’s primary characteristic

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Serious, duty, responsible

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26
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What does Miss Prism tell cecily she had done when she was younger

A

Wrote a 3 volume novel

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27
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Who keeps a diary

A

Cecily

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28
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Whom does Algernon present himself as to cecily

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Ernest Worthing, brother of Jack

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29
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Why has chasuble never married

A

church is against marriage of a minister

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30
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Why does Jack wear black throughout act II

A

Mourning for his “dead” brother

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31
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How does Jack claim his “brother” has died

A

severe chills

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32
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What does Jack send for when algernon arrives at this house

A

dog cart

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33
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While algernon compliments her, what does cecily do

A

she takes dictation in her diary

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34
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Whom does algernon ask to marry him

A

Cecily

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35
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What does cecily say she and algernon have been for the past three months

A

engaged

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36
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Why did cecily fall in love with algernon/ernest

A

because he is talked about alot

37
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Who bought the ring that cecily wears

A

cecily in ernest’s name

38
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What personality trait attracts cecily to algernon/ernest

A

He is much talked about and his name is ernest

39
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What does gwendolen say cecily may call her

A

gwendolen

40
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Why do gwendolen and cecily fight

A

they are both engaged to ernest worthing

41
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What does gwendolen say is rarely seen in the best houses

A

cake

42
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What food does cecily serve to gwendolen

A

cake

43
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What consoles algernon when he is in trouble

A

food

44
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What food do algernon and jack fight over at the end of act ii

A

muffins

45
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Where do the women go after they make up

A

inside the house

46
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What do gwendolen and cecily requre of their husbands

A

change their names to ernest

47
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Why do the women forgive the men

A

they are going to be christened ernest

48
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Why does lady bracknell come to jacks country house

A

To take gwendolen home

49
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How does algernon rid himself of bunbury

A

tells everyone he is dead

50
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how does algernon explain bunbury’s death

A

he exploded

51
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what makes lady bracknell think cecily is a good choice for her nephew algernon

A

she is wealthy

52
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how old is cecily

A

18

53
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at dinner parties, how old does cecily say she is

A

20

54
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at what age does cecily become independent from jack

A

35

55
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what do algernon and jack want chasuble to do

A

baptize them with the name of ernest

56
Q

where did miss prism accidentally leave the baby

A

cloakroom of a train station

57
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what did miss prism put in the perambulator instead of the baby

A

her 3 volume novel

58
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who left jack in the handbag when he was a baby

A

miss prism

59
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who is jack’s aunt

A

lady bracknell

60
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who is jacks brother

A

algernon

61
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what is jack’s father’s first name

A

ernest john montcrieff

62
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who was named ernest when he was born

A

jack

63
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what does jack say he has realized for the first time in his life

A

the importance of being earnest

64
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What does the mirror show the Lady of Shalott (Lady of Shalott)

A

Her tapestry and shadowy images of the world outside

65
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Why does she leave the island (Lady of Shalott)

A

Because of the sight of Sir Lancelot

66
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What is the crisis in the poem(Lady of Shalott)

A

The Lady of Shalott’s realization that she lo longer wishes to live with the shadows

67
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Why are the reapers aware of the Lady of Shalott’s presence on the island? (Lady of Shalott)

A

They hear her singing

68
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What does the mirror cracking “from side to side” foreshadow? (Lady of Shalott)

A

The end of the poem

69
Q

How does Tennyson contrast the Lady’s life with the lives of the villagers and court in Camelot? (Lady of Shalott)

A

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
Q

`How does Ulysses plan to spend the rest of his life?

A

On a quest

71
Q

How does Ulysses represent his subjects?

A

savage

72
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How does Ulysses contrast his past and present lives?

A

His present life is boring and unsatisfying to him compared to his past

73
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In line 19-21, what does Ulysses claim about “all experience”?

A

Experience is an arch through which he sees a boundless, untraveled world

74
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Why is Ulysses determined not to “yield” to (line 70)?

A

He is determined not to yield to old age, to domestic comfort, or to complacency

75
Q

What does the irregular line length suggest? (Dover Beach)

A

The ebb and flow of the sea

76
Q

What is this poem is mostly about? (Dover Beach)

A

The loneliness of love in a Godless world

77
Q

What sport die the athlete excel?(Athlete Dying Young)

A

Running

78
Q

What did the townspeople do to show their admiration for the athlete following the contest mentioned in the first stanza?(Athlete Dying Young)

A

Carried him home on their shoulders

79
Q

Where is the athlete “today”?(Athlete Dying Young)

A

Carried to grave

80
Q

This era was characterized by prosperity and

A

peace

81
Q

This event was an important influence on the Victorian era

A

Industrial Revolution

82
Q

Name the term that best describes the behavior of most victorians

A

Well Mannered

83
Q

The scientific and technological advance of the period gave the people

A

a sense of confidence

84
Q

In general, victorian writers believed that their writing would raise doubts about

A

materialism

85
Q

By the end of the 19th century many writers found it difficult to belive in an infinite power and became this

A

skeptical

86
Q

Late victorian literature focused on this

A

Human troubles in an indifferent world

87
Q

The new was of transportation made the novel very popular

A

the train

88
Q

This man invented the publishing of the novel once a month three chapters at a time

A

charles dickens

89
Q

In the presence of a lady men were not allowed to mention a body part below this

A

neck

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