Question

3. What is the dramatic irony in Cecily and Gwendolen arguing over who is engaged to Ernest?(1 point)

They both secretly dislike the name Ernest

They both know Ernest is moving to London

The audience knows there is no Ernest at all - just two men lying

Ernest is hiding behind the bushes during the argument
4. Vocabulary — What does presumptuous mean in the context of the play?(1 point)

Being polite but shy

Being bold in a way that ignores social limits

Being unusually quiet

Being confused about someone’s identity
5. Which moment in Act II, Second Half is used as satire?(1 point)

Cecily proudly explains that she and Algernon have already “broken up” in her diary

Cecily complains that her pen ran out of ink

Gwendolen says tea tastes better in the country

Miss Prism worries that the weather will ruin her afternoon walk
6. What does Cecily really mean when she says flowers are “as common here as people in London”?(1 point)

She’s commenting on London fashion

She’s worried Gwendolen dislikes flowers

She’s saying people in London are nothing special

She thinks Londoners hide in gardens
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Answer 1

3. The audience knows there is no Ernest at all - just two men lying.

4. Being bold in a way that ignores social limits.

5. Cecily proudly explains that she and Algernon have already “broken up” in her diary.

6. She’s saying people in London are nothing special.