Question

Need help with this list of questions please!

1) In the scene between Gwendolen and Jack in Oscar Wilde's play, which of the following adds to the humor?

A. Gwendolen believes Jack loves her, although he really loves Lady Bracknell.
B. Jack believes Gwendolen loves him because he is named Jack, though in fact his name is Ernest.
C. Gwendolen says exactly what she feels, although a woman was expected to be flirtatious or shy.
D. Jack and Gwendolen both have great difficulty expressing their feelings.

Answer 1

2) Choose the line from the Prologue whose iambic pentameter is noted correctly by means of the symbols for stressed (´) and unstressed (ù ) syllables.

A. Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie….
B. And young affection gapes to be his heir….
C. That fair for which love groaned for and would die….
D. With tender Juliet matched is now not fair.

3) Which of the following assertions about love is contradicted by the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe?

A. Love cannot be forbidden.
B. Love can always find a way.
C. Love is always ill-fated.
D. Love is like a flame that burns hot.

4) Which of the following is the best interpretation of the scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream?

A. Shakespeare gently pokes fun at the archetypal theme of ill-fated love.
B. Shakespeare seriously questions the archetypal theme of ill-fated love.
C. Shakespeare humorously contrasts the wisdom of the fairies with the ignorance of the craftsmen.
D. Shakespeare satirizes the pretensions of the nobility.

5)How are the old and the new Inspectors-General alike?

A. They are respected government officials.
B. They are very good at their jobs.
C. They enjoy their work.
D. They are ineffective at their jobs.

6)Why is the traveler so startled to hear the driver describe the inspector's drinking habits?

A. The driver's description is inaccurate.
B. The inspector has never tried to conceal his drinking habits.
C. The inspector thought that he had effectively concealed his drinking habits.
D. The inspector does not drink alcohol

7) Vocabulary. Capulet enjoins Juliet to marry Paris. Which of the following describes his action?

A. urges
B. persuades
C. orders
D. forbids

Answer 2

The first one is B.

Answer 3

The second one, is that supposed to have symbols?

Answer 4

7 is urges.

Answer 5

@chelthulhu no symbols for the answers. It comes like that. :/

Answer 6

oh and the answers you put are the same answers that I got them wrong for. :/ I did google.

Answer 7

thanks anyway.

Answer 8

For those wanting the answers, I finally figured them all out:

1)C (She loves him because his name is Ernest, however, his real name is Jack. Therefore, the fact that she wasn't afraid to speak her mind is not very typical of a woman thus adding to the humor.)
2)C
3)B(Love can always find a way is what they usually say... however, not in this case! Which explains the irony.)
4)A(Of the acts which the actors play out, they are about love, in a rather comical way.)
5)D(The first General Inspector was a bum and the second one drinks a lot and doesn't turn up for his appointment at a particular town after his disguise is figured out by the driver.)
6)C(Read the story again and pay attention to the part where the traveller tries to defend the new Inspector General's drinking habits when he learns that many people know about it.)
7) C(The answer is orders because 'enjoins' means to urge or command. In this case, Juliet did not want to marry Paris as she loved Romeo. Take into account that the Montagues and the Capulets hate each other.)

I hope this helps!