2025 - The Victorian Era and The Importance of Being Earnest Test

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What expression was used to demonstrate the great expanse of the British Empire across the globe?

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The sun never sets on the British Empire.

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All of the following territories were part of the British Empire during the Victorian Era except: Canada, Australia, America, India

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America

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In this form of government, the monarch gives advice, not orders.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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This immensely popular and pious monarch had the longest reign (until Queen Elizabeth II) in England’s history, a 63 year reign.

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Queen Victoria

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This publication in 1884 helped standardize the English language both in speech and in writing.

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Oxford English Dictionary

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The London social season occurred every year during the ________ when families would attend parties in order to welcome and assess the new debutantes.

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Spring

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The use of humor in literature to critique society in order to improve it is known as

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Satire

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This was a movement in British literature focused on the harsh realities of society’s problems, drawing attention to poverty, injustice, and hypocrisy.

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Realism

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The lie that Jack tells about having an unfortunate brother who always misbehaves in London turns out to be the truth after Jack discovers his parentage. This is an example of

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Situational Irony

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Gwendolen and Cecily grow increasingly defensive when they believe that they are both engaged to Ernest Worthing, but the audience knows that the women are not engaged to the same person. This is an example of

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Dramatic Irony