Question

Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Chasuble. [Looking rather puzzled, and pointing to Jack and Algernon.] Both these gentlemen have expressed a desire for immediate baptism.
Lady Bracknell. At their age? The idea is grotesque and irreligious! Algernon, I forbid you to be baptized. I will not hear of such excesses. Lord Bracknell would be highly displeased if he learned that that was the way in which you wasted your time and money.
How do Lady Bracknell's words reflect Victorian social codes?
A. They demonstrate the importance of manners.
B. They illustrate a strict adherence to social rules.
C. They stress the necessity of being a "gentleman."
D. They express the value of education over religion.

Answer 1

is B: They illustrate a strict adherence to social rules.

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Answer 2

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

This illustrates a strict adherence to social rules. "(...)that was the way in which you wasted your time and money".

Option A doesen't have anything to do with manners.

Option C is formed by "being a gentleman". Depending the social context and it's rules, you could easily be a "gentleman" and be baptised. This is not the case.

Option D: In this excerpt there isn't a value of education over religion.