Question

RIMEO AND JULIET

Which of the following is a technique of satire used by Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest?
A. giving information about his characters in a direct, straightforward way
B. ridiculously exaggerating the importance people such as Gwendolen place on a name
C. letting readers draw their own conclusions about the characters
D. praising the wisdom of people such as Lady Bracknell and the Duchess of Bolton

Answer 1

D. praising the wisdom of people such as Lady Bracknell and the Duchess of Bolton.

Answer 2

I'd say that the technique of satire used by Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest is b. ridiculously exaggerating the importance people such as Gwendolen place on a name.
She knows that she wants to marry a man named Ernest, because that is a good and decent name - when she finds out that Ernest's name is actually Jack, which is a common and mundane name, she sort of changes her opinion about him based on such an irrelevant fact.