When Jack who had just come home from London saw Algernon he…
(*ответ*) did not want to shake his hand
was not surprised at all
started shouting at him
was glad to see him
When Lady Bracknell saw Jack standing on his knees before Gwendolen , she ...
(*ответ*) said that this posture was most indecorous
said it was a wonderful scene extremely rare in modern life
began to shout at her daughter who let a man behave towards her like that
was greatly surprised
Wnen Jack was talking to Algernon at his place in Half-Moon Street the latter was all the time ...
(*ответ*) eating
very sad
smiling
smoking
Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) After 1890 Wilde had increasing success on stage with his shrewd and sparkling comedies
B) Wilde’s last play, Salome («Саломея»), written in French, was refused a licence in London but was later adapted as an opera by Richard Strauss
(*ответ*) А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) In a letter to an admirer, Wilde explained that “seriousness of manner is the disguise of the fool, folly in its exquisite modes of triviality and indifference and lack of care is the robe of the wise man.”
B) Contradiction and provocation are integral to all Wilde’s fans
(*ответ*) А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) In a letter to an admirer, Wilde explained that “seriousness of manner is the disguise of the fool, folly in its exquisite modes of triviality and indifference and lack of care is the robe of the wise woman.”
B) He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in Matrosskaya Tishina, which left him on his release bankrupt and weakened
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) Wilde has been described by many who knew him as both contradictory and provocative
B) His first collection of poems was published in 1881 shortly before he embarked on a one-year lecture tour of North America
(*ответ*) А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) Wilde has been described by many who knew him as both contradictory and provocative
B) Relying on the generosity of friends, he went to live in France, adopting the name of Sebastian Melmoth. While here he wrote his famous poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol («Баллада Редингской тюрьмы»). Wilde died in exile in France in 1900
(*ответ*) А- true, В- true
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- false
А- false, В- true
Which of the two assertions were truly made and which are made up?
A) After 1890 Wilde had increasing success on stage with his shrewd and sparkling tragedies
B) Douglas’s father, the Marquess of Queensberry, strongly disapproved of his son’s friendship with the notorious playwright, and after he publicly insulted Wilde a quarrel ensued which eventually led to Wilde’s imprisonment in 1994 for homosexual offences
(*ответ*) А- false, В- false
А-true, В-false
А- false, В- true
А- true, В- true