Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest.

jack. gwendolen, will you marry me? [goes on his knees.]

gwendolen. of course i will, darling. how long you have been about it! i am afraid you have had very little experience in how to propose.

jack. my own one, i have never loved any one in the world but you.

gwendolen. yes, but men often propose for practice. i know my brother gerald does. all my girl-friends tell me so.

how does this dialogue poke fun at a society that takes marriage too lightly?

jack is joking about his marriage proposal.
jack tells gwendolen that he loves no one else.
gwendolen is happy that jack has finally asked her to marry him.
gwendolen says that her brother proposes to all her friends.

2.the bottom number of a time signature tells a. what kind of note equals one beat. b. how many beats are in the measure. c. how many measures are in the song. d. the tempo of the song 3. in the time signature 24, the is equal to one beat. a. half noted b. quarter note c. eighth note d. dotted half note 4. in compound meters, the beat is evenly divided . a. three b. five c. four d. two 5. in cut time a(n) equal to one beat. a. quarter note b. eighth note c. dotted quarter note d. half note 6. which of the following is not a dynamic marking? a. mezzo forte b. diminuendo c. alla breve d. pianissimo 7. are rhythmically equivalent to a half note. a. quarter b. whole c. sixteenth d. eighth 8. are rhythmically equivalent to a dotted quarter note. a. sixteenth b. quarter c. half d. eighth 9. to the degree of complexity of one or more musical parts that occur simultaneously. a. meter b. texture c. improvisation d. dynamics 10. which of the following pairs are not synonyms? a. alla breve, cut time b. meter, time signature c. note, pitch d. crescendo diminuendo

What is john stewart mills basic criterion for whether an action is right or wrong?

Why would a job interviewer ask you about your future goals?