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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Countering the Renaissance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) To finish his play, "The Duchess of Padua."
(b) To work with Walter Pater.
(c) To meet a lover.
(d) To lecture at the Sorbonne.

2. Who replaced Oscar Wilde as James McNeill Whistler's favorite in Wilde's absence?
(a) The Duchess of Padua.
(b) Rennell Rodd.
(c) Archibald Forbes.
(d) Lillie Langtry.

3. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) A year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Half a year.
(d) Three terms.

4. Who does Oscar Wilde live with immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) Frank Miles.
(b) Keith Balcombe.
(c) William Langtry.
(d) Robert Osborn.

5. How does Oscar Wilde spend money?
(a) Carelessly.
(b) Parsimoniously.
(c) Lavishly.
(d) Conservatively.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Archibald Forbes?

2. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?

3. What were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?

4. When students disrupt one of Oscar Wilde's lectures, where does Oscar Wilde say the students have put their heads?

5. How well was Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America received?

(see the answer key)

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