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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, 'I Am the Prosecutor in This Case'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the consequence of Oscar Wilde's first trial?
(a) Supporters rushed to protect Wilde.
(b) Wilde's lover's father publicly apologized.
(c) The court supported Wilde.
(d) People rejoiced at Wilde's fall.

2. What profession does Oscar Wilde give up in order to supplement his wife's income?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Playwriting.
(d) Lecturing.

3. What profession does Oscar Wilde take up in order to supplement his wife's income?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Poetry.

4. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's column in Women's World Magazine?
(a) "Notes from America."
(b) "Notes from Paris."
(c) "Literary News."
(d) "Literary and Other Notes."

5. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?
(a) James McNeill Whistler.
(b) President Garfield.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Richard D'Oyly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Oscar Wilde tries to have his first play produced in America?

2. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?

3. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?

4. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?

5. What did Oscar Wilde consider doing before his first trial?

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