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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. How well was Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America received?
(a) With hostile jeering.
(b) With spirited debate among the audience.
(c) With warm applause.
(d) With standing ovations.

2. Why is Oscar Wilde's first play not produced?
(a) Because Oscar Wilde's enemies poisoned the backers against him.
(b) Because Oscar Wilde withdrew it under political pressure.
(c) Because the producers ran out of money.
(d) Because it dramatized an assassination attempt.

3. What were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?
(a) $81.
(b) $452.
(c) $2,571.
(d) $1,211.

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. What did Oscar Wilde say the secret of life was at the end of his first American lecture?
(a) Art.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Progress.
(d) Ethics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Oscar Wilde take up in order to supplement his wife's income?

2. What magazine does Oscar Wilde publish in from 1887 to 1888?

3. Whose house does Oscar Wilde move out of while his first play is being prepared?

4. What brought about Oscar Wilde's first trial?

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

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