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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 did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?
(a) He offered to give Wilde the help he needed.
(b) He threatened Wilde with scandal.
(c) He shed tears.
(d) He blackmailed Wilde.

2. Where is Oscar Wilde invited to lecture?
(a) In Berlin.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In America.

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

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

5. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?
(a) Margaret Fuller.
(b) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oscar Wilde say the secret of life was at the end of his first American lecture?

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

3. Why is Oscar Wilde's first play not produced?

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

5. How did Oscar Wilde come across at his first trial?

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