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

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

3. How did Oscar Wilde come across at his first trial?
(a) As a victim.
(b) As an elitist.
(c) As a hero.
(d) As a corrupter of youth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Oscar Wilde's first trial turn out?

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

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

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