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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 magazine does Oscar Wilde publish in from 1887 to 1888?
(a) Harper's Bazaar.
(b) Women's World.
(c) The London Times.
(d) Pall Mall Gazette.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?

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

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

5. Which theme began to appear in Oscar Wilde's writing from 1887 to 1888?

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