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

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

3. Whose house does Oscar Wilde move out of while his first play is being prepared?
(a) James McNeill Whistler's.
(b) Lillie Langtry's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) Frank Miles'.

4. How does Oscar Wilde arrive in America?
(a) With distinctive flair.
(b) In desperate poverty.
(c) With open curiosity and enthusiasm.
(d) With a retinue of admirers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?

(see the answer key)

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