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

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

3. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?
(a) Depressed about the prospect of getting old.
(b) Impressed with the nature of life and art.
(c) Repulsed by the presence of myth in literature.
(d) Satisfied with the decay of art and culture.

4. What did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?
(a) He shed tears.
(b) He threatened Wilde with scandal.
(c) He offered to give Wilde the help he needed.
(d) He blackmailed 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) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Walt Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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