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

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

3. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first lecture in America?
(a) Broadway Theatre.
(b) Chickering Hall.
(c) Buell Hall.
(d) Dickinson Hall.

4. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?

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

(see the answer key)

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