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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Hellenizing Paris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Oscar Wilde's friends tried to discount Wilde's importance?
(a) Rennell Rodd.
(b) James McNeill Whistler.
(c) Marie Prescott.
(d) Robert Harborough Sherard.

2. What is the theme of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Socialism and nihilism.
(b) Marriage and manners.
(c) Homosexuality and art.
(d) Modernity and war.

3. What does Oscar Wilde do at Marie Prescott's request?
(a) He moved to Paris.
(b) He added a part for her in "The Duchess of Padua."
(c) He rewrote "Vera."
(d) He returned to England.

4. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1891.

5. Who is Lillie Langtry?
(a) Oscar Wilde's boss' wife.
(b) Oscar Wilde's mother's friend.
(c) Oscar Wilde's roommate's girlfriend.
(d) Oscar Wilde's good friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?

2. Oscar Wilde's debates with James McNeill Whistler are included in which of Wilde's works?

3. Who is Oscar Wilde's primary love interest at Oxford?

4. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?

5. What trend was creating a scandal at Oxford University in 1875?

(see the answer key)

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