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

2. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?
(a) James McNeill Whistler.
(b) Oscar Wilde's father.
(c) Oscar Wilde's mother.
(d) Florence Balcombe.

3. Oscar Wilde moved in with an artist after he graduated from Oxford. What kind of art did this artist make?
(a) Bronze sculpture.
(b) Surreal oil paintings.
(c) Female portraits.
(d) Miniature street scenes.

4. When does Oscar Wilde finish "The Duchess of Padua"?
(a) Well in advance of his publisher's deadline.
(b) A little bit late for his publisher's deadline.
(c) Just in time to meet his publisher's deadline.
(d) Too late for his publisher to print it.

5. Where does Oscar Wilde first publish?
(a) The Dublin University Magazine.
(b) The Frankfurt Times.
(c) The Irish Times.
(d) The Oxford Review.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde return to England from America?

2. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?

3. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?

4. Which of Oscar Wilde's friends tried to discount Wilde's importance?

5. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?

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