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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 does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?
(a) Move to Paris.
(b) Become an actress.
(c) Become his lover.
(d) Divorce her husband.

2. When did Oscar Wilde return to Paris?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1888.

3. Who is Oscar Wilde's primary love interest at Oxford?
(a) Jane Thompson.
(b) Speranza Francesca.
(c) Eva Fidelia.
(d) Florence Balcombe.

4. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?
(a) An article.
(b) A book review.
(c) A short story.
(d) A poem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?

2. Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde's play "Salome"?

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

4. What does Oscar Wilde do at Marie Prescott's request?

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

(see the answer key)

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