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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. How does Oscar Wilde return to England from America?
(a) Rich with American dollars.
(b) On his own boat.
(c) In poverty.
(d) With fame, but little money.

2. How did Oscar Wilde describe Christ's life?
(a) As a moving song.
(b) As an iconic sculpture.
(c) As the greatest of poems.
(d) As a tragic drama.

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

4. Oscar Wilde decorated his room with pictures of whom?
(a) King Henry VIII
(b) The Pope and Bishop Manning.
(c) Martin Luther and John Calvin.
(d) Florence Balcombe.

5. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) He wrote art reviews.
(b) He lectured on aesthetics.
(c) He taught at Oxford.
(d) He edited the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?

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

5. When did Oscar Wilde return to Paris?

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