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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 was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?
(a) Qualifying exams.
(b) Honor Moderations.
(c) Engineering exams.
(d) His divinity exams.

2. Why does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) To lecture at the Sorbonne.
(b) To finish his play, "The Duchess of Padua."
(c) To work with Walter Pater.
(d) To meet a lover.

3. How does Robert Harborough Sherard's impression of Oscar Wilde change once he gets to know him?
(a) He came to appreciate his talents.
(b) He began to loathe him for his wit.
(c) He realized that Wilde was an impostor and a poser.
(d) He began to be scandalized by his views.

4. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?
(a) Archibald Forbes.
(b) Robert Harborough Sherard.
(c) Rennell Rodd.
(d) Marie Prescott.

5. Who replaced Oscar Wilde as James McNeill Whistler's favorite in Wilde's absence?
(a) Rennell Rodd.
(b) The Duchess of Padua.
(c) Archibald Forbes.
(d) Lillie Langtry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde feel about how the French interpreted aestheticism?

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

3. In what year does Oscar Wilde publish his first piece?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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