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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) With fame, but little money.
(c) On his own boat.
(d) In poverty.

2. How do Oscar Wilde's spending habits change when he gets married?
(a) He started to save for a house in the country.
(b) He still spent money extravagantly.
(c) He bankrupted himself and his wife with bad investments.
(d) He saved his money to finance the production of his plays.

3. What is the name of the friend who converted to Catholicism and influenced Oscar Wilde to consider converting?
(a) David Hunter Blair.
(b) Eva Manning.
(c) Rupert Balcombe.
(d) Richard Williamson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Oscar Wilde said that men resemble which celestial body?

2. What did Oscar Wilde say about disciples?

3. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

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

5. Where does Oscar Wilde first publish?

(see the answer key)

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