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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 name of the journal in which Oscar Wilde published a poem about a boy?
(a) Dublin University Magazine.
(b) Kattabos.
(c) London Times.
(d) Oxford Review.

2. Oscar Wilde said that men resemble which celestial body?
(a) Stars.
(b) Moons.
(c) Meteors.
(d) Suns.

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) Miniature street scenes.
(c) Surreal oil paintings.
(d) Female portraits.

4. Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde's play "Salome"?
(a) Salome.
(b) Christ.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) Herod.

5. What does Oscar Wilde do at Marie Prescott's request?
(a) He moved to Paris.
(b) He returned to England.
(c) He added a part for her in "The Duchess of Padua."
(d) He rewrote "Vera."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Oscar Wilde finish "The Duchess of Padua"?

3. Who is Lillie Langtry?

4. How does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?

5. What is Oscar Wilde's daughter's name?

(see the answer key)

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