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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Indoctrinating America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When students disrupt one of Oscar Wilde's lectures, where does Oscar Wilde say the students have put their heads?
(a) In their own ears.
(b) In the sewer.
(c) In the clouds.
(d) In the lion's mouth.

2. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) Half a year.
(d) Three terms.

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

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

5. What disruption took place during Oscar Wilde's Harvard lecture?
(a) Sixty students lampooned his style.
(b) Oscar Wilde was chased off the stage by angry students.
(c) Unruly students rode horses through the lecture hall.
(d) A fight broke out between aestheticians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?

2. What belief does Pater lead Oscar Wilde to?

3. Why does Oscar Wilde linger in America after he completes his lectures?

4. Which item is part of each course during the dinner Oscar Wilde has in Leadville, Colorado?

5. When did Oscar Wilde matriculate at Oxford?

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