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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. Where did Oscar Wilde spend his term while he was waiting to return to school in October 1877?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) London.

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

3. Who is Archibald Forbes?
(a) One of Oscar Wilde's lovers.
(b) Oscar Wilde's agent.
(c) An American art critic.
(d) A war journalist.

4. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
(b) "The Importance of Being Earnest."
(c) "The Duchess of Padua."
(d) "Vera."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What split does Oscar Wilde's poetry explore?

2. Which direction does Oscar Wilde's lecturing tour travel in?

3. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?

4. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

5. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?

(see the answer key)

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