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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 does Oscar Wilde first publish?
(a) The Frankfurt Times.
(b) The Oxford Review.
(c) The Irish Times.
(d) The Dublin University Magazine.

2. Which direction does Oscar Wilde's lecturing tour travel in?
(a) From the east coast to the west coast and back.
(b) From the northeast, west through Canada to the West Coast, and south again before returing east.
(c) From the north to the south and then west and north before returning to the east.
(d) From the south to the northeast and back to the south.

3. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) He lectured on aesthetics.
(b) He edited the Encyclopedia Britannica.
(c) He taught at Oxford.
(d) He wrote art reviews.

4. Why did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) He failed his divinity examinations.
(b) He was in a fight with another student.
(c) He returned to school late at Easter term.
(d) His grades were not good enough.

5. What defines Oscar Wilde's style?
(a) Perverse humor.
(b) Exotic pets.
(c) Epigrammatic wit.
(d) Conservative views.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trend was creating a scandal at Oxford University in 1875?

2. How did Oscar Wilde handle the disruption of his Harvard lecture?

3. What is the name of the journal in which Oscar Wilde published a poem about a boy?

4. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

5. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?

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