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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. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the conflict between progress and authority in his reading?
(a) He adhered to social conventions.
(b) He located the seat of moral reasoning in the individual.
(c) He invented his own morality.
(d) He resisted conforming to convention.

2. Which intellectual invokes disciplined restraint?
(a) Mill.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Ruskin.
(d) Pater.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?

2. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?

3. What was Oscar Wilde's reaction to the attacks that were made on him?

4. What is the outcome of Oscar Wilde's travels and lectures in America?

5. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?

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