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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Pentonville, Wandsworth, and Reading.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde alienate people?
(a) By congratulating himself in public.
(b) By asking for financial support.
(c) By his vulgar language.
(d) By insulting his friends.

2. Which theme began to appear in Oscar Wilde's writing from 1887 to 1888?
(a) The decline of literature.
(b) Deceit and repression.
(c) The ethical responsibility of the artist.
(d) Betrayal in relationships.

3. Oscar Wilde's debates with James McNeill Whistler are included in which of Wilde's works?
(a) "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
(b) "The Importance of Being Earnest."
(c) "Personal Impressions of America."
(d) "The Duchess of Padua."

4. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?
(a) Rennell Rodd.
(b) Marie Prescott.
(c) Robert Harborough Sherard.
(d) Archibald Forbes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Oscar Wilde's father die?

2. What was the possible maximum sentence for the crime Oscar Wilde was arrested for?

3. What actions led to prosecution of homosexuals in England?

4. How did Oscar Wilde escape from being prosecuted for homosexuality?

5. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?

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