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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. Who replaced Oscar Wilde as James McNeill Whistler's favorite in Wilde's absence?
(a) Archibald Forbes.
(b) Lillie Langtry.
(c) The Duchess of Padua.
(d) Rennell Rodd.

2. How did Oscar Wilde protect himself from the cruelty of those around him?
(a) Wit and irony.
(b) He took solace in his faith.
(c) Violent public attacks.
(d) He satirized them in his work.

3. When did Oscar Wilde publish "Salome"?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1893.

4. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1882.

5. What did Oscar Wilde discover that his lover was trying to do to him?
(a) Expose him out of love.
(b) Increase his fame by publishing his plays.
(c) Get revenge for the lawsuit against his father.
(d) Blackmail him by threatening to publish their letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Oscar Wilde publish his first piece?

2. How was "A Woman of No Importance" received?

3. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

4. Which theme began to appear in Oscar Wilde's writing from 1887 to 1888?

5. As Oscar Wilde watched how the French interpreted aestheticism, what did he see coming from aesthetic ideas?

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