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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. When does Oscar Wilde marry?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1889.

2. What was Oscar Wilde's reaction to the attacks that were made on him?
(a) He appealed to Bishop Manning for help.
(b) He responded with vitriolic wit.
(c) He skipped his Baltimore speaking engagement.
(d) He sued his attackers for slander.

3. Oscar Wilde said that men resemble which celestial body?
(a) Moons.
(b) Stars.
(c) Meteors.
(d) Suns.

4. How do Oscar Wilde's spending habits change when he gets married?
(a) He bankrupted himself and his wife with bad investments.
(b) He still spent money extravagantly.
(c) He saved his money to finance the production of his plays.
(d) He started to save for a house in the country.

5. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?
(a) Impressed with the nature of life and art.
(b) Satisfied with the decay of art and culture.
(c) Repulsed by the presence of myth in literature.
(d) Depressed about the prospect of getting old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde alienate people?

2. In which prison was Oscar Wilde first imprisoned?

3. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?

4. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?

5. Who is Lord Alfred Douglas?

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