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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. What profession does Oscar Wilde take up in order to supplement his wife's income?
(a) Publishing.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Lecturing.

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

3. When did Oscar Wilde return to Paris?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1889.

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

5. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) He took first place.
(b) He did not pass.
(c) He took second place.
(d) He only passed the divinity exams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde's daily routine in prison?

2. What was Oscar Wilde ill with late in his fourth year at Oxford?

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

4. What is Robert Harborough Sherard's first impression of Oscar Wilde?

5. What does Oscar Wilde's mother encourage him to do?

(see the answer key)

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