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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 was Oscar Wilde ill with late in his fourth year at Oxford?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Gonorrhea.
(d) Flu.

2. How did Oscar Wilde set the stage for his own prosecution?
(a) He alienated his supporters with cruel wit.
(b) He was seen having sex in public.
(c) He enraged his lover's father.
(d) He taunted society with openly homosexual writings.

3. How does Robert Harborough Sherard's impression of Oscar Wilde change once he gets to know him?
(a) He came to appreciate his talents.
(b) He realized that Wilde was an impostor and a poser.
(c) He began to be scandalized by his views.
(d) He began to loathe him for his wit.

4. Where does Oscar Wilde first publish?
(a) The Frankfurt Times.
(b) The Oxford Review.
(c) The Dublin University Magazine.
(d) The Irish Times.

5. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) He taught at Oxford.
(b) He lectured on aesthetics.
(c) He edited the Encyclopedia Britannica.
(d) He wrote art reviews.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?

2. What was Oscar Wilde's clothing like in prison?

3. Who is Lord Alfred Douglas?

4. How does Oscar Wilde return to England from America?

5. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?

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