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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 is the name of the man who attacked Oscar Wilde mercilessly during his American lectures?
(a) John Rockefeller.
(b) Howard Taft.
(c) Archibald Forbes.
(d) Walter Pater.

2. When does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1882.

3. What was the possible maximum sentence for the crime Oscar Wilde was arrested for?
(a) Life imprisonment.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

4. Why does Oscar Wilde linger in America after he completes his lectures?
(a) To revise his lectures and write new material.
(b) To visit with one of his mentors who had moved to America.
(c) To pursue his interests in the theatre.
(d) To stay with a lover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde handle the disruption of his Harvard lecture?

2. How did Oscar Wilde set the stage for his own prosecution?

3. Which intellectual invokes disciplined restraint?

4. Why did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

5. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?

(see the answer key)

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