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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, An Incomplete Aesthete.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde turn to for spiritual guidance?
(a) Ruskin.
(b) Pater.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Mill.

2. What was Oscar Wilde's greatest challenge when he matriculated at Oxford?
(a) To lose his Irish accent.
(b) To finish at the top of his class.
(c) To hide his homosexuality.
(d) To publish in a literary review.

3. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?
(a) He was on the same level as the rest of the students.
(b) He was so well prepared that he skipped several courses.
(c) He was very well prepared and found the work boring.
(d) He was far behind the other students and had to catch up.

4. What split does Oscar Wilde's poetry explore?
(a) Between man and superman.
(b) Between Irish and English man.
(c) Between reflective and pragmatic man.
(d) Between aesthetic and ethical man.

5. What does Oxford University do for Oscar Wilde after his School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) Asked him to leave the school.
(b) Extended his Demyship for another year.
(c) Offered him a lecturership in aesthetics.
(d) Paid for his medical bills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde shy away from marriage?

2. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?

3. What was Oscar Wilde's mother's name before she changed it?

4. Oscar Wilde's mother was a strong supporter of which political cause?

5. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford?

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