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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. In what year does Oscar Wilde publish his first piece?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1874.

2. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?
(a) He was afraid of being written out of his father's will.
(b) He distrusted Catholic priests.
(c) He was afraid of eternal damnation.
(d) He did not know enough about Catholicism yet.

3. What was Oscar Wilde's father's profession?
(a) Eye doctor.
(b) Politician.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Obstetrician.

4. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) A year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Half a year.
(d) Three terms.

5. Oscar Wilde decorated his room with pictures of whom?
(a) King Henry VIII
(b) The Pope and Bishop Manning.
(c) Florence Balcombe.
(d) Martin Luther and John Calvin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Oscar Wilde born?

2. Where does Oscar Wilde first publish?

3. What does Ellman give as a possible reason for Wilde's dislike for sports?

4. What does Oxford University do for Oscar Wilde after his School's Examinations in 1878?

5. What does Oscar Wilde's mother change her name to?

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