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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. Oscar Wilde's mother was a strong supporter of which political cause?
(a) Anti-colonialism.
(b) Irish nationalism.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Abolition of slavery.

2. When did Oscar Wilde's father die?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1877.

3. Which intellectual appeals to conscience over imagination?
(a) Mill.
(b) Pater.
(c) Ruskin.
(d) Arnold.

4. What is Oscar Wilde's father's name?
(a) William Robert Wilde.
(b) Richard Matthew Wilde.
(c) Randolph Hearst Wilde.
(d) Alexander Wilde.

5. What was Oscar Wilde interested in in school?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Mechanical engineering.
(c) Greek culture.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Oscar Wilde born?

2. Why did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

3. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

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

5. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?

(see the answer key)

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