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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. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?
(a) He was Catholic.
(b) He was Protestant.
(c) He was Irish.
(d) He was under twenty-one.

2. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?
(a) Mill.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Pater.
(d) Ruskin.

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

4. Who is Oscar Wilde's primary love interest at Oxford?
(a) Eva Fidelia.
(b) Jane Thompson.
(c) Speranza Francesca.
(d) Florence Balcombe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the conflict between progress and authority in his reading?

2. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?

3. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?

4. What group did Oscar Wilde join in 1875?

5. Why does Oscar Wilde shy away from marriage?

(see the answer key)

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