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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Declaring His Genius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?
(a) Engineering exams.
(b) Qualifying exams.
(c) Honor Moderations.
(d) His divinity exams.

2. How does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) As the son of a rich and famous mother.
(b) As an art critic, through his writing in the London art papers.
(c) As a personality, through conversation with James McNeill Whistler.
(d) As a playwright, with his first play.

3. Who does Oscar Wilde live with immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) Keith Balcombe.
(b) William Langtry.
(c) Robert Osborn.
(d) Frank Miles.

4. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) He edited the Encyclopedia Britannica.
(b) He lectured on aesthetics.
(c) He taught at Oxford.
(d) He wrote art reviews.

5. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Czarist Russia.
(b) Contemporary London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Montparnasse, Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oscar Wilde say the secret of life was at the end of his first American lecture?

2. What was Oscar Wilde interested in in school?

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

4. How does Oscar Wilde arrive in America?

5. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?

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