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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. In what year was Oscar Wilde born?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1854.

2. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the opposition between Ruskin and Pater?
(a) He synthesized a new aesthetic ethics.
(b) He sided with Pater.
(c) He resolved to remain neutral.
(d) He sided with Ruskin.

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

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

5. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Margaret Fuller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theme of Oscar Wilde's first play?

2. Why does Oscar Wilde shy away from marriage?

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

4. How does Oscar Wilde arrive in America?

5. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

(see the answer key)

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