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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. When does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1878.

2. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?
(a) Florence Balcombe.
(b) Oscar Wilde's father.
(c) James McNeill Whistler.
(d) Oscar Wilde's mother.

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

4. Where is Oscar Wilde invited to lecture?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In America.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In Berlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?

2. What is the name of the friend who converted to Catholicism and influenced Oscar Wilde to consider converting?

3. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

4. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the opposition between Ruskin and Pater?

5. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first lecture in America?

(see the answer key)

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