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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 were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?
(a) $2,571.
(b) $81.
(c) $452.
(d) $1,211.

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

3. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?
(a) Become his lover.
(b) Become an actress.
(c) Divorce her husband.
(d) Move to Paris.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Oscar Wilde baptized into the second time?

2. Where did Oscar Wilde spend his term while he was waiting to return to school in October 1877?

3. What does Oscar Wilde win in 1878?

4. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

5. Oscar Wilde decorated his room with pictures of whom?

(see the answer key)

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