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

2. How does Oscar Wilde arrive in America?
(a) With distinctive flair.
(b) In desperate poverty.
(c) With a retinue of admirers.
(d) With open curiosity and enthusiasm.

3. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?
(a) Calvinism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Anglicanism.
(d) Protestantism.

4. When did Oscar Wilde's father die?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1877.

5. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) A year.
(b) Half a year.
(c) Three terms.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

2. Who does Oscar Wilde live with immediately after he graduates from Oxford?

3. How does Oscar Wilde spend money?

4. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

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

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