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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Countering the Renaissance.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Oscar Wilde matriculate at Oxford?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1914.

3. What does Oscar Wilde do at Marie Prescott's request?
(a) He rewrote "Vera."
(b) He added a part for her in "The Duchess of Padua."
(c) He moved to Paris.
(d) He returned to England.

4. As Oscar Wilde watched how the French interpreted aestheticism, what did he see coming from aesthetic ideas?
(a) Existentialism.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Decadence.

5. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1876.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?

2. What is the outcome of Oscar Wilde's travels and lectures in America?

3. What was Oscar Wilde's reaction to the attacks that were made on him?

4. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?

5. What was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?

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