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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Mr. and Mrs. Wilde.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Two and a half months.

2. What does Oscar Wilde win in 1878?
(a) The Newdigate Prize.
(b) Second place in the Schools Examinations.
(c) Second place in the Honour Moderations.
(d) His divinity degree.

3. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?
(a) Arnold.
(b) Mill.
(c) Ruskin.
(d) Pater.

4. How many children do Oscar Wilde and his wife have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

5. How do Oscar Wilde's spending habits change when he gets married?
(a) He still spent money extravagantly.
(b) He saved his money to finance the production of his plays.
(c) He bankrupted himself and his wife with bad investments.
(d) He started to save for a house in the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde turn to for spiritual guidance?

2. What was Oscar Wilde's mother's name before she changed it?

3. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?

4. What were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?

5. What is Robert Harborough Sherard's first impression of Oscar Wilde?

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