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

2. How did Oscar Wilde feel about how the French interpreted aestheticism?
(a) He found aestheticism less demanding in France.
(b) He found aestheticism more sinister in France.
(c) He found aestheticism ridiculous in France.
(d) He found aestheticism more benevolent in France.

3. What is the name of the friend who converted to Catholicism and influenced Oscar Wilde to consider converting?
(a) David Hunter Blair.
(b) Eva Manning.
(c) Rupert Balcombe.
(d) Richard Williamson.

4. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde turn to for spiritual guidance?
(a) Pater.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Mill.
(d) Ruskin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?

2. When did Oscar Wilde's father die?

3. Oscar Wilde's debates with James McNeill Whistler are included in which of Wilde's works?

4. Who is Robert Ross?

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

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