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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. When does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1880.

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. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) "The Importance of Being Earnest."
(b) "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
(c) "Vera."
(d) "The Duchess of Padua."

4. What does Oscar Wilde's mother encourage him to do?
(a) Write poetry instead of drama.
(b) Leave London for Paris.
(c) Marry a woman with money.
(d) Produce his plays in America.

5. Which feat did Oscar Wilde claim to be capable of?
(a) Reading facing pages at the same time.
(b) Beating his teachers at chess.
(c) Memorizing the Iliad.
(d) Memorizing all the elements on the periodic table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief does Pater lead Oscar Wilde to?

2. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the conflict between progress and authority in his reading?

3. Why is Oscar Wilde's first play not produced?

4. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the opposition between Ruskin and Pater?

5. How did Oscar Wilde handle the disruption of his Harvard lecture?

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