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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, A Late Victorian Love Affair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disruption took place during Oscar Wilde's Harvard lecture?
(a) Sixty students lampooned his style.
(b) Oscar Wilde was chased off the stage by angry students.
(c) A fight broke out between aestheticians.
(d) Unruly students rode horses through the lecture hall.

2. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) He took second place.
(b) He did not pass.
(c) He only passed the divinity exams.
(d) He took first place.

3. How did Oscar Wilde escape from being prosecuted for homosexuality?
(a) His lover's parents refused to press charges when they realized that their son would have to be imprisoned as well.
(b) Oscar Wilde broke up with his lover before the authorities could gather any evidence against them.
(c) He struck a deal with the lead prosecutor to abstain from homosexual acts.
(d) He bought his way out of the investigation by paying off influential barristers.

4. How was "A Woman of No Importance" received?
(a) It was not a hit, but it made him 100 pounds a week.
(b) It was banned after two performances.
(c) It was panned by the critics, but audiences loved it.
(d) It was a critical success, and it established Wilde's name as a playwright.

5. What trend was creating a scandal at Oxford University in 1875?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Anti-Catholicism.
(c) Irish nationalism.
(d) Abolition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first lecture in America?

2. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?

3. What state are Oscar Wilde and his wife's finances in when they marry?

4. What magazine published "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

5. When did Oscar Wilde publish "Salome"?

(see the answer key)

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