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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. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first lecture in America?
(a) Buell Hall.
(b) Dickinson Hall.
(c) Broadway Theatre.
(d) Chickering Hall.

2. What is the name of the journal in which Oscar Wilde published a poem about a boy?
(a) Dublin University Magazine.
(b) Oxford Review.
(c) Kattabos.
(d) London Times.

3. How does Robert Harborough Sherard's impression of Oscar Wilde change once he gets to know him?
(a) He realized that Wilde was an impostor and a poser.
(b) He came to appreciate his talents.
(c) He began to loathe him for his wit.
(d) He began to be scandalized by his views.

4. What does Oxford University do for Oscar Wilde after his School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) Paid for his medical bills.
(b) Asked him to leave the school.
(c) Offered him a lecturership in aesthetics.
(d) Extended his Demyship for another year.

5. What is the name of the scholarship Oscar Wilde won to Oxford?
(a) Fellowship.
(b) Balyship.
(c) Assistantship.
(d) Demyship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?

3. What is the plot of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

4. What profession does Oscar Wilde give up in order to supplement his wife's income?

5. Oscar Wilde's mother was a strong supporter of which political cause?

(see the answer key)

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