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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 was the punishment for homosexuality in England in the late 1800s?
(a) Flogging.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Fines.
(d) Imprisonment.

2. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1882.

3. What is the outcome of Oscar Wilde's travels and lectures in America?
(a) Oscar Wilde established himself as one of Britain's best artists.
(b) Americans successfully repudiated Oscar Wilde's aesthetic theories.
(c) Oscar Wilde was embraced by west coast intellectuals.
(d) Oscar Wilde's name had become a household word.

4. Where is Oscar Wilde invited to lecture?
(a) In Berlin.
(b) In Scotland.
(c) In Paris.
(d) In America.

5. What is the plot of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
(a) An artist sells his soul to the devil in order to be great in his own times.
(b) An actor dies on stage, but wins eternal fame.
(c) A man lies about his background to marry a wealthy hieress.
(d) A man's painting ages, revealing his conscience to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which intellectual invokes disciplined restraint?

2. Why did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

3. What kind of run does "Vera" have in America?

4. How secretive was Oscar Wilde about his homosexuality after his children were born?

5. How was Oscar Wilde's novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," received?

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