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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. Why is Oscar Wilde's first play not produced?
(a) Because Oscar Wilde's enemies poisoned the backers against him.
(b) Because Oscar Wilde withdrew it under political pressure.
(c) Because it dramatized an assassination attempt.
(d) Because the producers ran out of money.

2. What profession does Oscar Wilde give up in order to supplement his wife's income?
(a) Playwriting.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Lecturing.
(d) Journalism.

3. What does Oscar Wilde win in 1878?
(a) The Newdigate Prize.
(b) Second place in the Honour Moderations.
(c) Second place in the Schools Examinations.
(d) His divinity degree.

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

5. How well was Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America received?
(a) With spirited debate among the audience.
(b) With hostile jeering.
(c) With warm applause.
(d) With standing ovations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?

2. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?

3. What was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?

4. What magazine does Oscar Wilde publish in from 1887 to 1888?

5. What religion is Oscar Wilde baptized into the second time?

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