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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. How does Oscar Wilde spend money?
(a) Parsimoniously.
(b) Conservatively.
(c) Carelessly.
(d) Lavishly.

2. What happens when Oscar Wilde tries to have his first play produced in America?
(a) The play was panned by critics.
(b) It was received very well.
(c) The production did not get all the support it needed.
(d) Nothing came of his attempts.

3. How do Oscar Wilde's spending habits change when he gets married?
(a) He started to save for a house in the country.
(b) He saved his money to finance the production of his plays.
(c) He still spent money extravagantly.
(d) He bankrupted himself and his wife with bad investments.

4. How does Oscar Wilde arrive in America?
(a) With a retinue of admirers.
(b) In desperate poverty.
(c) With distinctive flair.
(d) With open curiosity and enthusiasm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde's wife handle the news of Wilde's homosexuality?

2. How did Oscar Wilde escape from being prosecuted for homosexuality?

3. Oscar Wilde decorated his room with pictures of whom?

4. What does Oscar Wilde win in 1878?

5. What is the name of the journal in which Oscar Wilde published a poem about a boy?

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