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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 did Oscar Wilde feel about how the French interpreted aestheticism?
(a) He found aestheticism less demanding in France.
(b) He found aestheticism more sinister in France.
(c) He found aestheticism more benevolent in France.
(d) He found aestheticism ridiculous in France.

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

3. What was Oscar Wilde ill with late in his fourth year at Oxford?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Flu.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Gonorrhea.

4. Which theme began to appear in Oscar Wilde's writing from 1887 to 1888?
(a) Betrayal in relationships.
(b) The ethical responsibility of the artist.
(c) The decline of literature.
(d) Deceit and repression.

5. What split does Oscar Wilde's poetry explore?
(a) Between reflective and pragmatic man.
(b) Between man and superman.
(c) Between Irish and English man.
(d) Between aesthetic and ethical man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Oscar Wilde return to Paris?

2. What is Oscar Wilde's father's name?

3. How does Oscar Wilde make money during his courtship of his wife?

4. How was "A Woman of No Importance" received?

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

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