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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, Doomed Deferred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde linger in America after he completes his lectures?
(a) To stay with a lover.
(b) To pursue his interests in the theatre.
(c) To visit with one of his mentors who had moved to America.
(d) To revise his lectures and write new material.

2. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?
(a) James McNeill Whistler.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) President Garfield.
(d) Richard D'Oyly.

3. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?
(a) He distrusted Catholic priests.
(b) He was afraid of eternal damnation.
(c) He was afraid of being written out of his father's will.
(d) He did not know enough about Catholicism yet.

4. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Czarist Russia.
(c) Contemporary London.
(d) Montparnasse, Paris.

5. Where did Oscar Wilde spend his term while he was waiting to return to school in October 1877?
(a) London.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde's reaction to the attacks that were made on him?

2. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?

3. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?

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

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

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