View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde return to England from America?
(a) In poverty.
(b) On his own boat.
(c) Rich with American dollars.
(d) With fame, but little money.

2. When did Oscar Wilde's father die?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1876.

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

4. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?
(a) He was on the same level as the rest of the students.
(b) He was very well prepared and found the work boring.
(c) He was so well prepared that he skipped several courses.
(d) He was far behind the other students and had to catch up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?

2. Why does Oscar Wilde linger in America after he completes his lectures?

3. When does Oscar Wilde finish "The Duchess of Padua"?

4. What is the theme of Oscar Wilde's first play?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample