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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. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) He only passed the divinity exams.
(b) He took first place.
(c) He did not pass.
(d) He took second place.

2. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas' father?
(a) The Earl of Kent.
(b) Bishop Manning.
(c) The Marquis of Queensberry.
(d) The Duke of Gloucester.

3. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Anglicanism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Protestantism.

4. When does Oscar Wilde finish "The Duchess of Padua"?
(a) A little bit late for his publisher's deadline.
(b) Too late for his publisher to print it.
(c) Well in advance of his publisher's deadline.
(d) Just in time to meet his publisher's deadline.

5. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) A year.
(b) Three terms.
(c) Half a year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the outcome of Oscar Wilde's travels and lectures in America?

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

3. What was Oscar Wilde's greatest challenge when he matriculated at Oxford?

4. In what year was Oscar Wilde born?

5. What state are Oscar Wilde and his wife's finances in when they marry?

(see the answer key)

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