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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Prisoner at Large.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What defines Oscar Wilde's style?
(a) Perverse humor.
(b) Epigrammatic wit.
(c) Conservative views.
(d) Exotic pets.

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

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

4. Oscar Wilde's mother was a strong supporter of which political cause?
(a) Abolition of slavery.
(b) Anti-colonialism.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Irish nationalism.

5. What does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?
(a) He produced Wilde's first play.
(b) He wrote Wilde's biography.
(c) He published Wilde's first book.
(d) He produced "The Duchess of Padua."

Short Answer Questions

1. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

2. What career does Oscar Wilde explore while he is without his fellowship?

3. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?

4. Which item is part of each course during the dinner Oscar Wilde has in Leadville, Colorado?

5. In what year does Oscar Wilde publish his first piece?

(see the answer key)

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