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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 did the public think of "Lady Windermere's Fan"?
(a) They hated it.
(b) They stopped seeing it after a few weeks.
(c) They did not understand it.
(d) They loved it.

2. Which direction does Oscar Wilde's lecturing tour travel in?
(a) From the south to the northeast and back to the south.
(b) From the northeast, west through Canada to the West Coast, and south again before returing east.
(c) From the east coast to the west coast and back.
(d) From the north to the south and then west and north before returning to the east.

3. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?
(a) Marie Prescott.
(b) Archibald Forbes.
(c) Robert Harborough Sherard.
(d) Rennell Rodd.

4. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?
(a) Two and a half months.
(b) A year.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Six months.

5. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?
(a) Satisfied with the decay of art and culture.
(b) Repulsed by the presence of myth in literature.
(c) Impressed with the nature of life and art.
(d) Depressed about the prospect of getting old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title Oscar Wilde gave to "The Duchess of Padua" when he produced it anonymously?

2. Where did Oscar Wilde spend his term while he was waiting to return to school in October 1877?

3. How did Oscar Wilde describe homosexuality in court?

4. Who is Colonel Isaacson?

5. What is the plot of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

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