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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. How well was Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America received?
(a) With standing ovations.
(b) With hostile jeering.
(c) With spirited debate among the audience.
(d) With warm applause.

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

3. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the opposition between Ruskin and Pater?
(a) He sided with Ruskin.
(b) He synthesized a new aesthetic ethics.
(c) He sided with Pater.
(d) He resolved to remain neutral.

4. How does Robert Harborough Sherard's impression of Oscar Wilde change once he gets to know him?
(a) He began to loathe him for his wit.
(b) He realized that Wilde was an impostor and a poser.
(c) He began to be scandalized by his views.
(d) He came to appreciate his talents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde come across at his first trial?

2. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

3. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford?

4. What was Oscar Wilde's state of mind in the months after his release from Reading jail?

5. What was Oscar Wilde ill with late in his fourth year at Oxford?

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