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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Robert Ross?
(a) Oscar Wilde's son.
(b) The director of "Vera."
(c) Oscar Wilde's homosexual lover.
(d) Oscar Wilde's mother's lawyer.

2. Where did Oscar Wilde spend his term while he was waiting to return to school in October 1877?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Frankfurt.

3. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?
(a) An article.
(b) A poem.
(c) A book review.
(d) A short story.

4. Which intellectual invokes disciplined restraint?
(a) Mill.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Ruskin.
(d) Pater.

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

6. Why does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) To work with Walter Pater.
(b) To lecture at the Sorbonne.
(c) To finish his play, "The Duchess of Padua."
(d) To meet a lover.

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

8. What does Oxford University do for Oscar Wilde after his School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) Asked him to leave the school.
(b) Extended his Demyship for another year.
(c) Offered him a lecturership in aesthetics.
(d) Paid for his medical bills.

9. What magazine does Oscar Wilde publish in from 1887 to 1888?
(a) The London Times.
(b) Women's World.
(c) Pall Mall Gazette.
(d) Harper's Bazaar.

10. Where is Oscar Wilde invited to lecture?
(a) In America.
(b) In Scotland.
(c) In Berlin.
(d) In Paris.

11. What state are Oscar Wilde and his wife's finances in when they marry?
(a) They were wealthy with a bequest from Wilde's mother.
(b) They were poor because of the bankruptcy of Wilde's wife's father.
(c) They were in debt because of Wilde's extravagant expenses.
(d) They were looking forward to making a fortune in investments.

12. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) "The Importance of Being Earnest."
(b) "The Duchess of Padua."
(c) "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
(d) "Vera."

13. How many children do Oscar Wilde and his wife have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

14. When students disrupt one of Oscar Wilde's lectures, where does Oscar Wilde say the students have put their heads?
(a) In the lion's mouth.
(b) In the sewer.
(c) In the clouds.
(d) In their own ears.

15. What were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?
(a) $1,211.
(b) $452.
(c) $81.
(d) $2,571.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?

2. Whom does Oscar Wilde marry?

3. What was Oscar Wilde's mother's name before she changed it?

4. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?

5. What kind of run does "Vera" have in America?

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