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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What belief does Pater lead Oscar Wilde to?
(a) Work can set you free.
(b) Man can govern himself.
(c) Art can transcend reality.
(d) Art can improve society.

2. What was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?
(a) Qualifying exams.
(b) Honor Moderations.
(c) Engineering exams.
(d) His divinity exams.

3. When does Oscar Wilde marry?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1889.

4. Who replaced Oscar Wilde as James McNeill Whistler's favorite in Wilde's absence?
(a) Lillie Langtry.
(b) Rennell Rodd.
(c) Archibald Forbes.
(d) The Duchess of Padua.

5. As Oscar Wilde watched how the French interpreted aestheticism, what did he see coming from aesthetic ideas?
(a) Materialism.
(b) Decadence.
(c) Existentialism.
(d) Fascism.

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

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

8. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1882.

9. What is the name of the friend who converted to Catholicism and influenced Oscar Wilde to consider converting?
(a) Eva Manning.
(b) David Hunter Blair.
(c) Richard Williamson.
(d) Rupert Balcombe.

10. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's column in Women's World Magazine?
(a) "Literary and Other Notes."
(b) "Notes from America."
(c) "Notes from Paris."
(d) "Literary News."

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

12. What is Robert Harborough Sherard's first impression of Oscar Wilde?
(a) He fell in love with Wilde.
(b) He was awed by Wilde's wit and intelligence.
(c) He was scandalized by Wilde's views.
(d) He thought Wilde was an impostor.

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

14. What happens when Oscar Wilde tries to have his first play produced in America?
(a) The play was panned by critics.
(b) Nothing came of his attempts.
(c) The production did not get all the support it needed.
(d) It was received very well.

15. What was Oscar Wilde ill with late in his fourth year at Oxford?
(a) Gonorrhea.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Flu.
(d) Syphilis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?

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

3. Oscar Wilde moved in with an artist after he graduated from Oxford. What kind of art did this artist make?

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

5. What does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?

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