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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Oscar Wilde say about disciples?
(a) There are no disciples.
(b) Every disciple is enslaved by his master.
(c) Every man is a disciple of Christ.
(d) Life is an eternal discipleship.

2. How did Robert Ross help Oscar Wilde?
(a) He introduced Wilde to willing supporters.
(b) He persuaded Wilde's mother to reinstate Wilde's allowance.
(c) He published Wilde's last work.
(d) He gave Wilde money for food.

3. What is the title Oscar Wilde gave to "The Duchess of Padua" when he produced it anonymously?
(a) "The Importance of Being Earnest."
(b) "The Critic as Artist."
(c) "Lady Windermere's Fan."
(d) "Guido Ferranti."

4. How secretive was Oscar Wilde about his homosexuality after his children were born?
(a) Highly secretive.
(b) Not secretive at all.
(c) He was a hypocrite, denouncing homosexuality in public, but practicing it in private.
(d) Secretive in public, but open with friends.

5. When did Oscar Wilde return to Paris?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1891.

6. What brought about Oscar Wilde's first trial?
(a) Wilde was sued for sodomy.
(b) Wilde was sued for his writing's obscenity.
(c) Wilde was caught performing a homosexual sex act.
(d) Wilde had sued his lover's father for libel.

7. Where did Oscar Wilde go for homosexual sex?
(a) The parks in London.
(b) Hotels.
(c) The quays.
(d) His home.

8. What did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?
(a) He offered to give Wilde the help he needed.
(b) He threatened Wilde with scandal.
(c) He shed tears.
(d) He blackmailed Wilde.

9. Who brings Oscar Wilde out of his artistic doldrums after he is released from Reading jail?
(a) His mother.
(b) Major Nelson.
(c) Douglas.
(d) The Marquis of Queensberry.

10. What did Oscar Wilde write about his personal experience in prison?
(a) "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
(b) Long, detailed letters to his lover.
(c) He describes his longing for his wife.
(d) Nothing.

11. To whom did the Marquis of Queensberry leave a large inheritance?
(a) Oscar Wilde's mother.
(b) Lord Alfred Douglas.
(c) Robert Ross.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

12. When was Oscar Wilde first released from prison?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1893.

13. Who is Lord Alfred Douglas?
(a) Oscar Wilde's primary lover.
(b) Oscar Wilde's publisher.
(c) The father of Wilde's lover.
(d) Oscar Wilde's lawyer.

14. How did Oscar Wilde escape from being prosecuted for homosexuality?
(a) He bought his way out of the investigation by paying off influential barristers.
(b) He struck a deal with the lead prosecutor to abstain from homosexual acts.
(c) Oscar Wilde broke up with his lover before the authorities could gather any evidence against them.
(d) His lover's parents refused to press charges when they realized that their son would have to be imprisoned as well.

15. What were prison conditions like at Reading jail?
(a) Destitute.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Harsh.
(d) Unbearable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde's clothing like in prison?

2. What did Oscar Wilde discover that his lover was trying to do to him?

3. How did Oscar Wilde describe homosexuality in court?

4. How was Oscar Wilde released from prison for the first time?

5. Where did Oscar Wilde travel after he was released from Reading jail?

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