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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) Life is an eternal discipleship.
(b) Every disciple is enslaved by his master.
(c) Every man is a disciple of Christ.
(d) There are no disciples.

2. What is the name of the town where Oscar Wilde stayed after leaving Reading jail?
(a) Chamonix.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Bernaval.
(d) Dieppe.

3. What was the consequence of Oscar Wilde's first trial?
(a) Wilde's lover's father publicly apologized.
(b) Supporters rushed to protect Wilde.
(c) The court supported Wilde.
(d) People rejoiced at Wilde's fall.

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

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

6. What was Oscar Wilde's state of mind in the months after his release from Reading jail?
(a) He was bored in his uninteresting surroundings.
(b) He was humbled and grateful to be free.
(c) He was suicidal because of people's poisonous gossip.
(d) He was gleeful in his ability to exact revenge.

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

8. What is the plot of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
(a) A man's painting ages, revealing his conscience to him.
(b) An actor dies on stage, but wins eternal fame.
(c) An artist sells his soul to the devil in order to be great in his own times.
(d) A man lies about his background to marry a wealthy hieress.

9. 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.

10. What magazine published "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
(a) Pall Mall Gazette.
(b) Lippincott's.
(c) Harper's Bazaar.
(d) Women's World.

11. Oscar Wilde said that men resemble which celestial body?
(a) Meteors.
(b) Suns.
(c) Stars.
(d) Moons.

12. What disturbing scene does Oscar Wilde witness before leaving Reading jail?
(a) A mob of prisoners were beaten by guards.
(b) Prisoners were executed for rioting.
(c) One prisoner beat another prisoner to death.
(d) A soldier went insane after a flogging.

13. Where did Oscar Wilde take a rest cure?
(a) Aix.
(b) Bad Homburg.
(c) Chamonix.
(d) Berlin.

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

15. What was the possible maximum sentence for the crime Oscar Wilde was arrested for?
(a) Life imprisonment.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the punishment for homosexuality in England in the late 1800s?

2. To whom did the Marquis of Queensberry leave a large inheritance?

3. Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde's play "Salome"?

4. What did Oscar Wilde do in Naples?

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

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