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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?
(a) He wrote Wilde's biography.
(b) He produced Wilde's first play.
(c) He produced "The Duchess of Padua."
(d) He published Wilde's first book.

4. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?
(a) He only passed the divinity exams.
(b) He took first place.
(c) He took second place.
(d) He did not pass.

5. Whose house does Oscar Wilde move out of while his first play is being prepared?
(a) James McNeill Whistler's.
(b) Frank Miles'.
(c) His mother's.
(d) Lillie Langtry's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?

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

3. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's first play?

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

5. In what year does Oscar Wilde publish his first piece?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the history and premier of Oscar Wilde's play "Vera."

2. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford, and how did he meet it?

3. How was Oscar Wilde baptized?

4. Describe Oscar Wilde's meeting with Walt Whitman.

5. Where does Oscar Wilde try to find work after graduating from Oxford?

6. What did Oscar Wilde do when he lost his University Demyship?

7. What was the outcome of Oscar Wilde's trip to America?

8. Did Oscar Wilde's feelings about outdoor sports change any when he went to Oxford?

9. How does Wilde's wife Constance handle the news of Oscar Wilde's homosexuality?

10. How was Oscar Wilde exposed to homosexuality?

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