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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. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Montparnasse, Paris.
(b) Contemporary London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Czarist Russia.

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

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

4. Which theme began to appear in Oscar Wilde's writing from 1887 to 1888?
(a) Betrayal in relationships.
(b) The decline of literature.
(c) The ethical responsibility of the artist.
(d) Deceit and repression.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?

2. What was Oscar Wilde's greatest challenge when he matriculated at Oxford?

3. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?

4. When does Oscar Wilde marry?

5. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What themes does Oscar Wilde write about in his journalism?

3. Why does Oxford extend Oscar Wilde's Demyship?

4. What were Oscar Wilde's greatest challenges in his first year at Oxford?

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

6. Why does Archibald Forbes attack Oscar Wilde?

7. With whom does Oscar Wilde visit Rome in 1875?

8. Describe Oscar Wilde's relationship with Oxford University.

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

10. What was Oscar Wilde like as a young boy?

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