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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. How did Oscar Wilde feel about how the French interpreted aestheticism?
(a) He found aestheticism more benevolent in France.
(b) He found aestheticism more sinister in France.
(c) He found aestheticism ridiculous in France.
(d) He found aestheticism less demanding in France.

2. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?
(a) Marie Prescott.
(b) Archibald Forbes.
(c) Robert Harborough Sherard.
(d) Rennell Rodd.

3. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?
(a) He taught at Oxford.
(b) He edited the Encyclopedia Britannica.
(c) He lectured on aesthetics.
(d) He wrote art reviews.

4. What does Oscar Wilde do at Marie Prescott's request?
(a) He moved to Paris.
(b) He added a part for her in "The Duchess of Padua."
(c) He rewrote "Vera."
(d) He returned to England.

5. What does Oscar Wilde win in 1878?
(a) Second place in the Honour Moderations.
(b) The Newdigate Prize.
(c) His divinity degree.
(d) Second place in the Schools Examinations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trend was creating a scandal at Oxford University in 1875?

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

3. What magazine does Oscar Wilde publish in from 1887 to 1888?

4. What happens when Oscar Wilde tries to have his first play produced in America?

5. Which theme began to appear in Oscar Wilde's writing from 1887 to 1888?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which intellectuals became important to Oscar Wilde while he was at Oxford? What were their ideas?

2. What was Oscar Wilde's relationship with Robert Harborough Sherard?

3. Describe Oscar Wilde's contact with Catholicism at Oxford.

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

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

6. What is Wilde's experience in Paris?

7. What is Oscar Wilde's father's profession, and what are his political views?

8. Why does Oscar Wilde skip his Baltimore speaking engagement?

9. How are Oscar Wilde's lectures received in America?

10. Where does Oscar Wilde live after returning to Europe from America?

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