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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. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?
(a) Oscar Wilde's father.
(b) Oscar Wilde's mother.
(c) Florence Balcombe.
(d) James McNeill Whistler.

2. How does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) As a personality, through conversation with James McNeill Whistler.
(b) As a playwright, with his first play.
(c) As the son of a rich and famous mother.
(d) As an art critic, through his writing in the London art papers.

3. What was Oscar Wilde's greatest challenge when he matriculated at Oxford?
(a) To hide his homosexuality.
(b) To publish in a literary review.
(c) To lose his Irish accent.
(d) To finish at the top of his class.

4. Why did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) He failed his divinity examinations.
(b) He returned to school late at Easter term.
(c) He was in a fight with another student.
(d) His grades were not good enough.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde spend money?

2. What is Oscar Wilde's daughter's name?

3. What split does Oscar Wilde's poetry explore?

4. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?

5. How does Oscar Wilde resolve the conflict between progress and authority in his reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Oscar Wilde regret when his father died?

2. Why does Archibald Forbes attack Oscar Wilde?

3. Why was Oscar Wilde's personality so well-suited to be parodied in the theatre?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What factors made Oscar Wilde's lecturing tour in America a success?

10. Describe Oscar Wilde's financial situation while he was courting Constance Lloyd.

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