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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 Oscar Wilde's first publication?
(a) A poem.
(b) An article.
(c) A book review.
(d) A short story.

2. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?
(a) Richard D'Oyly.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) James McNeill Whistler.
(d) President Garfield.

3. What split does Oscar Wilde's poetry explore?
(a) Between man and superman.
(b) Between aesthetic and ethical man.
(c) Between Irish and English man.
(d) Between reflective and pragmatic man.

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

5. What is Oscar Wilde's daughter's name?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Marie.
(c) Constance.
(d) Vyvyan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

2. What does Oscar Wilde do for work immediately after he graduates from Oxford?

3. Where did Oscar Wilde spend his term while he was waiting to return to school in October 1877?

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

5. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Oscar Wilde move after graduating from Oxford?

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

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

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

8. What is memorable about Oscar Wilde's stop in Leadville, Colorado?

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

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

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