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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. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?
(a) Mill.
(b) Pater.
(c) Ruskin.
(d) Arnold.

2. Why does Oscar Wilde linger in America after he completes his lectures?
(a) To revise his lectures and write new material.
(b) To stay with a lover.
(c) To pursue his interests in the theatre.
(d) To visit with one of his mentors who had moved to America.

3. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?
(a) A year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two and a half months.
(d) Eighteen months.

4. What belief does Pater lead Oscar Wilde to?
(a) Work can set you free.
(b) Art can transcend reality.
(c) Man can govern himself.
(d) Art can improve society.

5. What profession does Oscar Wilde give up in order to supplement his wife's income?
(a) Playwriting.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Lecturing.
(d) Journalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which intellectual appeals to conscience over imagination?

2. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?

3. Which item is part of each course during the dinner Oscar Wilde has in Leadville, Colorado?

4. In what year was Oscar Wilde born?

5. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Archibald Forbes attack Oscar Wilde?

5. How was Oscar Wilde baptized?

6. Why was Oscar Wilde's first play never produced?

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

8. What does Oscar Wilde's mother change her name to when she marries Oscar Wilde's father?

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

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

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