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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. When did Oscar Wilde return to Paris?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1891.
2. Where does Oscar Wilde go after his first trial?
(a) He traveled to America to lecture.
(b) He fled from London to Paris.
(c) He returned to Ireland.
(d) He was arrested and taken to prison.
3. What did Oscar Wilde do in Naples?
(a) Die.
(b) Write his last play.
(c) Live with his lover.
(d) Write his memoirs.
4. How did Robert Ross help Oscar Wilde?
(a) He gave Wilde money for food.
(b) He published Wilde's last work.
(c) He persuaded Wilde's mother to reinstate Wilde's allowance.
(d) He introduced Wilde to willing supporters.
5. What was Oscar Wilde's state of mind in the months after his release from Reading jail?
(a) He was gleeful in his ability to exact revenge.
(b) He was suicidal because of people's poisonous gossip.
(c) He was bored in his uninteresting surroundings.
(d) He was humbled and grateful to be free.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did prison affect Oscar Wilde's health?
2. How did Oscar Wilde protect himself from the cruelty of those around him?
3. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas' father?
4. What did the public think of "Lady Windermere's Fan"?
5. Who is the central character in Oscar Wilde's play "Salome"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the outcome of Oscar Wilde's lawsuit against his lover's father, Lord Queensberry?
2. How is "Lady Windermere's Fan" received when it premieres in London?
3. What happened when Oscar Wilde sued his lover's father, Lord Queensberry, for libel?
4. What happens to Oscar Wilde when he goes to prison?
5. What happens to Oscar Wilde's allowance from his mother after he leaves prison?
6. Why did Lord Alfred Douglas' parents refuse to press charges against Oscar Wilde?
7. Why does Oscar Wilde refuse to flee from England to Paris?
8. Why was Oscar Wilde's play "Salome" censored?
9. How did Lord Alfred Douglas' father feel about his son's relationship with Oscar Wilde?
10. How did the English see the crime of sodomy?
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