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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 was "A Woman of No Importance" received?
(a) It was banned after two performances.
(b) It was panned by the critics, but audiences loved it.
(c) It was not a hit, but it made him 100 pounds a week.
(d) It was a critical success, and it established Wilde's name as a playwright.

2. What magazine published "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
(a) Women's World.
(b) Harper's Bazaar.
(c) Lippincott's.
(d) Pall Mall Gazette.

3. What did the public think of "Lady Windermere's Fan"?
(a) They stopped seeing it after a few weeks.
(b) They loved it.
(c) They did not understand it.
(d) They hated it.

4. What did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?
(a) He threatened Wilde with scandal.
(b) He shed tears.
(c) He offered to give Wilde the help he needed.
(d) He blackmailed Wilde.

5. How did Robert Ross help Oscar Wilde?
(a) He gave Wilde money for food.
(b) He published Wilde's last work.
(c) He introduced Wilde to willing supporters.
(d) He persuaded Wilde's mother to reinstate Wilde's allowance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lord Alfred Douglas?

2. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas' father?

3. What were prison conditions like at Reading jail?

4. What did Oscar Wilde say about disciples?

5. Why was Oscar Wilde arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde refuse to flee from England to Paris?

2. How is "Lady Windermere's Fan" received when it premieres in London?

3. How do conditions change for Oscar Wilde when Major Nelson takes over at Reading jail?

4. Where does Oscar Wilde go after he is released from prison?

5. How do the people of Paris receive Oscar Wilde in 1891?

6. What happens to Oscar Wilde when he goes to prison?

7. How do Oscar Wilde's aesthetics develop during his time in Paris in 1891?

8. How is "The Picture of Dorian Gray" seen as a work about homosexuality?

9. What happens to Oscar Wilde's allowance from his mother after he leaves prison?

10. What is the plot of Oscar Wilde's novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

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