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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Oscar Wilde watched how the French interpreted aestheticism, what did he see coming from aesthetic ideas?

2. What was Oscar Wilde's reaction to the attacks that were made on him?

3. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?

4. What does Oscar Wilde encourage Lillie Langtry to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Oscar Wilde do when he lost his University Demyship?

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

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

4. With whom does Oscar Wilde visit Rome in 1875?

5. What does Oscar Wilde do for work after he gives up lecturing?

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

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

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

9. Why does Archibald Forbes attack Oscar Wilde?

10. Which intellectuals became important to Oscar Wilde while he was at Oxford? What were their ideas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oscar Wilde was not only homosexual, but openly, even flagrantly homosexual. What explains his openness? What did he gain by it? How did it hurt him personally? How did it affect his career?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Oscar Wilde's role as an art critic. What did he see as the critic's role in the art world? How did he perform that role himself? Was he consistent with his own prescription?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Oscar Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas with Wilde's marriage to Constance Lloyd. Does Wilde conduct both relationships according to the same rules? What were the rules that governed each relationship? In what ways was he true to either partner? In what ways was he honest or dishonest? In what ways did he show love for Constance and Douglas? Were they similar kinds of love? How are they different? Why are they different?

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