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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. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

2. How does Oscar Wilde spend money?

3. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

4. How did Oscar Wilde feel about how the French interpreted aestheticism?

5. Which direction does Oscar Wilde's lecturing tour travel in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Oscar Wilde's relationship with Rennell Rodd.

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

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

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

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

6. What is Wilde's experience in Paris?

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

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

9. How was Oscar Wilde baptized?

10. Describe the history and premier of Oscar Wilde's play "Vera."

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

Oscar Wilde developed an epigrammatic style at Oxford. What is the form and function of an epigram? How does the epigram suit Wilde's style and social role? How does Wilde use epigrams, and how does his epigrammatic wit benefit him? What other styles does he use in addition to the epigram? What purpose do his other styles serve?

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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