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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: February 1895.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Webster insult Henry at dinner?
(a) puts down writers as fools
(b) makes insulting remarks about Americans
(c) alludes to the low heritage of the James family
(d) talks about the inferiority of homosexuals

2. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?
(a) He loved the distraction of the many balls.
(b) He felt at home and wished he too were nobility.
(c) He found it a weariness to flesh and spirit alike.
(d) He was impressed by the pomp and grandeur of it.

3. For whom had the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham been built?
(a) for old British soldiers of the seventeenth century
(b) for war victims
(c) for the noble inhabitants of Dublin
(d) for the general population of Dublin

4. What had Hammond been before he was employed by the Wolseleys?
(a) a servant at Dublin Castle
(b) an army corporal
(c) a lieutenant in the army
(d) an actor

5. What is the dilemma of the main character in Henry's play?
(a) whether to marry his true love or marry a wealthy woman
(b) whether to carry on the family line or join a monastery
(c) whether to travel to America or remain in Europe
(d) whether to become a novelist or a businessman

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Henry decide to travel to Ireland?

2. Who led Henry onto the stage after the play?

3. What is the name of the producer and lead actor of Henry's play?

4. What did Henry answer when Hammond asked where his loyalty would lie if there were a war between Great Britain and the U.S.?

5. What did Henry think of Oscar Wilde's play, AN IDEAL HUSBAND?

(see the answer key)

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