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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, 'I Am the Prosecutor in This Case'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Oscar Wilde invited to lecture?
(a) In Scotland.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Berlin.
(d) In America.

2. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) President Garfield.
(c) Richard D'Oyly.
(d) James McNeill Whistler.

3. How well was Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America received?
(a) With hostile jeering.
(b) With spirited debate among the audience.
(c) With warm applause.
(d) With standing ovations.

4. What brought about Oscar Wilde's first trial?
(a) Wilde was sued for sodomy.
(b) Wilde had sued his lover's father for libel.
(c) Wilde was caught performing a homosexual sex act.
(d) Wilde was sued for his writing's obscenity.

5. What is the name of Oscar Wilde's column in Women's World Magazine?
(a) "Notes from America."
(b) "Notes from Paris."
(c) "Literary and Other Notes."
(d) "Literary News."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?

2. How did Oscar Wilde come across at his first trial?

3. What profession does Oscar Wilde give up in order to supplement his wife's income?

4. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his dialogue with William Butler Yeats?

5. Whose house does Oscar Wilde move out of while his first play is being prepared?

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