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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. How did Oscar Wilde come across at his first trial?
(a) As a hero.
(b) As an elitist.
(c) As a corrupter of youth.
(d) As a victim.

2. What was the consequence of Oscar Wilde's first trial?
(a) Wilde's lover's father publicly apologized.
(b) Supporters rushed to protect Wilde.
(c) The court supported Wilde.
(d) People rejoiced at Wilde's fall.

3. Whose house does Oscar Wilde move out of while his first play is being prepared?
(a) Frank Miles'.
(b) James McNeill Whistler's.
(c) Lillie Langtry's.
(d) His mother's.

4. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Baltimore.

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 News."
(d) "Literary and Other Notes."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Oscar Wilde's lover do to change Wilde's mind before the first trial?

3. What happens when Oscar Wilde tries to have his first play produced in America?

4. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?

5. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?

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