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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Hellenizing Paris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced Oscar Wilde as James McNeill Whistler's favorite in Wilde's absence?
(a) Lillie Langtry.
(b) The Duchess of Padua.
(c) Archibald Forbes.
(d) Rennell Rodd.

2. Oscar Wilde said that men resemble which celestial body?
(a) Stars.
(b) Meteors.
(c) Suns.
(d) Moons.

3. Oscar Wilde decorated his room with pictures of whom?
(a) Martin Luther and John Calvin.
(b) Florence Balcombe.
(c) The Pope and Bishop Manning.
(d) King Henry VIII

4. Who is Oscar Wilde's primary love interest at Oxford?
(a) Florence Balcombe.
(b) Speranza Francesca.
(c) Jane Thompson.
(d) Eva Fidelia.

5. How does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?
(a) As the son of a rich and famous mother.
(b) As an art critic, through his writing in the London art papers.
(c) As a personality, through conversation with James McNeill Whistler.
(d) As a playwright, with his first play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trend was creating a scandal at Oxford University in 1875?

2. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?

3. What is the name of the journal in which Oscar Wilde published a poem about a boy?

4. Which of Oscar Wilde's friends tried to discount Wilde's importance?

5. What is the theme of Oscar Wilde's first play?

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