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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Indoctrinating America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Oscar Wilde stay in America after he finishes his lecture series?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two and a half months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) A year.

2. What is the name of the man who attacked Oscar Wilde mercilessly during his American lectures?
(a) John Rockefeller.
(b) Walter Pater.
(c) Howard Taft.
(d) Archibald Forbes.

3. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?
(a) He was Protestant.
(b) He was Catholic.
(c) He was Irish.
(d) He was under twenty-one.

4. What is the theme of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Socialism and nihilism.
(b) Marriage and manners.
(c) Modernity and war.
(d) Homosexuality and art.

5. What is the outcome of Oscar Wilde's travels and lectures in America?
(a) Oscar Wilde was embraced by west coast intellectuals.
(b) Oscar Wilde's name had become a household word.
(c) Oscar Wilde established himself as one of Britain's best artists.
(d) Americans successfully repudiated Oscar Wilde's aesthetic theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which American writer found Oscar Wilde to be contemptuous?

2. What group did Oscar Wilde join in 1875?

3. Why does Oscar Wilde shy away from marriage?

4. Which intellectual invokes disciplined restraint?

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

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