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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, An Incomplete Aesthete.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Oscar Wilde first publish?
(a) The Frankfurt Times.
(b) The Irish Times.
(c) The Oxford Review.
(d) The Dublin University Magazine.

2. What belief does Pater lead Oscar Wilde to?
(a) Man can govern himself.
(b) Work can set you free.
(c) Art can transcend reality.
(d) Art can improve society.

3. What was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?
(a) Honor Moderations.
(b) Qualifying exams.
(c) His divinity exams.
(d) Engineering exams.

4. What was Oscar Wilde's mother's name before she changed it?
(a) Melissa Banks.
(b) Martha Shepard.
(c) Constance Larue.
(d) Jane Elgee.

5. Which intellectual invokes disciplined restraint?
(a) Pater.
(b) Mill.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Ruskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does Oscar Wilde explore while he is without his fellowship?

2. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde work with on road-building and beautification projects?

3. How did Oscar Wilde do on the School's Examinations in 1878?

4. What defines Oscar Wilde's style?

5. Which intellectual appeals to conscience over imagination?

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