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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Declaring His Genius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Oscar Wilde first baptized into?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Anglicanism.
(c) Calvinism.
(d) Catholicism.

2. Who is Lillie Langtry?
(a) Oscar Wilde's good friend.
(b) Oscar Wilde's roommate's girlfriend.
(c) Oscar Wilde's mother's friend.
(d) Oscar Wilde's boss' wife.

3. Who moves to London after Oscar Wilde graduates from Oxford?
(a) Oscar Wilde's mother.
(b) Oscar Wilde's father.
(c) James McNeill Whistler.
(d) Florence Balcombe.

4. What religion is Oscar Wilde baptized into the second time?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Anglicanism.
(d) Calvinism.

5. What was Oscar Wilde's greatest challenge when he matriculated at Oxford?
(a) To finish at the top of his class.
(b) To hide his homosexuality.
(c) To publish in a literary review.
(d) To lose his Irish accent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Oscar Wilde's first play not produced?

3. What was Oscar Wilde interested in in school?

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

5. For how long did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?

(see the answer key)

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