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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 were the gate receipts for Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America?
(a) $81.
(b) $1,211.
(c) $2,571.
(d) $452.

2. Why did Oscar Wilde lose his scholarship?
(a) He was in a fight with another student.
(b) His grades were not good enough.
(c) He returned to school late at Easter term.
(d) He failed his divinity examinations.

3. What is the setting of Oscar Wilde's first play?
(a) Contemporary London.
(b) Czarist Russia.
(c) Montparnasse, Paris.
(d) Berlin.

4. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first lecture in America?
(a) Chickering Hall.
(b) Broadway Theatre.
(c) Buell Hall.
(d) Dickinson Hall.

5. When does Oscar Wilde graduate from Oxford?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1891.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde achieve fame?

2. What was Oscar Wilde interested in in school?

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

4. Oscar Wilde moved in with an artist after he graduated from Oxford. What kind of art did this artist make?

5. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford?

(see the answer key)

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