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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Countering the Renaissance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Oscar Wilde's father die?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1881.

2. What was Oscar Wilde interested in in school?
(a) Religion.
(b) Mechanical engineering.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Greek culture.

3. What is Oscar Wilde's first publication?
(a) A book review.
(b) A poem.
(c) A short story.
(d) An article.

4. Who cables Oscar Wilde with an invitation to lecture?
(a) President Garfield.
(b) Richard D'Oyly.
(c) James McNeill Whistler.
(d) Walt Whitman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lillie Langtry?

2. With whom does Oscar Wilde move in when he goes to Paris?

3. What does Oxford University do for Oscar Wilde after his School's Examinations in 1878?

4. How well was Oscar Wilde's first lecture in America received?

5. As Oscar Wilde watched how the French interpreted aestheticism, what did he see coming from aesthetic ideas?

(see the answer key)

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