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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Mr. and Mrs. Wilde.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What split does Oscar Wilde's poetry explore?
(a) Between reflective and pragmatic man.
(b) Between aesthetic and ethical man.
(c) Between Irish and English man.
(d) Between man and superman.

2. When does Oscar Wilde go to Paris?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1882.

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

4. Which item is part of each course during the dinner Oscar Wilde has in Leadville, Colorado?
(a) Partridges.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cheddar cheese.

5. What is the name of the friend who converted to Catholicism and influenced Oscar Wilde to consider converting?
(a) David Hunter Blair.
(b) Rupert Balcombe.
(c) Richard Williamson.
(d) Eva Manning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar Wilde make money during his courtship of his wife?

2. How does Oscar Wilde's wife handle the news of Wilde's homosexuality?

3. How does Oscar Wilde arrive in America?

4. Which intellectual does Oscar Wilde turn to for spiritual guidance?

5. Oscar Wilde's mother was a strong supporter of which political cause?

(see the answer key)

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