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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, Doomed Deferred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Oscar Wilde resist converting to Catholicism?
(a) He was afraid of being written out of his father's will.
(b) He distrusted Catholic priests.
(c) He did not know enough about Catholicism yet.
(d) He was afraid of eternal damnation.

2. Who is Archibald Forbes?
(a) A war journalist.
(b) One of Oscar Wilde's lovers.
(c) Oscar Wilde's agent.
(d) An American art critic.

3. When did Oscar Wilde matriculate at Oxford?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1888.

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

5. How did Oscar Wilde describe homosexuality in court?
(a) As the ideal art.
(b) As the perfection of love.
(c) As the love that dare not speak its name.
(d) As a crime against nature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Oscar Wilde interested in in school?

3. How many children do Oscar Wilde and his wife have?

4. How did Oscar Wilde escape from being prosecuted for homosexuality?

5. How did Oscar Wilde protect himself from the cruelty of those around him?

(see the answer key)

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