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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Oscar Wilde's first play not produced?
(a) Because Oscar Wilde's enemies poisoned the backers against him.
(b) Because the producers ran out of money.
(c) Because Oscar Wilde withdrew it under political pressure.
(d) Because it dramatized an assassination attempt.

2. Why did Oscar Wilde need a special dispensation to join the group he joined in 1875?
(a) He was under twenty-one.
(b) He was Protestant.
(c) He was Catholic.
(d) He was Irish.

3. What does Robert Harborough Sherard do for Oscar Wilde?
(a) He wrote Wilde's biography.
(b) He produced Wilde's first play.
(c) He published Wilde's first book.
(d) He produced "The Duchess of Padua."

4. What does Oscar Wilde win in 1878?
(a) The Newdigate Prize.
(b) His divinity degree.
(c) Second place in the Honour Moderations.
(d) Second place in the Schools Examinations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Oscar Wilde studying for in the spring of 1876?

2. How well had Oscar Wilde's studies prepared him for Oxford?

3. What was Oscar Wilde's greatest challenge when he matriculated at Oxford?

4. With which American writer does Oscar Wilde meet in Philadelphia while he is making his first set of American lectures?

5. Where does Oscar Wilde give his first public lecture in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Oscar Wilde's greatest challenges in his first year at Oxford?

2. What did Oscar Wilde do when he lost his University Demyship?

3. What is Oscar Wilde's father's profession, and what are his political views?

4. How did Oscar Wilde feel about his studies at Oxford?

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

6. What is Wilde's experience in Paris?

7. Where does Oscar Wilde try to find work after graduating from Oxford?

8. What was Oscar Wilde's primary challenge in his fourth year at Oxford, and how did he meet it?

9. Describe Oscar Wilde's meeting with Walt Whitman.

10. Describe the history and premier of Oscar Wilde's play "Vera."

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