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Notorious Oscar Wilde Trivia Quiz

An obvious talent with obvious problems and an extraordinary life.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,945

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Wilde was not the first member of his immediate family to become immersed in scandals and trials. Who was? Hint

His mother

His brother

His father

His sister

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Question 2 of 10

2. A relationship with this poet was a key part of Wilde's downfall. Hint

Ernest Dowson

Alfred Douglas

Alfred De Musset

Arthur Rimbaud

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which is true of Oscar Wilde? Hint

He never married, but had relationships with women

He had only homosexual relationships

He married, but had no children

He married and had children

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Question 4 of 10

4. "De Profundis" was written by Wilde as a memoir. Where did he write it? Hint

On his deathbed

In exile

In prison

Aboard ship

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Importance of Being Earnest" is considered Wilde's masterpiece.
Who is NOT a character in the play?

Hint

Algernon

Salome

Gwendolen

Lady Bracknell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which line comes from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"? Hint

I have been faithful to thee, Cynara

Each man kills the thing he loves

I am the master of my fate

Stone walls do not a prison make

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is another masterpiece by Wilde. In the novel, who paints the famous picture? Hint

Basil

Sir Tristan

Lord Wootton

Sibyl Vane

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which play is NOT by Wilde? Hint

An Ideal Husband

The Way of the World

Lady Windermere's Fan

A Woman of No Importance

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" was a recent play about Wilde's misadventures in court. Who wrote the play? Hint

Margaret Edson

David Auburn

Moises Kauffman

Tony Kushner

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which is true of Wilde's last days? Hint

He died in prison

He commited suicide

He enjoyed renewed success in society

He died penniless

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Wilde was not the first member of his immediate family to become immersed in scandals and trials. Who was?

Answer: His father

His father, a prominent surgeon, was charged with criminal misconduct involving a woman patient. There was a sensational trial.

2. A relationship with this poet was a key part of Wilde's downfall.

Answer: Alfred Douglas

Lord Alfred Douglas, also known as "Bosie", was a poet of the day who has since faded into obscurity. The relationship of the two led to trouble for Wilde when Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensbury, accused Wilde of "posing as a somdomite" (sic).

This comment precipitated the trials that led to Wilde's downfall. (De Musset, a poet, had a famous relationship with George Sand; Rimbaud, a poet had a famous relationship with fellow poet Paul Verlaine.)

3. Which is true of Oscar Wilde?

Answer: He married and had children

He had a wife and two children.

4. "De Profundis" was written by Wilde as a memoir. Where did he write it?

Answer: In prison

Thoughts and reflections about Lord Alfred, written while Wilde was doing time in prison.

5. "The Importance of Being Earnest" is considered Wilde's masterpiece. Who is NOT a character in the play?

Answer: Salome

Clever stuff. "Salome" is another play by Wilde.

6. Which line comes from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"?

Answer: Each man kills the thing he loves

More from prison. "Cynara" is by Dowson, "Fate" is by Henley and "Walls" is by Lovelace.

7. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is another masterpiece by Wilde. In the novel, who paints the famous picture?

Answer: Basil

Good movie version with Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury and Peter Lawford.

8. Which play is NOT by Wilde?

Answer: The Way of the World

Wilde mostly wrote light plays that sparkled because of his use of language and his clever epigrams.

9. "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" was a recent play about Wilde's misadventures in court. Who wrote the play?

Answer: Moises Kauffman

Edson wrote "Wit". Auburn wrote "Proof". Kushner wrote "Angels in America".

10. Which is true of Wilde's last days?

Answer: He died penniless

It is said that as he lay dying in a seedy hotel room he looked around and said: 'it's me or the wallpaper - one of us has got to go".

Source: Author robert362

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