Context (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
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Until what year was homosexuality punishable by death in Victorian Britain?
Until what year was homosexuality punishable by death in Victorian Britain?
1861
In Ch. 12, what does Basil ask Dorian about young men?
In Ch. 12, what does Basil ask Dorian about young men?
Why is your friendship so fatal to them?
What was the Cleveland Street Affair that coincided with the novel's publication?
What was the Cleveland Street Affair that coincided with the novel's publication?
Scandal about aristocrats at male brothel
With whom was Wilde involved in an 'unseemly relationship'?
With whom was Wilde involved in an 'unseemly relationship'?
Lord Alfred Douglas
What does Sibyl call Dorian in the novel?
What does Sibyl call Dorian in the novel?
Prince Charming
How did Gothic literature differ from Romanticism regarding emotion?
How did Gothic literature differ from Romanticism regarding emotion?
Gothic warned of dangers; Romanticism celebrated
When did Wilde publish 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales'?
When did Wilde publish 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales'?
1888
Who popularised the motto 'Art for art's sake'?
Who popularised the motto 'Art for art's sake'?
Théophile Gautier
What role did Walter Pater play in the Aesthetic Movement?
What role did Walter Pater play in the Aesthetic Movement?
Helped shape it in Britain
In Ch. 2, what does Lord Henry say beauty is higher than?
In Ch. 2, what does Lord Henry say beauty is higher than?
Genius