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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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Where was Oscar Wilde born?
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Ireland
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Wilde received widespread notoriety for what kind of writing?
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Including The Picture of Dorian Gray, how many novels did Wilde write?
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Three
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What was Wilde convicted of in 1895?
Libel
Treason
Sodomy
Slander
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When did Wilde convert to Roman Catholicism?
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