This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Picture Of Dorian Gray > The Picture Of Dorian Gray – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who could one argue is both the protagonist and the antagonist of the novel? A) Basil Hallward. B) Dorian Gray. C) Lord Henry. D) Sibyl Vane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dorian Gray. 2. What was not the reason that Lord Henry was interested in Dorian? A) Basil's nice portrait of Dorian. B) Dorian's nice-looking and honest face. C) The perfect story about Dorian's family. D) Dorian's sad story about his family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The perfect story about Dorian's family. 3. According to the artist, what is he worried about? A) The painting will cause danger and trouble. B) That people won't want to buy it. C) The painting isn't a good likeness of him. D) That people will think it is an ugly painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The painting will cause danger and trouble. 4. Dorian is in love with ..... A) Berenice. B) Lady Agatha. C) Lord Henry. D) Sibyl Vane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sibyl Vane. 5. What does Dorian Gray think of Lord Henry? A) Dorian Gray thinks highly of Lord Henry, considering him as a mentor and being greatly influenced by his hedonistic views. B) Dorian Gray despises Lord Henry and views him as a negative influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorian Gray thinks highly of Lord Henry, considering him as a mentor and being greatly influenced by his hedonistic views. 6. Why was Basil worried for Dorian to meet Henry? A) Because Dorian was going to lose his innocence. B) Because Henry was going to be a bad influence. C) The two above are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The two above are correct. 7. How do readers get to know about Dorian Gray in the first place? A) Through Sibyl Vane. B) Thanks to Basil Hallward's painting. C) Through Lord Henry Wotton's visit to his aunt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thanks to Basil Hallward's painting. 8. Who painted the portrait? (chapter 1) A) Lord Henry. B) Basil. C) Dorian Gray. D) Harry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basil. 9. Who is a Dandy? A) A young, handsome man. B) A refined and elegant man. C) A rich and noble man. D) A writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A refined and elegant man. 10. Why does Dorian Gray like the picture of himself at first? A) It captures his innocence. B) It is a masterpiece of art. C) It makes him look noble. D) It shows his physical beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It captures his innocence. 11. Who is the author of the novel? A) Daniel Foe. B) Jonathan Swift. C) Oscar Wilde. D) Robert Stevenson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oscar Wilde. 12. Which of the following quotes are NOT words of wisdom from Henry Wotten? A) " there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.". B) "Conscience and cowardice are really the same things ". C) "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.". 13. Where did Oscar Wilde publish his first books? A) In Dublin. B) In London. C) In France. D) In Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In London. 14. What was Dorian Gray doing when Basil and Lord Hanry entered the room? A) Writing a letter. B) Painting a picture. C) Reading a book. D) Playing the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing the piano. 15. What does Dorian Gray so desperately wish for that he "would give [his] soul" to have it come true? A) Dorian wishes that his portrait would age while he remains young and untouched by the ugliness of life. B) Dorian wishes to meet and marry his soul mate. C) Dorian wishes that he could travel to America to study the Transcendentalists. D) Dorian wishes for enough riches so that he will never have to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorian wishes that his portrait would age while he remains young and untouched by the ugliness of life. 16. What did Dorian think after he saw his own portrait? A) He thought this was the best art of work he had ever seen. B) He wished he could always stay young and that the picture could grow old. C) He thought the portrait didn't look like him. It was too wonderful. D) He wished he could stay young forever like the picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wished he could always stay young and that the picture could grow old. 17. How did Dorian meet Sibyl? A) She was an actress in a play he saw. B) She was Harry's friend. C) She was Basil's friend. D) She was in the theater that Harry and Dorian went to,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was an actress in a play he saw. 18. Who was Sibyl Vane going to marry? A) Henry. B) Dorian. C) Basil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dorian. 19. Dorian ..... A) Is gentle and kind. B) Was unkind and cruel. C) Knew the secret of the picture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knew the secret of the picture. 20. What philosophical movement did Lord Henry subtly suggest influenced his beliefs about life and pleasure? A) Stoicism. B) Nihilism. C) Hedonism. D) Existentialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hedonism. Next →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesThe Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 2The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 3The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 4The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 5The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 6The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 7The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 8The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 9The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books