This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Picture Of Dorian Gray > The Picture Of Dorian Gray – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Picture Of Dorian Gray Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the overall mood/tone in the first 5 chapters of the book? A) Joyful. B) Hopeful. C) Dark and gloomy. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark and gloomy. 2. Why does Basil not want to send off his painting? A) Basil doesn't respect the Academy. B) Basil thinks that he's put too much of himself in it. C) Basil doesn't respect the Grosvenor. D) Basil doesn't trust FedEx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basil thinks that he's put too much of himself in it. 3. Harry also discovered that Dorian was ..... A) An orphan who would be rich soon. B) An orphan who came from a poor family. C) An orphan from a single-mother. D) Adopted when he was a baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An orphan who would be rich soon. 4. What happened when Dorian Gray, Basil and Lord Henry went to see Sybil at the theatre? A) Dorian fell out of love with Sybil due to her poor performance. B) Dorian proposed to Sybil on stage in front of everyone. C) Sybil's performance was outstanding and received a standing ovation from the audience. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorian fell out of love with Sybil due to her poor performance. 5. How does Basil feel with Dorian Grey? A) Disgusted and repulsed. B) Friendly but indifferent. He needs him only for his art. C) Annoyed and irritated. He doesn't speak well. D) Enamored and infatuated. His presence is for him necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enamored and infatuated. His presence is for him necessary. 6. Which of these is a "moral of the story" and not a theme of Dorian Gray? A) Be careful who your friends are. B) Beauty is not enough to fulfill the human life. C) Art imitates life and life imitates art. D) We cannot escape our vices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be careful who your friends are. 7. Dorian at the beginnig could be described as ..... A) Handsome, smart and lazy. B) Attractive, innocent and young. C) Active, old and crazy. D) Optimistic, ugly and charismatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attractive, innocent and young. 8. What was Dorian more and more hungry for? A) Romantic love. B) Money. C) Evil pleasures. D) Knowledge of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evil pleasures. 9. AT THAT TIME THE CONCEPT OF LOVE WAS A BUSINESS A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. What did Henry think about love and marriage? A) He thought love was the only real thing that made you happy. B) He thought the only worth love was the one for self pleasure. C) He thought no one was able to love. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thought the only worth love was the one for self pleasure. 11. ..... :Dorian's first victim A) Lord Henry. B) Basil Hallward. C) Sibyl Vane. D) Dorian Gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sibyl Vane. 12. How are Lord Henry and Dorian Gray related in the first 5 chapters of the book? A) Like a father and son. B) Like a teacher and student. C) As friends. D) As enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like a teacher and student. 13. Dorian invites ..... to meet Sibyl. A) Harry. B) Harry and Basil. C) His grandfather. D) Harry, Basil and his grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harry and Basil. 14. What surprises people about the artist's behavior? A) He paints only pictures of beautiful men. B) He doesn't like to display his paintings. C) He goes away without a reason for some time. D) He lives in a rose garden in London. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He goes away without a reason for some time. 15. Where does Lord Henry say most sin exists? A) In church. B) In prisons. C) In the flesh. D) In the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the mind. 16. The author says that he laburnum's "tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flamelike as theirs." In the context in which it is used, what does "tremulous" mean? A) "Tremulous" means "shaking or quivering slightly.". B) "Tremulous" means "audacious.". C) "Tremulous" means "freezing cold.". D) "Tremulous" means "a group of three mulouses". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Tremulous" means "shaking or quivering slightly.". 17. Why does Mrs. Vane accept Sybil and Dorian's engagement all of a sudden? A) Because she is interested in money and is superficial. B) Because she trusts her daughter's feelings and decisions. C) Because she knows Dorian is a good hearted man. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because she is interested in money and is superficial. 18. What is the main reason Dorian becomes unhappy with Sibyl Vane's acting? A) She forgets her lines. B) Her performance lacks passion. C) She becomes too realistic in her acting. D) She no longer looks beautiful to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She becomes too realistic in her acting. 19. What are the main themes of hedonism in The Picture of Dorian Gray? A) Pleasure, beauty, rejection of moral constraints, and living life to the fullest. B) Ugliness. C) Adherence to moral constraints. D) Living life cautiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasure, beauty, rejection of moral constraints, and living life to the fullest. 20. In 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', what is the significance of beauty and youth? A) Beauty and youth have no significance in the novel. B) Beauty and youth are portrayed as empowering and enlightening. C) Beauty and youth are eternal and pure. D) Beauty and youth are portrayed as fleeting and corrupting. 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