The Picture of Dorian Gray — Questions and answers

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In a London studio, who was putting the finishing touches on a portrait of Dorian Gray?

Choices

  1. Lord Henry Wotton
  2. Sibyl Vane
  3. Basil Hallward ✓
  4. Dorian Gray

Answer: Basil Hallward

From page 1

Which actress did Dorian Gray frequently visit in a shabby London theatre?

Choices

  1. Sibyl Vane ✓
  2. Juliet
  3. Rosalind
  4. Imogen

Answer: Sibyl Vane

From page 2

What promise did James Vane make to his sister Sibyl before sailing away?

Choices

  1. He would return with a new name for Dorian
  2. He would introduce her to a finer gentleman
  3. He would send her money from his voyage
  4. He would avenge her if Dorian Gray ever wronged her ✓

Answer: He would avenge her if Dorian Gray ever wronged her

From page 3

Why did Sibyl Vane's acting performance disappoint Dorian Gray and his friends?

Choices

  1. She argued with the audience during the play
  2. She introduced new characters into the performance
  3. She moved stiffly and spoke her lines without conviction ✓
  4. She refused to perform her usual roles

Answer: She moved stiffly and spoke her lines without conviction

From page 4

What terrible news did Lord Henry bring to Dorian Gray the morning after Sibyl Vane's poor performance?

Choices

  1. Sibyl Vane had left London permanently
  2. Sibyl Vane had died by swallowing poison ✓
  3. Sibyl Vane had lost her acting contract
  4. Sibyl Vane had married another man

Answer: Sibyl Vane had died by swallowing poison

From page 5

Where did Dorian Gray begin to spend his nights, seeking pleasure and vice, as years passed?

Choices

  1. In low taverns and opium dens in poorer parts of the city ✓
  2. In the homes of his fashionable friends
  3. In private clubs in the wealthier districts
  4. In quiet libraries studying ancient texts

Answer: In low taverns and opium dens in poorer parts of the city

From page 6

What did Dorian Gray do to Basil Hallward after showing him the changed portrait?

Choices

  1. He begged Basil Hallward for forgiveness
  2. He painted a new portrait of Basil Hallward
  3. He locked Basil Hallward in the schoolroom
  4. He killed Basil Hallward with a sharp object ✓

Answer: He killed Basil Hallward with a sharp object

From page 7

Why did James Vane release Dorian Gray after confronting him outside an opium den?

Choices

  1. James Vane was interrupted by the police
  2. Dorian Gray offered James Vane a large sum of money
  3. Dorian Gray appeared too young to be the man who wronged Sibyl eighteen years prior ✓
  4. Dorian Gray convinced James Vane he was not 'Prince Charming'

Answer: Dorian Gray appeared too young to be the man who wronged Sibyl eighteen years prior

From page 8

How did James Vane die at Selby Royal, Dorian Gray's country house?

Choices

  1. He was discovered and arrested by the local authorities
  2. He was accidentally shot during a shooting party ✓
  3. He was attacked by a wild animal in the undergrowth
  4. He fell from a tree while hiding in the woods

Answer: He was accidentally shot during a shooting party

From page 9

What did the servants find when they broke down the locked schoolroom door after hearing a cry, in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray?

Choices

  1. A splendid portrait of their young master and a dead, withered man on the floor ✓
  2. Dorian Gray alive and well, standing next to the portrait
  3. A destroyed portrait and a note from Dorian Gray
  4. The room empty, with the portrait missing

Answer: A splendid portrait of their young master and a dead, withered man on the floor

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