WorksheetsDorian 1-4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Dorian doing when Basil and Lord Henry enter?
a)
Playing the piano
b)
Eating a sandwich
c)
Sleeping
d)
Preparing to pose for Basil
2.
What does Dorian wish for upon seeing the finished version of the painting?
a)
That Basil had never painted him
b)
Eternal youth
c)
That Basil would destroy the painting
d)
An elaborate frame to display it in
3.
Who is Victoria?
a)
Basil Hallward's wife
b)
Lord Henry's wife
c)
Dorian Gray's wife
d)
The Duchess
4.
According to Lord Henry, what is “the only way to get rid of a temptation”
a)
Ignore it
b)
Give in
c)
Yield it
d)
To hold off
5.
To what does Basil attribute Dorian’s negative reaction to his painting?
a)
Lord Henry's influence
b)
Sibyl Vane's influence
c)
Victoria's influence
d)
Mr. Erksine's influence
6.
Who said this: “Ah! Lord Henry, I wished you would tell me how to become young again.”
a)
Basil Hallward
b)
Dorian Gray
c)
Victoria
d)
The Duchess
7.
What news is in the telegram that Lord Henry receives from Dorian?
a)
Dorian is engaged
b)
Sibyl Vane is in a play
c)
Basil Hallward finished the painting
d)
Dorian wants to go for a walk
8.
Who is Dorian’s father?
a)
A Lord
b)
A Duke
c)
A man far below his mother’s social rank
d)
A wealthy merchant in the British Commercial Fleet
9.
What is the one thing that Lord Henry claims he cannot sympathize with?
a)
Suffering
b)
Arrogance
c)
Weakness
d)
Ugliness
10.
What is "the aim of life"?
a)
Self-appreciation
b)
Self-deprecation
c)
Self-development
d)
Self-loathing
11.
Where are Lord Henry and Basil speaking during Chapter One?
a)
The garden
b)
The studio
c)
The dining room
d)
The lake house
12.
Before the events of the novel, what had Dorian promised to do with Lord Henry’s aunt?
a)
Charity work
b)
Go on a date
c)
Attend a play
d)
Sit for a painting
13.
Who said this: “Some day, when you are tired of London, come down to Treadley, and expound to me your philosophy of pleasure..."
a)
The Duchess
b)
Aunt Agatha
c)
Basil Hallward
d)
Mr. Erksine
14.
Who is "extremely dangerous" yet "terribly enthralling"?
a)
Dorian Gray
b)
Basil Hallward
c)
Lord Henry
d)
Victoria
15.
What does Sibyl Vane call Dorian?
a)
Prince Charming
b)
Mr. Right
c)
Dorrie
d)
Handsome
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