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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - CHAPTERS 1 - 6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basil refuses to show the portrait of Dorian Gray in public because he:

a)

doesn´t like it

b)

has put too much of himself into it

c)

is in love with Dorian Gray

d)

is afraid of the portrait

2.

According to Basil, Dorian has a simple and a beautiful nature that could easily be spoiled by:

a)

Sibyl Vane

b)

Aunt Agatha

c)

Lord Henry´s kindness

d)

Lord Henry´s cynicism

3.

Lord Henry praises Dorian´s youth and beauty and warns him that those qualities will _______________. He urges to live life to its fullest and spend time searching for new ________________.

a)

vanished / sensations

b)

fade / common pastimes

c)

fade / sensations

d)

remain / sensations

4.

Dorian reflects that his portrait will remain young even as he himself grows old and wrinkled. He curses his fate and pledges his soul by saying:

a)

if it were not only the other way

b)

if it were only the other way

c)

if the portrait remained the same

d)

if the portrait were destroyed

5.

Dorian comes from an unhapy family wih a dark and tangled history. His mother eloped with a poor soldier, who was killed by the woman´s father and soon she died too. Dorian was raised by:

a)

a loving tyrant

b)

caring aunt

c)

Lady Agatha

d)

loveless tyrant

6.

Lord Henry becomes fascinated with Dorian and delights in the thought that he might ______________ the young man, making "that wonderful spirit his own."

a)

teach

b)

help

c)

influence

d)

inspired

7.

Lord Henry talks about the virtues of _______________ and selfishness. He believes in the pursuit of pleasure.

a)

aestheticism

b)

decadence

c)

religion

d)

hedonism

8.

Lord Henry says - "I can sympathize with everything except ___________________. One should appreciate beauty rather than search for ways to alleviate pain.

a)

suffering

b)

pleasure

c)

selfishness

d)

joyfulness

9.

Dorian tells Lord Henry that he has fallen in love with Sibyl Vane, an actress who plays ______________ heroines in a cheap London theater.

a)

Chaucer´s

b)

American

c)

Shakespeare's

d)

evil

10.

Sibyl refers to Dorian Gray as.

a)

Prince Prospero

b)

Prince Charming

c)

Prince Loving

d)

Prince Handsome

11.

Dorian Gray gets engaged with Sibyl Vane. However, her brother, James, pledges to ____________ Dorian should Sibyl ever come to harm by him.

a)

punch

b)

murdered

c)

insult

d)

kill

12.

Dorian relates the story of his engagement which was precipitated by seeing Sibyl play the Shakespearean heroine Rosalind in "As You Like It". His love for her and his desire to live only for her have shown him the _______________ of Lord henry´s seductive theories about the virtues of selfishness.

a)

falsehood

b)

truthfulness

c)

frankness

d)

veracity

13.

Lord Henry´s wife is:

a)

Agatha

b)

Sibyl

c)

Agnes

d)

Victoria

14.

What is praised in the Preface?

a)

virtue

b)

education

c)

beauty

d)

literature

15.

According to Lord Henry, unselfish people lose their :

a)

self-esteem

b)

sexual life

c)

individuality

d)

fears