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Oscar Wilde: his biography and novel

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Oscar Wilde was born in ...

a)

Dublin in 1856

b)

England in 1856

c)

Scotland in 1854

d)

London in 1856

2.

At Oxford where he studied he came ...

a)

to John Ruskin

b)

under the influence of John Ruskin

c)

to write his famous works

d)

to marry Constance Mary

3.

He thought ...

a)

that only some persons had a right to avoid hardships in the search of pleasure

b)

of a better life

c)

that every human being had a right to avoid hardships in the search of pleasure

d)

that art's aim was to educate people

4.

What country did he visit in 1881?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

America

d)

France

5.

Some works made Oscar Wilde famous ...

a)

only in his country

b)

both at home and abroad

c)

only abroad

d)

only in America

6.

Was he satisfied with the fame of the writer?

a)

He was satisfied with the fame of the writer.

b)

He wasn't satisfied with his fame.

c)

He wasn't satisfied with the fame of the writer and tried to make his own life and personality a masterpiece of art.

7.

... of imprisonment made it impossible for the great writer to stay in England.

a)

The two years

b)

The four years

c)

One year

d)

The ten years

8.

Which is not O. Wilde's work?

a)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

b)

An Ideal Husband

c)

The Importance of Being Earnest

d)

A Christmas Carol

9.

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is O. Wilde's one and only novel.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which character is a talented painter in the novel?

a)

Dorian Gray

b)

Basil Hallward

c)

Lord Henry

d)

Sibyl Vane

11.

Who doesn't recognise any ideals or laws of morality?

a)

Basil Hallward

b)

Sibyl Vane

c)

James Vane

d)

Lord Henry Wotton

12.

Who kills Dorian?

a)

James Vane

b)

Lord Henry

c)

Dorian

d)

Basil