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Dorian Grey/Oscar Wilde Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of corruption is when:

a)

A skeleton comes back to life

b)

A person loses their moral values

c)

The weather forecast is wrong

d)

A person catches a viral disease

2.

Which of the following story premises would best fit with corruption as a theme?

a)

A painter sets out to create his ultimate work

b)

A young man fights in a revolutionary war

c)

A pandemic destroys half the population

d)

A man becomes a scammer to pay off his gambling debt

3.

Hedonism is a way of life focused around:

a)

Becoming a hero

b)

The study of heads

c)

Defeating heathens

d)

The pursuit of pleasure

4.

Which of the following story premises would best fit with hedonism as a theme?

a)

A man quits his job to spend every day partying

b)

A teenager finds a magic book that kills whoever’s name is written into it

c)

A rebel fights against an evil empire

d)

A woman searches for her long lost daughter

5.

Aestheticism is an philosophy focused on the importance of _________.

a)

Self-discipline

b)

Fruits and vegetables

c)

Homosexuality

d)

Appearance

6.

Which of the following story premises would best fit with aestheticism as a theme?

a)

A boy learns karate from an mysterious old man

b)

A fashionista designs the ultimate dress

c)

An amateur rock band makes it big

d)

A undercover spy pretends to be a kindergarten teacher

7.

Mortalism is:

a)

To be unable to grow old or die.

b)

To become a bad person.

c)

To know that all things come to an end.

d)

To live without thinking about consequences.

8.

Which of the following story premises would best fit with mortalism as a theme?

a)

A story about gods that live forever.

b)

A story about a terminally ill assassin.

c)

A story about a mad scientist.

d)

A story about a master thief.

9.

Oscar Wilde was originally from:

a)

Scotland

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Ireland

10.

Which of these is NOT true about Oscar Wilde?

a)

He was married to three people

b)

He died of meningitis

c)

He had children

d)

He worked as an editor for a women’s magazine

11.

Oscar Wilde was arrested and convicted of:

a)

Larceny

b)

Arson

c)

Homosexuality

d)

Sodomy

12.

The Picture of Dorian Gray initially received bad reviews in Victorian England because it had __________ undertones.

a)

Democratic

b)

Homoerotic

c)

Unpatriotic

d)

Hedonistic

13.

Believers in aestheticism (aesthetes) asserted that:

a)

God is a work of art

b)

Art imitates life

c)

Life should copy art

d)

Art should never cost money

14.

What advertising method was new to Victorian England?

a)

Half-time commercials

b)

Celebrity endorsement

c)

Radio advertisements

d)

Hypnopedia

15.

Aestheticism was inspired by an art style which came from:

a)

Germany

b)

China

c)

The United States

d)

Japan

16.

Which of the following was NOT one of Oscar Wilde's middle names?

a)

Fingal

b)

Wills

c)

O'Flannigan

d)

O'Flahertie

17.

What was the real name of Oscar's bae, Bosie?

a)

Lord Alfred Douglas

b)

Lord Lionel Richie

c)

Lord Albert Donagal

d)

Lord Basil Donovan

18.

One of his most well-received plays was "The Importance of Being____?"

a)

Henry

b)

Honest

c)

Earnest

d)

Elegant

19.

What were Oscar Wilde's famous last words, supposedly?

a)

"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."

b)

“This wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. Either it goes or I do.”

c)

“I’d hate to die twice—it’s so boring”

d)

“I’m bored with it all.”

20.

Oscar Wilde's wife divorced him after he was released from prison.

a)

True

b)

False