The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · 1890

Ten questions on plot, characters and themes. Take it free. Pass 7 of 10 to ace it.

Question 1 of 10

Who paints the famous portrait of Dorian Gray?

Lord Henry Wotton, an amateur artistBasil Hallward, a serious painter who is deeply attached to his subjectSibyl Vane's brotherAn old master in Paris

Question 2 of 10

Who introduces Dorian to a philosophy of pleasure, beauty, and self-indulgence?

Basil HallwardSibyl VaneLord Henry Wotton, with his witty, cynical conversationDorian's old guardian

Question 3 of 10

What wish does Dorian make when he sees the finished portrait?

That he could live forever in a single perfect dayThat the portrait could age and bear his sins in his place, while he remains youngThat the painter would never finish another picture as fine as this oneThat he could be wealthy enough to buy back his own image

Question 4 of 10

With whom does Dorian fall in love early in the novel?

A duchess at a country house partySibyl Vane, a young actress who plays Shakespeare's heroines in a shabby theatreLord Henry's wifeHis childhood neighbour

Question 5 of 10

What happens to Sibyl after Dorian cruelly rejects her?

She runs away to America with another manShe becomes a famous actress in ParisShe takes her own lifeShe returns to her family and forgives him

Question 6 of 10

What does Dorian notice about the portrait soon after Sibyl's death?

It has begun to glowA cruel new line has appeared on its mouth: the portrait is starting to changeIt has been stolenIt refuses to dry

Question 7 of 10

What does Dorian eventually do to Basil, the painter?

He forgives him and they become old friendsHe buys all his other paintings to ruin himHe shows Basil the hideous portrait and, in a rage, murders himHe has Basil quietly committed to an asylum

Question 8 of 10

Who is James Vane, and why does he threaten Dorian?

A business rivalSibyl's brother, who has sworn to avenge her deathA police inspector who has been watching Dorian for yearsA discarded servant Dorian once mistreated

Question 9 of 10

What does Dorian do in the final scene with the portrait?

He gives it away to a museumHe paints over it to hide its horrorsHe stabs the portrait with the knife he used to kill BasilHe locks it away and walks calmly out of the house

Question 10 of 10

What do the servants find when they rush into the locked room?

Dorian's youthful body and a torn, blank canvasAn empty room and a window left openA hideous, withered old man dead on the floor, and on the wall the portrait restored to the splendid youth it first showedThe portrait gone and Dorian fled

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