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Dorian Gray Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the Oscar Wilde novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Some of these questions are pretty tough.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,526

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1554

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the actress whom Dorian Gray falls in love with? Hint

Victoria

Hetty

Gwendolyn

Sibyl

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Lady Harry first meet Dorian, which opera does she say she was attending when she saw him? Hint

Rigoletto

Lohengrin

Madame Butterfly

Carmen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who painted Dorian Gray's portrait? Hint

Lord Harry

Henry Wotten

Alan Campbell

Basil Hallward

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did the artist want to display his picture of Dorian Gray? Hint

New York

Rome

Berlin

Paris

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the profession of Mr. Ashton? Hint

framemaker

singer

author

actor

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the opera singer that Lord Harry kept telling Dorian he must see sing? Hint

Patti

Gwendolyn

Victoria

Sibyl

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following was NOT one of the things Dorian collected to pass the time? Hint

stamps

tapestries

books

things related to the church

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Dorian's birthday? Hint

April 15

December 17

November 9

June 6

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which character disposes of a human body in "A Picture of Dorian Gray"? Hint

Alan Campbell

Dorian Gray

Mrs. Leaf

Lord Harry

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who killed Dorian Gray? Hint

Dorian Gray

Alan Campbell

Basil Hallward

Lord Harry

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the actress whom Dorian Gray falls in love with?

Answer: Sibyl

Dorian tells Lord Harry he fell in love with Sibyl Vane when he saw her in "Romeo and Juliet". She killed herself when Dorian broke off their engagement. Hetty was a pure village girl whom he cared for later in the novel.

2. When Lady Harry first meet Dorian, which opera does she say she was attending when she saw him?

Answer: Lohengrin

Victoria Harry tells Dorian that she saw him at a performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin". She also tells Dorian that she likes Wagner because the music is so loud that you can talk the whole time without anyone hearing what you are saying.

3. Who painted Dorian Gray's portrait?

Answer: Basil Hallward

Basil Hallward once told Lord Harry that he felt he put too much of himself into the portrait. Basil felt that he put part of his soul into the painting.

4. Where did the artist want to display his picture of Dorian Gray?

Answer: Paris

Basil wanted Dorian's portrait for a show he was having in Paris the first week in October.

5. What was the profession of Mr. Ashton?

Answer: framemaker

Mr. Ashton helped Dorian take his portrait upstairs to his room.

6. What was the name of the opera singer that Lord Harry kept telling Dorian he must see sing?

Answer: Patti

Harry mentions Patti by names several times in the novel.

7. Which of the following was NOT one of the things Dorian collected to pass the time?

Answer: stamps

Dorian collected books, tapestries, jewels and things related to the church to try to get his mind off of the painting.

8. What is Dorian's birthday?

Answer: November 9

Wilde mentions that the eve of Dorian's 32nd birthday was November 8th.

9. Which character disposes of a human body in "A Picture of Dorian Gray"?

Answer: Alan Campbell

Dorian blackmails Alan Campbell into disposing of Basil's body by scientific means, by blackmailing him.

10. Who killed Dorian Gray?

Answer: Dorian Gray

Dorian slashed the picture of himself with a knife, and killed himself that way.

Source: Author Sarah606

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