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The Picture of Dorian Gray Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the hideous horror movie from 1945 based on the book by Oscar Wilde.

A multiple-choice quiz by LilSpikey. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LilSpikey

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,816

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
376

Last 3 plays: Samoyed7 (12/15), Dagny1 (15/15), james1947 (15/15).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. When and where does the movie begin? Hint

London 1886

New York 1892

Paris 1874

Berlin 1860

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Question 2 of 15

2. Why does Basil not want to sell the painting? Hint

He put too much work into it.

The museum refused to take it.

It wasn't worth anything.

He was sending it to an art fair.

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is Dorian doing when he first appears? Hint

playing piano

talking to the butler

counting money

posing by a chair while Basil paints the picture of him

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is unusual about the painting when Dorian looks at it? Hint

The mouth slowly frowns.

The head disappears.

It is in colour.

The eyes turn.

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Question 5 of 15

5. What kind of birds are sung about by Sibyl? Hint

flapping blue birds

little yellow birds

flightless wild birds

flying red birds

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is being served at the dinner table? Hint

quail

duck

chicken

goose

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is Dorian's secret? Hint

He is moving to Paris.

He is going to marry Sibyl.

His father died.

He is going to sell the painting.

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Question 8 of 15

8. What abnormal thing does Sibyl think she sees? Hint

The cat statue's eyes moved.

The floor moved up in a wave.

The piano began to play on its own.

The candle lamp flickered.

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the first difference in the painting? Hint

The hand positions are changed.

The mouth is frowning.

The head is leaning to the side.

The mouth is opened wide.

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Question 10 of 15

10. Why can Dorian not marry Sibyl? Hint

She moves away to America.

Her father objects.

He finds out that she is his sister.

She died.

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is Dorian's explanation for the painting being covered by a screen? Hint

He had changed some of the colour and was still working on it.

The paint was running.

Dust and dirt were getting on it.

The light is too bright from the window.

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where was Basil going on a train? Hint

Paris

Liverpool

Rome

Cranchester

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Question 13 of 15

13. What does Basil see when he looks at the painting? Hint

an image of Dorian with gray hair

a skeleton

a hideous and bloodied old man

the painting is not different when he looks at it

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Question 14 of 15

14. How does Dorian kill Basil? Hint

shoves him down the stairs

stabs him with a knife

shoots him with a bow and arrow

hangs him atop the house

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Question 15 of 15

15. How does Dorian die? Hint

He kills himself due to depression.

He is poisoned with veronal.

He falls out of a train.

He stabs the heart of the painting.

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Nov 18 2024 : Samoyed7: 12/15
Nov 18 2024 : Dagny1: 15/15
Nov 18 2024 : james1947: 15/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When and where does the movie begin?

Answer: London 1886

In the beginning text of the movie, it says 'London 1886'. The next thing we see is a horse-drawn carriage and the narrator going to Dorian's house.

2. Why does Basil not want to sell the painting?

Answer: He put too much work into it.

Basil says he put too much work into the painting, and he will give it directly to Dorian Gray.

3. What is Dorian doing when he first appears?

Answer: playing piano

After Henry and Basil come back into the house, piano music is heard and the piano player is introduced as Dorian.

4. What is unusual about the painting when Dorian looks at it?

Answer: It is in colour.

Dorian looks at the painting and the once black-and-white image becomes perfect colour. The colour later helps add suspense.

5. What kind of birds are sung about by Sibyl?

Answer: little yellow birds

Sibyl sings at the Two Turtles and Dorian attends every night to see her perform. Soon, he goes backstage to meet her.

6. What is being served at the dinner table?

Answer: quail

At the banquet, everyone is served Miss Agatha's quail.

7. What is Dorian's secret?

Answer: He is going to marry Sibyl.

Dorian finally reveals that he is going to marry Sibyl. He says 'I told her I loved her, and she said she wasn't worthy to be my wife. Now she is.'

8. What abnormal thing does Sibyl think she sees?

Answer: The cat statue's eyes moved.

Sibyl turns from the mirror and is frightened by a small cat statue. She tells Dorian that she thought she saw its eyes move. He begins to read aloud a poem about cats, which was written by Oscar Wilde.

9. What is the first difference in the painting?

Answer: The mouth is frowning.

After Dorian calls off the engagement, he returns home and looks carefully at the painting of himself. The face has a very serious look and the mouth is frowning.

10. Why can Dorian not marry Sibyl?

Answer: She died.

Henry comes to see Dorian while he's writing a letter of apology to Sibyl. Henry tells Dorian that Sibyl has committed suicide.

11. What is Dorian's explanation for the painting being covered by a screen?

Answer: The light is too bright from the window.

Basil comes to the house and wants to look at the painting. Dorian says he cannot see it, and Basil asks why it was covered by a screen. Dorian says that the light from the window is too bright and might fade the painting.

12. Where was Basil going on a train?

Answer: Paris

Dorian meets Basil while he is walking home and, Basil says that at midnight he will be leaving for Paris on a train to work in an art studio.

13. What does Basil see when he looks at the painting?

Answer: a hideous and bloodied old man

The painting is shown in colour as an ugly and gruesome version of Dorian. Then Dorian begins to tell him how he changed after the painting was finished.

14. How does Dorian kill Basil?

Answer: stabs him with a knife

After a long discusion, Dorian takes his small knife and stabs Basil from behind.

15. How does Dorian die?

Answer: He stabs the heart of the painting.

Dorian decides to destroy the painting, and he stabs the knife through its heart. He dies and the ugliness melts away from the image of him. When his body is found, his face is hideous, just like in the painting before it changed.

Source: Author LilSpikey

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