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1. What does Basil say he would need to see in order to truly know Dorian?
a) His portrait
b) His soul
c) His diary
B
His soul
7. Where does Dorian insist on taking Basil to see the truth?
a) His library
b) The theatre
c) Upstairs to his private room
d) The garden
C
Upstairs to his private room
6. How does Dorian ultimately force Alan Campbell to help him dispose of the body?
A) He offers him a large sum of money.
B) He threatens to reveal a devastating secret about Campbell.
C) He promises to restore their friendship.
D) He blackmails him with a stolen document.
B
He threatens to reveal a devastating secret about Campbell.
1. According to Lord Henry, what are the three scandals that have recently occupied British conversation?
A) Dorian's new portrait, a financial crash, and a political resignation.
B) His wife leaving him, Alan Campbell's suicide, and Basil Hallward's disappearance.
C) A famous murder, a stolen painting, and Dorian's inheritance.
D) Basil's worst painting, a failed play, and Lord Henry's divorce.
B
His wife leaving him, Alan Campbell's suicide, and Basil Hallward's disappearance.
2. How does Dorian react when Basil mentions seeing his soul?
a) He laughs happily
b) He becomes calm and reflective
c) He turns pale with fear
d) He ignores Basil completely
C
He turns pale with fear
8. What object does Dorian use to guide Basil upstairs?
a) A lantern
b) A lamp
c) A candle
d) A torch
B
A lamp
7. What new, horrifying detail does Dorian notice on the portrait after the murder?
A) The eyes are crying tears of blood.
B) The background has turned a hellish red.
C) There is blood on one of the painted hands.
D) Basil's signature is now dripping like blood.
C
There is blood on one of the painted hands.
2. How does Lord Henry react to Dorian's hypothetical confession, "if I told you that I had murdered Basil?"
A) He is horrified and immediately leaves the room.
B) He dismisses it completely, believing Dorian is incapable of murder.
C) He becomes angry and accuses Dorian of lying.
D) He is intrigued and asks for all the details.
B
He dismisses it completely, believing Dorian is incapable of murder.
3. What does Dorian offer Basil the chance to see?
a) His diary
b) His fortune
c) His portrait
d) His family
C
His portrait
1. What is the immediate cause of Basil Hallward's horror when he sees the portrait?
A) The portrait has been slashed with a knife.
B) Dorian Gray has aged terribly in real life.
C) The portrait shows signs of age and corruption.
D) The portrait has completely vanished from the canvas.
C
The portrait shows signs of age and corruption.
8. The morning after the murder, Dorian feels a sense of:
A) Overwhelming guilt and panic.
B) Strange calm and a focus on self-preservation.
C) Deep sadness and a desire to confess.
D) Fear that makes him unable to leave his room.
B
Strange calm and a focus on self-preservation.
3. Lord Henry believes Basil's painting declined in quality because:
A) Basil lost his eyesight.
B) He and Dorian stopped being great friends.
C) He became too commercial and lost his artistic integrity.
D) He moved to Paris and was influenced by inferior artists.
B
He and Dorian stopped being great friends.
4. Why does Dorian want to show Basil the portrait?
a) To make him proud of his art
b) To reveal the truth of his corruption
c) To convince him of his innocence
d) To cheer Basil up
B
To reveal the truth of his corruption
2. How does Dorian Gray explain the change in the portrait to Basil?
A) He claims it is a forgery painted by someone else.
B) He says it is the work of dampness and rot in the attic.
C) He states it is the face of his soul, showing his corruption.
D) He blames Basil's poor painting skills and cheap materials.
C
He states it is the face of his soul, showing his corruption.
9. What is the final state of the room after Alan Campbell's work is complete?
A) The body is gone, but a horrible smell remains.
B) The room is cleaned and looks as if nothing happened.
C) The body and all evidence have been completely burned.
D) The body is hidden inside a secret wall panel.
A
The body is gone, but a horrible smell remains.
4. What does Dorian claim happened to the portrait Basil painted of him?
A) He sold it to a private collector.
B) He destroyed it in a fire.
C) It was stolen.
D) He gave it back to Basil's family.
C
It was stolen.
5. How does Basil initially react when Dorian insists he will show him something only God can see?
a) He laughs with excitement
b) He jumps back in fear
c) He agrees immediately
d) He cries with joy
B
He jumps back in fear
3. What object does Dorian use to kill Basil Hallward?
A) A heavy lamp
B) A knife from a cupboard
C) A piece of broken glass
D) His bare hands
B
A knife from a cupboard
10. What are people in London still discussing when Dorian speaks with Lord Henry?
A) The strange disappearance of Alan Campbell.
B) The public scandal surrounding Dorian's latest affair.
C) The poor quality of Basil's final paintings.
D) The mysterious disappearance of Basil Hallward.
D
The mysterious disappearance of Basil Hallward.
8. What do the servants discover in the locked room?
A) The pristine portrait of a young Dorian and the ugly, dead body of an old man.
B) The corrupted portrait and Dorian Gray, young and alive.
C) The room is completely empty.
D) Basil Hallward's body, perfectly preserved.
A
The pristine portrait of a young Dorian and the ugly, dead body of an old man.