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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosophy does Lord Henry discuss at dinner in Chapter Three?
(a) Freud’s psychology.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Hedonism.
(d) Buddhism.

2. What is praised in the Preface?
(a) Literature.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Education.
(d) Virtue.

3. Where does Dorian go at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Dinner.
(b) The opera.
(c) Bed.
(d) Sibyl’s home.

4. What does Basil want to do with the portrait of Dorian?
(a) Sell it to a collector.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Hang it in his own home.
(d) Show it at exhibition.

5. What show does Dorian take Lord Henry to see in Chapter Four?
(a) As You Like It.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) The Taming of the Shrew.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Basil refuse to do what Lord Henry wants him to do?

2. What material is the cover that hides Dorian’s portrait in Chapter Ten?

3. When does Dorian wake up in Chapter Eight?

4. What does Sibyl say is the cause of her performance in Chapter Seven?

5. In what play did Dorian see Sibyl that led to his proposal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorian hide the painting from Basil?

2. Why does Dorian hide the painting in Chapter Ten?

3. How does Dorian end up with the portrait at the end of Chapter Two?

4. Why is Dorian intrigued by Lord Henry in Chapter Two?

5. Why does Dorian see a faint sneer on his portrait at the end of Chapter Seven?

6. Why is Dorian heartbroken at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

7. Why is Basil reluctant to introduce Dorian and Lord Henry?

8. Why does Lord Henry not pass judgment on Dorian’s engagement?

9. Why is Dorian’s past considered dark?

10. How does Lord Henry defend his point of view at the end of Chapter Six?

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