Oscar Wilde: his biography and novel

Oscar Wilde was born in ...

• Dublin in 1856

• England in 1856

• Scotland in 1854

• London in 1856

At Oxford where he studied he came ...

• to John Ruskin

• under the influence of John Ruskin

• to write his famous works

• to marry Constance Mary

He thought ...

• that only some persons had a right to avoid hardships in the search of pleasure

• of a better life

• that every human being had a right to avoid hardships in the search of pleasure

• that art's aim was to educate people

What country did he visit in 1881?

• England

• Scotland

• America

• France

Some works made Oscar Wilde famous ...

• only in his country

• both at home and abroad

• only abroad

• only in America

Was he satisfied with the fame of the writer?

• He was satisfied with the fame of the writer.

• He wasn't satisfied with his fame.

• He wasn't satisfied with the fame of the writer and tried to make his own life and personality a masterpiece of art.

... of imprisonment made it impossible for the great writer to stay in England.

• The two years

• The four years

• One year

• The ten years

Which is not O. Wilde's work?

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

• An Ideal Husband

• The Importance of Being Earnest

• A Christmas Carol

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is O. Wilde's one and only novel.

• True

• False

Which character is a talented painter in the novel?

• Dorian Gray

• Basil Hallward

• Lord Henry

• Sibyl Vane