Monthly Test September

Answer all the questions. (1×20)
1.Who did some say were the most important people to consult? 
A) Magicians  
B) Kings  
C) Councillors  
D) Servants 
2. What did some suggest as the most important thing to do? 
A) Science  
B) Religious worship  
C) Skill in warfare  
D) All of the above  
3.What was the hermit doing when the king arrived?
A) Sleeping  
B) Cooking  
C) Digging the ground  
D) Reading  
4.What did the hermit say is the most important time? 
A) Yesterday  
B) Tomorrow  
C) Now  
D) Morning  
5. Who is the most important person according to the story?  
A) King  
B) The person with you  
C) The hermit  
D) The wounded man  
6. What is described as the most important work?
A) Earning wealth  
B) Helping those with you  
C) Praying  
D) Fighting wars  
7.Who is the author of the story "Three Questions"?
a) Anton Chekhov
b) Leo Tolstoy
c) Maxim Gorky
d) Ivan Turgenev
8. What was the king’s first question?**
a) Who is the wisest man?
b) What is the right time to begin something?
c) Who is the most powerful king?
d) How to become rich?
9.At the end of the story, the king learned that _____
a) His kingdom was in danger
b) The best time is now, the best person is who you are with, and the best work is to do good
c) Enemies should be avoided
d) Wealth is the most important thing
10.The king disguised himself as a _____ to visit the hermit.
A) Servant  
B) Soldier  
C) Common man  
D) Old man  
11. Who is the author of After Twenty Years?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) O. Henry
c) Anton Chekhov
d) Guy de Maupassant
12. Where does the story After Twenty Years take place?
a) London
b) Chicago
c) New York
d) Boston
13. What was the name of the restaurant where Bob and Jimmy had planned to meet after twenty years?
a) Big Joe’s Place
b) The Silver Spoon Café
c) Brady’s Restaurant
d) The Royal Café
14. What is Bob doing when the policeman first notices him?
a) Lighting a cigar
b) Reading a newspaper
c) Talking to someone
d) Looking at his watch
15. Why had Bob moved to the West years ago?
a) To escape from the police
b) To make money
c) To study
d) To visit relatives
16. How does Bob describe Jimmy Wells to the policeman?
a) The truest, staunchest old chap
b) The richest fellow in New York
c) A man of great humour
d) A strict officer
17. How does Bob realize that the man he meets after twenty years is not Jimmy Wells?
a) By his accent
b) By his height
c) By his nose
d) By his eyes
18. Who actually arrests Bob at the end of the story?
a) Jimmy Wells himself
b) The plain-clothes officer
c) A waiter from the café
d) A stranger passing by
19. Why didn’t Jimmy meet Bob face to face after recognizing him?
a) He had forgotten the meeting
b) He was afraid of Bob
c) Bob was a wanted criminal
d) Jimmy was late for duty
20. What is the central theme of After Twenty Years?
a) Adventure and success
b) Friendship and loyalty vs. duty and justice
c) Poverty and hardship
d) Family love and sacrifice

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