This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Supplementary > A Question Of Trust > Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 4 A Question Of Trust – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 4 A Question Of Trust Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What made Horace sneeze during the robbery? A) Dust in the room. B) Pollen from flowers. C) Cold weather. D) Perfume in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dust in the room. 2. -" My first thought was to run" , why didn't Horace run after seeing the young lady?- A) Because he saw the amused expression on her face, feeling he would avoid trouble if he treated her the right way. B) Because he knew she would call the police on him. C) Because he felt like the lady and the dog would attack him if he tried to run away. D) Because he believed that if he ran, his fever would've been worse than before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he saw the amused expression on her face, feeling he would avoid trouble if he treated her the right way. 3. What code does Horace feel the woman in red violated? A) Code of silence. B) Code of conduct. C) Code of secrecy. D) Code of honor among thieves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Code of honor among thieves. 4. What was the piece of evidence against Horace Danby? A) His lighter. B) His gloves. C) His fingerprints. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His fingerprints. 5. How many times did Horace Danby make a theft in a year? A) Twice. B) Every month. C) Thrice. D) Only once. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only once. 6. What was Horace's weakness that he used the money from the robbery for? A) Rare and expensive cars. B) Rare and expensive paintings. C) Rare and expensive jewelry. D) Rare and expensive books. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rare and expensive paintings. 7. What did everyone think about Horace Danby? A) Good. B) Honest. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 8. Who is the author of 'The Question of Trust'? A) Victor Canning. B) Claire Boiko. C) Ruskin Bond. D) James Herriot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Victor Canning. 9. -How did Horace plan his robberies?- A) He studied the house and its people carefully. B) He randomly chose houses. C) He followed instructions from other thieves. D) He used maps and GPS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He studied the house and its people carefully. 10. Why did the woman want him to break the lock of the safe? A) She wanted him to steal. B) She had forgotten the numbers. C) She wanted to see if he could break it. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had forgotten the numbers. 11. Did anyone believe his story? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. How did Horace think that she was the owner's wife? A) She was confident. B) She knew the place well. C) Sheery rubbed against her. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 13. How did he come to know about the safe? A) A magazine article. B) By spying on them. C) Servant. D) Eavesdropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A magazine article. 14. When Horace was busy doing his work of theft, what thing proved a hindrance in his work? A) The heat of the day. B) The dog Sherry. C) Flowers. D) The lady. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flowers. 15. What was Horace fond of? A) Books. B) Robbing. C) Locks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Books. 16. The name of the dog in Shotover Grange is 'Sherry'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What was Horace allergic to? A) Pollen. B) Dust. C) Milk. D) Smell of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smell of flowers. 18. Where had the servants gone? A) Doctor. B) Movie. C) To meet relatives. D) Shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movie. 19. Where were the house keys kept? A) Hung on a hook. B) Under the pot. C) Under the doormat. D) In the letter box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hung on a hook. 20. What did Horace forget to do while opening the safe? A) To close the door. B) To check the time. C) To wear gloves. D) To take the jewels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wear gloves. 21. -What does Horace's meticulous planning for the burglary reveal about his personality?- A) He is disciplined, methodical, takes pride in his work-even if its criminal. B) He enjoys taking unnecessary risks. C) He is impulsive but is lucky. D) He prefers to follow instructions from others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is disciplined, methodical, takes pride in his work-even if its criminal. 22. -What literary device is most evident in Horace being a lock-maker who turns into a thief?- A) Allegory. B) Irony. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 23. Horace Danby did the job of: A) Making locks. B) Making toys. C) Making jewellery. D) Writing books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making locks. 24. What distracted Horace while he was trying to crack the safe? A) The smell of flowers in the room. B) The sound of a dog barking. C) The sound of a police siren. D) The sound of someone entering the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The smell of flowers in the room. 25. -What lesson does the story teach?- A) Crime can be fun. B) Books are dangerous. C) Crime never pays. D) Trust everyone you meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crime never pays. 26. What did the lady say about his story? A) It was nonsense. B) It was true. C) It was a joke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was nonsense. 27. Was he able to frighten her? A) Yes. B) No. C) He didn't try to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 28. Horace Danby was fond of ..... A) Watching movies. B) Listening to music. C) Going to public parks. D) Reading rare and expensive books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading rare and expensive books. 29. Fill in the Blank:There were about ..... pounds' worth of jewels in the Grange safe A) Fifteen thousand. B) Fifty thousand. C) Five thousand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fifteen thousand. 30. -What problem did Horace face while opening the safe?- A) He forgot his tools. B) He was allergic to dust. C) He heard police sirens. D) The alarm went off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was allergic to dust. 31. Hoarce Danby was about ..... years old. A) 55. B) 45. C) 50. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 32. What is Horace's current job in prison? A) Assistant librarian. B) Janitor. C) Chef. D) Gardener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assistant librarian. 33. Who did he live with? A) Wife. B) Friends. C) Children. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 34. What makes him angry? A) Talking about the woman. B) Prison. C) Talking about honour among thieves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talking about honour among thieves. 35. -From a psychological standpoint, what is the most ironic thing about Horace interactions with the lady thief?- A) He offers to teach her how to open the safe. B) He assumes she's from the police based on her looks. C) He overestimates her honesty while underestimating his own vulnerability. D) He cleverly convinces the woman to join him in crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He overestimates her honesty while underestimating his own vulnerability. 36. Horace Danby ..... A) Was unmarried. B) Was going to be married. C) Had one son. D) Had two sons and a daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was unmarried. 37. -Which subtle detail best foreshadows Horace's eventual betrayal in the story?- A) His admiration for the safe's design. B) He's sneezing fits due to his hay fever. C) His overconfidence in never getting caught. D) His dislikes for dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His overconfidence in never getting caught. 38. Horace Danby was suffering from: A) Cold. B) Cough. C) Teeth ache. D) Hay-fever. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hay-fever. 39. Where did the family who lived in the Grange go? A) Los Angeles. B) New York. C) London. D) Las Vegas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London. 40. What is the cause of Horace's fever? A) None of the above. B) Both A and B. C) Pollen. D) Dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and B. 41. What led to Horace Danby's arrest? A) The woman reported him. B) He left his tools behind. C) A witness saw him. D) His fingerprints were found on the safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His fingerprints were found on the safe. 42. What is the central theme of "A Question of Trust" ? A) Honesty and truthfulness. B) Power and corruption. C) Trust and betrayal. D) Bravery and courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trust and betrayal. 43. Horace Danby had a business of making ..... A) Books. B) Cars. C) Locks. D) Jewels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locks. 44. -What was the reason Horace Danby did not want to be caught by the police?- A) He had been stealing for a long time and wanted to escape. B) He was worried the police would take his tools. C) He was afraid of going to prison for his previous crimes. D) He was worried about the reputation of his family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was afraid of going to prison for his previous crimes. 45. -What theme does the young woman's deception most powerfully reinforce?- A) Justice always prevails. B) Intelligence is meaningless without charm. C) Appearance is more Important than Intent. D) Criminals are doomed by their own hypocrisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Criminals are doomed by their own hypocrisy. 46. Sherry is a ..... A) Cat. B) Dog. C) Child. D) Woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog. 47. -Why did Horace get angry whenever someone mentioned about ''Honour among thieves" in the prison library?- A) Because he thought the phrase was outdated and meaningless. B) Because he wanted to be transferred to a different prison library. C) Because he had been tricked by another thief, proving there is no honour among thieves. D) Because he belived thieves should never read books about honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he had been tricked by another thief, proving there is no honour among thieves. 48. What was the piece of evidence against him? A) His lighter. B) His gloves. C) His fingerprints. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His fingerprints. 49. Where did Horace decide to make a theft this time? A) Westbury Grange. B) Montex Grange. C) Mintunbury Grange. D) Shotover Grange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shotover Grange. 50. Sherry was the name of ..... A) The lady in red. B) A servant. C) Dog at Shotover Grange. D) A safe in the Grange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog at Shotover Grange. 51. -Why does the author portray Horace Danby as a thief who steals only once a year?- A) To show that his crime is accidental and not planned. B) To highlight that his theft is driven by a passion for rare books rather than ordinary greed. C) To make him a sympathetic character rather than a villain. D) To emphasize that even small crimes have serious consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To highlight that his theft is driven by a passion for rare books rather than ordinary greed. 52. What led to Horace's arrest for stealing the jewels from Shotover Grange? A) Confessing to the police. B) Leaving his ID at the crime scene. C) Being caught on camera. D) Leaving his fingerprints all over the safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leaving his fingerprints all over the safe. 53. What did he study about the house? A) Rooms and garden. B) Electric wiring. C) Paths. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. Horace got ..... in summer. A) Covid. B) Hay fever. C) Fever. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hay fever. 55. Why did Horace take-off his gloves? A) To light the lighter. B) To leave that place. C) To break the safe. D) To give her jewels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To light the lighter. 56. What did Horace calculate the safe at Shotover Grange contained? A) £25, 000 worth of jewels. B) £10, 000 worth of jewels. C) £15, 000 worth of jewels. D) £20, 000 worth of jewels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) £20, 000 worth of jewels. 57. What did the woman in red ask Horace for in exchange for his freedom? A) To help her open the safe. B) To give her the tools for the robbery. C) To call the police for her. D) To run away with her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give her the tools for the robbery. 58. Where had the servant at Shotover Grange gone that afternoon? A) To their homes. B) To the park. C) To the market. D) To the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To the cinema. 59. What did the young woman pretend to be? A) The owner of the house. B) A police officer. C) A maid. D) A relative of Horace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The owner of the house. 60. -How did Horace enter Shotover Grange?- A) Through the garden door using tools. B) By breaking a window. C) With a duplicate key. D) Through the front door. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the garden door using tools. Next →Related QuizzesSupplementary QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 10 English Supplementary Chapter 4 A Question Of Trust Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books