This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 1 The Last Lesson – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 1 The Last Lesson Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. Not till then, when I had got a little over my fright, did I see that our teacher had on his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt, and the little black silk cap, all embroidered, that he never wore except on inspection and prize days. "Got a little over my fright" means that Franz A) Overcame his fright completely. B) Had a tad bit of fright remaining in him. C) Became little. D) Was very frightened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had a tad bit of fright remaining in him. 2. Where was the bulletin board? A) Beside the Town Hall. B) Near the school. C) Behind the sawmill. D) Opposite to the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside the Town Hall. 3. Oh, the wretches; that was what they had put up at the town-hall!-What did Franz regret about? A) Not reading the bulletin-board at the town hall. B) Not attending M. Hamel's classes. C) Not learning participles. D) Not learning French all these days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not reading the bulletin-board at the town hall. 4. Why did Hamel blame the children's parents? A) They were not strict. B) They were rude to M. Hamel. C) They liked Prussians. D) They preferred their kids to work in farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They preferred their kids to work in farms. 5. "Don't go so fast, bub; you'll get to your school in plenty of time!" Who say this to whom? A) A man to someone reading the news. B) Franz to another boy. C) Mr. Hamel to Franz. D) A blacksmith to Franz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A blacksmith to Franz. 6. In general, the early battles of the war were marked by heavy French casualties and comparatively light German losses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. "Will they make them sing in German?" Q-Who does 'they' refer to in the above line? A) The capture French soldiers. B) The little students. C) The pigeons. D) The illiterate people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pigeons. 8. When Franz passed the Town hall, there was a crowd in front of ..... ? A) Sawmill. B) Bulletin Board. C) School. D) Vegetable Shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bulletin Board. 9. Who was the teacher in the story? A) Wachter. B) Hamel. C) Franz. D) Hauser. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamel. 10. Which option explains the meaning best:I never saw him look so tall A) Had grown physically taller. B) Seemed very confident. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seemed very confident. 11. Who said "Go to your place quickly, little Franz. We were beginning without you." ? A) Blacksmith. B) M.Hamele. C) Alphonse. D) M.Hamel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) M.Hamel. 12. M. Hamel wrote 'Vive La France' on the board because of his: A) Anger and chauvinism. B) Sadness and patriotism. C) Nostalgia and emotional outburst. D) Love for the school and teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sadness and patriotism. 13. "I never saw him look so tall" . Which of the following best captures M. Hamel on the last day of school? A) Cranky, miserable, dedicated, resigned. B) Calm, nostalgic, disappointed, patriotic. C) Proud, reproachful, persistent, heroic. D) Patient, dignified, emotional, courageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patient, dignified, emotional, courageous. 14. The time period of the story is A) 1895. B) 1870. C) 1892. D) 1972. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1870. 15. Author of The Last Lesson A) Alphonse Daudet. B) Anees Jung. C) Kushwant Singh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alphonse Daudet. 16. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out? A) Old order changed to new. B) Teachers should be respected. C) One should accept everything that happens. D) Not to put off things that one can do that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to put off things that one can do that day. 17. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late? A) Hauser helping him sneak in. B) A) M.Hamel's teaching on the blackboard. C) Commotion in the class. D) To quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles. 18. What was Franz afraid of on the day of the last lesson? A) Getting punished for being late. B) Forgetting his grammar. C) The teacher's anger for incomplete work. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 19. The last lesson was set during which of the following War? A) Franco-Germany. B) Franco-Austria. C) Franco-Prussia. D) Franco-Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Franco-Prussia. 20. What does M. Hamel's motionless posture reflect at the end? A) A feeling of nostalgia. B) Imprint the scene in his mind. C) His love for language. D) A sense of finality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sense of finality. 21. How did Franz feel for Mr. Hamel at the end of the lesson A) Happy. B) Sarcastic. C) Sad. D) No feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sad. 22. What did Franz find out on reaching the school? A) Unusual quietness. B) Strange people. C) People dancing. D) Police patrolling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unusual quietness. 23. Franz thinks-will they make them sing in German-even the pigeons? What could this mean? A) (b) harsh orders will be passed. B) (a) German would use brutal force over everyone. C) D) the Germans will rob France of its language. D) (c) when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D) the Germans will rob France of its language. 24. Who are the main characters in the story, The Last Lesson? A) Franz and Mr. Hamlet. B) M. Hamel and Franz. C) Francis and Herman. D) M.Herman and Francois. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) M. Hamel and Franz. 25. For how many years M. Hamel was working in the school as a teacher? A) 15 years. B) 40 years. C) 45 years. D) 35 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40 years. 26. They looked like little flags floating everywhere in the school-room ..... What do the flags symbolise? A) Love for language. B) Freedom and patriotism. C) Dedication of M. Hamel. D) Beauty of French language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freedom and patriotism. 27. Who wore a three cornered hat? A) Postmaster. B) M.Hamel. C) Hauser. D) Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hauser. 28. Why was Franz surprised? A) Because is students' behaviour. B) Police presence. C) Because of village elders. D) Because of M.Hamel's kind and polite behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of M.Hamel's kind and polite behaviour. 29. What does M. Hamel's motionless posture reflect? A) Changing order of life. B) Sense of finality. C) The school is dismissed. D) Feeling of nostalgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sense of finality. 30. What did Franz use as a cover to enter the class unnoticed? A) The din that prevailed in the class. B) M. Hamel's great ruler. C) The dead silence in the class. D) The lessons repeated in unison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The din that prevailed in the class. 31. Hamel described French language as? A) Most beautiful and illogical. B) Most beautiful and opaque. C) Most beautiful and murky. D) Most beautiful, clearest and logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most beautiful, clearest and logical. 32. The background of the story is based on the war between A) Prussia and France. B) France and USA. C) China and Russia. D) Russia and USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prussia and France. 33. The story of 'The Last Lesson' is set in the backdrop of ..... A) Franco-Prussian War. B) France-Britain war. C) France-Germany War. D) World War-II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Franco-Prussian War. 34. Franz saw a huge crowd assembled in front of the bulletin board, but did not stop. How would you evaluate his reaction? A) It was too crowded for Franz to find out what news was up on the board. B) Bad news had become very normal, so he went about his task. C) Nobody in Franz's family was in the army, so it did not matter. D) Franz was too little to care about the news of lost battles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad news had become very normal, so he went about his task. 35. Why was there a crowd at the bulletin board? A) The news of French being replaced by German had attracted them there. B) They were called by the authorities over there. C) They had decided to protest against the authorities. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The news of French being replaced by German had attracted them there. 36. What did Franz notice when he reached school? A) Prussian soldiers were marching. B) There was a great bustle and very loud noise. C) It was as quiet as Sunday morning. D) School didn't open that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was as quiet as Sunday morning. 37. "But he had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last." Who had the courage? A) The former mayor. B) Franz. C) M. Hamel. D) Old Hauser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M. Hamel. 38. Who was the author of 'The Last Lesson'? A) Guy de Maupassant. B) William Wordsworth. C) Alphonse Daudet. D) Victor Hugo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alphonse Daudet. 39. Why was Franz reluctant to go to school A) Wanted to enjoy outdoor. B) He wanted to enjoy the sunny day. C) Lessons on participles were not prepared. D) He wanted to watch the soldiers' drill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lessons on participles were not prepared. 40. What three things did M.Hamel say about the French language? A) It was the most beautiful, the clearest, the most grammatical language. B) It was the most cheerful, the clearest, the most logical language. C) It was the most beautiful, the clearest, the most safest language. D) It was the most beautiful, the clearest, the most logical language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the most beautiful, the clearest, the most logical language. 41. Which of the following idioms might describe the villagers' act of attending the last lesson most accurately? A) 'Too little, too late'. B) 'Too many cooks spoil the broth'. C) 'Too good to miss'. D) 'Too cool for school'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Too little, too late'. 42. ESCOGE LA RESPUESTA CORRECTA (CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER) A) A milk. B) An water. C) A oil. D) An apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An apple. 43. All at once the church-clock struck twelve. Then the Angelus and the French people saw A) The taking over of France by Prussians. B) The Prussians returning from drill with of trumpet. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Prussians returning from drill with of trumpet. 44. During the last class of French, Mr. Hamel had ..... A) Some lasting gifts for everyone. B) New copies for all the learners, written in a beautiful round hand-France, Alsace. C) New French books to read. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New copies for all the learners, written in a beautiful round hand-France, Alsace. 45. Choose the option that might raise a question about M. Hamel's "faithful service" . A) When Franz came late, M. Hamel told him that he was about to begin class without him. B) Franz mentioned how cranky M. Hamel was and his "great ruler rapping on the table" . C) M. Hamel often sent students to water his flowers, and gave a holiday when he wanted to go fishing. D) M Hamel did not bother to teach German. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M. Hamel often sent students to water his flowers, and gave a holiday when he wanted to go fishing. 46. Alphonse Daudet is from which country? A) India. B) NewZealand. C) Britain. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 47. Why was Franz afraid to go to school that day? A) He had not learnt the lesson on participle. B) The teacher had decided to leave the school that day. C) The bad news came through the bulletin-board. D) He was late and was not in proper school uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had not learnt the lesson on participle. 48. Why did Hamel blame himself? A) Giving students a holiday at times. B) Not being strict. C) Not having taught them enough French. D) Not being responsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving students a holiday at times. 49. Which of the following did M. Hamel quote as the most serious trouble that the district of Alsace have? A) Little attention paid to the upbringing of children. B) Lack of respect for fellow citizens. C) Working hard and earning less. D) Procrastination (Postponing things that need immediate attention). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Procrastination (Postponing things that need immediate attention). 50. LAST QUES-WHO WERE DOING PRADE IN STORY IN FRANCE TERRITORY A) YEMEN SOLDIERS. B) PRUSSIAN SOLDIERS. C) FRANCE SOLDIERS. D) PAT NAHI!!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRUSSIAN SOLDIERS. 51. What is the meaning of Vive La France? A) Long Live Germany. B) Escape from France. C) Long Live France. D) Join Fench Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long Live France. 52. The word "Saar" in the text refers to ..... A) Saar Dynasty. B) The French landscape. C) A River. D) The most famous Lake in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A River. 53. Backbenches were occupied by A) Parents. B) Teachers. C) Elders. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elders. 54. Read the following extract and answer the question that follows: "I won't scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough."Q-Who does 'I' refer to in the above line? A) M. Hamel. B) The former postmaster. C) The former Mayor. D) Wachter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) M. Hamel. 55. M. Hamel announced that the order has come from Berlin to teach only ..... in schools. A) German. B) French. C) Russian. D) Persian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) German. 56. According to Hamel, what is the key to their prison? A) To hold fast to their language. B) To forget their language. C) To fight for freedom. D) To accept a new language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hold fast to their language. 57. For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from? A) The Bulletin Board. B) School. C) Town Hall. D) M. Hamel's House. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Bulletin Board. 58. Which language was going to be banned in Alsace and Lorraine? A) Spanish. B) French. C) English. D) German. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French. 59. What does 'The Last Lesson' symbolize? A) Loss of freedom. B) Loss of language. C) Loss of language and freedom. D) Loss of education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of language and freedom. 60. LAST LINE OF M HAMEL A) VIVA LA FRANCE. B) VIVE LA FRANCE. C) TATA BIE BIE. D) VIVE LA FRANZ. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VIVE LA FRANCE. 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