This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 4 The Rattrap – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 4 The Rattrap Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the lesson, what can awaken the human goodness? A) Trust and love. B) Acceptance and generosity. C) Understanding and love. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding and love. 2. Why does the master blacksmith nod a haughty consent without honouring the intruder with a single word? A) Because he regards the tramp as insignificant. B) Becausedf. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he regards the tramp as insignificant. 3. What other ways did he use to survive besides selling rattraps? A) Teaching children. B) Farming. C) Begging and petty thievery. D) Singing in streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Begging and petty thievery. 4. What does the bait in the rattrap represent? A) Food only. B) Riches, joys, shelter, and food. C) Danger and death. D) Friends and family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Riches, joys, shelter, and food. 5. What does the rattrap seller have to do to make his both ends meet? A) Peddling. B) Selling. C) Begging. D) Thievery and begging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thievery and begging. 6. Who offered shelter to the Peddler? A) An old Crofter. B) A friend. C) A beggar. D) A milkman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An old Crofter. 7. The story 'The Rattrap seller' is told is narrate in the manner of a ..... A) Fairy tale. B) Narration. C) Realistic story. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fairy tale. 8. The peddler's rattraps were made of. A) Aluminium. B) Wood. C) Plastic. D) Wire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wire. 9. This story revolves around whom? A) Around Crofter and his daughter. B) Around crofter. C) Around ironmaster. D) Around peddler-the Rattrap seller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around peddler-the Rattrap seller. 10. What is the meaning of vagabond? A) A rich merchant. B) A person who wanders with no home. C) A king's soldier. D) A village priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who wanders with no home. 11. The old man and the peddler played a game after supper. The game was A) Rummy. B) Mjolis. C) Snakes and ladders. D) Ludo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mjolis. 12. How is the Peddler influenced by meeting the Crofter and Edla? A) He was encouraged to steal money. B) He became a rattrap seller. C) His heart was changed. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His heart was changed. 13. Who was finally able to convince the peddler to go to the ironmaster's house as a guest during Christmas? A) The blacksmith. B) The apprentice. C) The ironmaster's daughter. D) The guard at the iron mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ironmaster's daughter. 14. Who is the author of the prose ' The Rattrap' A) Eleanor Estes. B) William Douglas. C) Lagerlof Selina. D) Selma Lagerlof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selma Lagerlof. 15. The rattrap peddler returned to the crofter's house in order to A) Say thanks to the old man. B) Note down the address of the old man. C) Steal the thirty kroner. D) Take the bag he had left behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Steal the thirty kroner. 16. What does "eased his way" mean? A) Moved oneself slowly and carefully. B) Did one's work cautiously. C) Cleaned one's room neatly. D) Sold one's goods illegally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moved oneself slowly and carefully. 17. The second thing of priority for the rattrap seller was to A) To marry him to someone. B) Get him a better job. C) Make him sleep comfortably. D) Take him to a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get him a better job. 18. Who is the author of The Rattrap? A) Selma Lagerlof. B) Thomas B. Allen. C) Howard Phillips. D) Sudha Murthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selma Lagerlof. 19. "Keep body and soul together" means ..... A) To rest the soul inside the body. B) To survive in difficult circumstances. C) To lock the soul inside the body. D) To give bath to body and soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To survive in difficult circumstances. 20. From where did the Peddler get the material to make rattraps? A) Shops. B) Roads. C) Stores. D) Streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stores. 21. From where did the Pedlder get the material to make rattraps? A) Streets. B) Roads. C) Shops. D) Stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stores. 22. The old man was very generous with his A) Guest. B) Confidence. C) Money. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confidence. 23. How did the Crofter tempt the Peddler to steal his money? A) By his kindness. B) By his warm care. C) By showing him money. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By showing him money. 24. The peddler survived by: A) Stealing. B) Begging. C) Selling rattraps. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. Is his rattrap selling business profitable? A) Yes. B) Not sure. C) No. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 26. Iron master mistook the beggar to be his friend because ..... A) He had so many friends in the regiment. B) He was short witted. C) He was a nostalgic about his life in the regiment. D) He was a forgetful person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was a nostalgic about his life in the regiment. 27. The peddler took away the ..... of the crofter A) Purse. B) Pouch. C) Wallet. D) Valet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pouch. 28. By what bait had the peddler been fooled? A) He didn't realize the power of his rattrap analogy. B) He had chosen to take the 'safe' forest route. C) He had decided to avoid the public highway. D) He had stolen money from the trusting crofter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had stolen money from the trusting crofter. 29. The peddler played ..... game with the crofter A) Poker. B) Carrom. C) Mjolis. D) Hide and seek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mjolis. 30. The theme of lonliness runs parallel in which part of the society? A) Bourgeoisie. B) Proletariat. C) Aristocrats. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. Why does the peddler knit up various kind of thoughts? A) Because of travelling. B) Because of greed. C) Because of loneliness and poverty. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of loneliness and poverty. 32. The tramp was basically a ..... A) Friend. B) Sulky. C) Guest. D) Sadist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sadist. 33. All the characters are a victim of loneliness A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 34. Why did Edla not want to send away the peddler? A) She wanted the peddler to enjoy a day of peace. B) They had promised him Christmas cheer. C) They had invited him. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. The peddler was invited by the ironmaster to stay at his house. This made the peddler A) Feel uncomfortable. B) Jump up with joy. C) Feel guilty. D) Feel alarmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel uncomfortable. 36. Sitting in the carriage with the young girl, the rattrap seller was deep in thought. He felt A) Guilty at having stolen the crofter's money. B) Ashamed at coming with the girl. C) Nervous and tense. D) Confident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guilty at having stolen the crofter's money. 37. The peddler entered the gate of the iron mill with the intention of? A) Asking for food. B) Meeting the master smith. C) Shelter from rain and cold. D) Chatting with his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shelter from rain and cold. 38. What did the ragamuffin leave behind for Edla A) 30 kronners. B) A letter. C) A rattrap. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 39. 'The world is a big rattrap' was said by A) Selma Lagerlof. B) Crofter. C) Rattrap seller. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rattrap seller. 40. Why did the peddler turn to the forest? A) (c) He was in fear of being caught (. B) B) Highway was full of traffic. C) D) The forest interested him more. D) (a) Highway was full of thieves (. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (c) He was in fear of being caught (. 41. "Nodded a haughty consent" means A) Arrogantly agreed. B) Willingly agreed. C) Happily agreed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrogantly agreed. 42. What was the master Smith waiting for? A) Christmas to arrive. B) Pig iron to be ready to put on anvil. C) Fire to catch on. D) Furnace to cool down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pig iron to be ready to put on anvil. 43. Indigo is about how Mahatma Gandhi A) Fought for racial discrimination. B) Struggled for the underprivileged peasants of Champaran. C) His days of struggle at South Africa. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Struggled for the underprivileged peasants of Champaran. 44. Why did the crofter show his money to the peddler? A) Because he was rich. B) Because the peddler seemed incredulous. C) Because the peddler looked at him ridiculously. D) Because he wanted to flaunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the peddler seemed incredulous. 45. What does the metaphor Rattrap in the lesson signify? A) Humans. B) Thieves. C) Attractions. D) Human greed and distractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human greed and distractions. 46. What was the Peddler's profession and who he was? A) Selling, traveller. B) Begging, traveller. C) Stealing, thief. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stealing, thief. 47. The Ramsjo iron mill was owned by a ..... ironmaster A) Notorious. B) Prominent. C) Famous. D) Skilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prominent. 48. Synonym of 'Trudging' A) Walking fast with energy. B) Running. C) Walking slowly with heavy steps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking slowly with heavy steps. 49. What does "unwonted joy" mean A) Uninterrupted happiness. B) Unusual pleasure. C) Unnecessary attempt. D) Unanimous decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unusual pleasure. 50. Which of these best describes the peddler's life? A) Comfortable and safe. B) Adventurous and joyful. C) Sad, lonely, and full of hardship. D) Busy and productive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sad, lonely, and full of hardship. 51. Meaning of 'Ragamuffin' A) An aimless wanderer. B) A person in ragged and dirty clothes. C) A civilized person. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person in ragged and dirty clothes. 52. What are the other things that the rattrap peddler did to survive? A) Beggary. B) Petty thievery. C) Both a & b. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a & b. 53. The old man is ..... A) Alone. B) A crofter. C) Generous. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 54. "It gave him unwonted joy to think ill of the world." What does 'unwonted 'mean here? A) Abundant. B) Unusual. C) Strange. D) Extreme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unusual. 55. What made the Peddler finally change his heart? A) Edla's words. B) Edla's appearance. C) Edla's father. D) Edla's goodness and care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edla's goodness and care. 56. Edla Willmanson was A) Rude and haughty. B) Arrogant. C) Modest and friendly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modest and friendly. 57. How much money was stolen by the peddler A) 10 kroner. B) 40 kroner. C) 20 kroner. D) 30 kroner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30 kroner. 58. "But it occurred to him that if the fine gentleman thought he was an old acquaintance, he might perhaps throw him a couple of kronor"Who is he 'gentleman' in these lines? A) The old crofter. B) The rattrap peddler. C) The master blacksmith. D) The iron master. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The iron master. 59. Who was the first person who gave the peddler shelter? A) The ironmaster. B) The crofter. C) The master blacksmith. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The crofter. 60. Why did the peddler return to the crofter's cottage? A) To rest for some more time. B) To show his gratitude. C) To get hold of the pouch. D) To break the window. 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