This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > The Great Stone Face > Class 8 English The Great Stone Face I – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English The Great Stone Face I Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The poet thinks himself to be a failure because A) Ernest was much better than him. B) He lived far away. C) His dreams remained unfulfilled. D) He could not hear the distant voice of heavenly song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His dreams remained unfulfilled. 2. How did Ernest's neighbors view his fascination with the Great Stone Face? A) With ridicule. B) With admiration. C) With concern. D) With indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With concern. 3. If the great stone face will be seen from near what will happen to the face A) The face will lose outline. B) A man with the same face will appear. C) It wont be seen. D) It will be more clear. E) The face will get a special effect of glow!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The face will lose outline. 4. Who was the small boy? A) Earnest. B) Gathergold. C) Stone face. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earnest. 5. Gather gold was a A) Powerful man. B) Great soldier. C) Rich man. D) Kind man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rich man. 6. What effect did Ernest have on the poet during his stay? A) He confused him. B) He annoyed him. C) He inspired him. D) He bored him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He inspired him. 7. Who arrived at Ernest's door? A) The old man. B) The traveler. C) The poet. D) The Great Stone Face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poet. 8. Who declared that Ernest was most like the Great Stone Face? A) His mother. B) Ernest himself. C) Poet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poet. 9. Which statement from "The Stone-Carved Face" best supports the answer to Part A? A) He felt like the Great Stone Face was always watching him. (paragraph 6). B) Soon, the Great Stone Face became Ernest's greatest teacher. (paragraph 7). C) "He is here!" the people called joyfully. (paragraph 8). D) What rudeness! Ernest thought. (paragraph 10). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soon, the Great Stone Face became Ernest's greatest teacher. (paragraph 7). 10. What rank did blood and thunder hold A) Colonel. B) Commander. C) Officer. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) General. 11. Why did Gathergold want to come to the valley? A) For vacation. B) To spend his last few days where he was born. C) To do business. D) To spend his weekend where he was born. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To spend his last few days where he was born. 12. What could the contrast between Ernest's simple life and Gathergold's wealth symbolize? A) The superiority of rural life. B) The conflict between materialism and spirituality. C) The unfairness of economic systems. D) The importance of financial success. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The conflict between materialism and spirituality. 13. What is Ernest's level of renown as an old man? A) He is renowned, but only among the people in his neighborhood. B) He is renowned, but only among the people of the valley. C) He is very famous. D) He is obscure and generally unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is very famous. 14. Gathergold died in poverty and neglect A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. How does Ernest's approach to the prophecy differ from others in the valley? A) He actively tries to make his face look like the Stone Face. B) He focuses on developing his character rather than appearance. C) He waits passively for the prophecy to be fulfilled. D) He dismisses the prophecy as nonsense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He focuses on developing his character rather than appearance. 16. As a boy, what is Ernest's general temperament? A) Angry and energetic. B) Sad and despondent. C) Confused and afraid. D) Calm and quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calm and quiet. 17. How did Ernest's guest tell him who he was? A) By telling his name. B) He did not tell. C) By telling that he was the one who resembled the same face as the great stone face. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 18. What did the poet see around the Great Stone Face? A) White mists. B) Golden light. C) Setting sun. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Did the 1st man resemble the Great Stone Face, according to Ernest? A) No. B) Maybe. C) Not mentioned in the story. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 20. What was Ernest waiting for? A) To help others. B) To listen a story. C) To meet the great stone face. D) To finish the field work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To meet the great stone face. 21. What might be the author's purpose in describing Gathergold's rise and fall? A) To criticize the values of materialistic society. B) To glorify the pursuit of wealth. C) To show the fickleness of fate. D) To suggest that poverty leads to wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To criticize the values of materialistic society. 22. Why did he wish he return to his native valley A) To earn money. B) To fight in war. C) To reflex. D) To get medical treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reflex. 23. How does the community's reaction to Ernest's interest in the Stone Face evolve over time? A) From fear to adoration. B) From curiosity to indifference. C) From acceptance to rejection. D) From mockery to respect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From mockery to respect. 24. What was the child's name? A) Earnest. B) Erunest. C) Urnest. D) Ernest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ernest. 25. "Why are you sad" who said this to whom? A) The great stone face said this to Ernest. B) Poet said this to Ernest. C) Ernest said this to himself. D) Ernest said this to the poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poet said this to Ernest. 26. What was the occupation of Blood and Thunder? A) Teacher. B) Doctor. C) Soldier. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soldier. 27. What trait did Ernest consistently display throughout the story? A) Greed. B) Wisdom. C) Cowardice. D) Dishonesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wisdom. 28. How might Ernest's love for his mother and his helpfulness relate to the overall theme of the story? A) They show his inability to leave home. B) They distract from his true destiny. C) They are irrelevant to his character development. D) They demonstrate the qualities of true greatness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They demonstrate the qualities of true greatness. 29. Why might the author emphasize that the 'great man of the prophecy had not yet appeared'? A) To create suspense. B) To suggest the prophecy was false. C) To imply that greatness is rare and takes time to develop. D) To show the community's impatience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To imply that greatness is rare and takes time to develop. 30. What was the name of the first man they suspect to be the man from the prophecy and what did he do for a living? A) Gathergold, Farmer. B) Blood-and-Thunder, Commander. C) Gathergold, Shopkeeper. D) Blood-and-Thunder, Soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathergold, Shopkeeper. 31. The Great Stone Face was able to A) Look after Ernest. B) Talk to Ernest. C) Inspire and encourage Ernest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspire and encourage Ernest. 32. Why might the author describe Ernest's thoughts as coming to him 'naturally, in the fields and at the fireside'? A) To show Ernest's lack of formal education. B) To suggest Ernest is lazy. C) To emphasize the organic nature of his wisdom. D) To indicate Ernest's thoughts are unimportant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize the organic nature of his wisdom. 33. What might be symbolized by Ernest's habit of gazing at the Great Stone Face? A) Obsession with physical appearance. B) Escapism from reality. C) Belief in supernatural phenomena. D) Aspiration towards noble ideals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aspiration towards noble ideals. 34. What do Ernest and Sara both experience often in their lives? A) Longing. B) Confusion. C) Rage. D) Bliss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longing. 35. What happened to Mr. Gathergold's fortune eventually? A) It was stolen. B) He donated it to charity. C) He lost it gambling. D) It vanished in bad investments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It vanished in bad investments. 36. The word native has a Latin root that means to be born or natural. Using this information, the word native in paragraph 12 most likely means- A) Related. B) Talented. C) Elderly. D) Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Local. 37. What did Ernest address to the people of valley? A) He shared interesting information about the valley. B) He spoke all his thoughts and people agreed. He spoke the words of life. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He spoke all his thoughts and people agreed. He spoke the words of life. 38. What was Ernest doing when the man arrived? A) Working. B) Gazing at the valley. C) Waiting to welcome him. D) Not mentioned in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gazing at the valley. 39. How many times did the people think the prophecy to come true? A) Once. B) Twice. C) None of these. D) Thrice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twice. 40. What did Ernest say about the Great Stone Face's expression? A) It looked happy. B) It looked sad. C) It looked grand. D) It looked confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It looked grand. 41. How did Ernest treat the poet when he arrived? A) With hostility. B) With hospitality. C) With indifference. D) With suspicion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With hospitality. 42. What was the name of the general? A) Gathergold. B) Blood and fear. C) Blood and thunder. D) Blood and lightning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood and thunder. 43. What was the poet's initial purpose for visiting Ernest? A) To write a poem about him. B) To seek shelter for the night. C) To challenge his wisdom. D) To study the Great Stone Face. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To seek shelter for the night. 44. What character did ernest mother have A) Anger. B) Compassionate. C) Affectionate and thoughtful. D) Discouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affectionate and thoughtful. 45. Whom did Ernest expected to be the great stone face? A) Gathergold. B) General. C) Ernest himself. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poet. 46. Which element from the story could best be described as Sara's "magic helper" ? A) The Indian gentleman. B) Miss Minchin. C) The attic. D) Captain Crewe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The attic. 47. What was Ernest's occupation by the time Old Stony Phiz arrived? A) Farmer. B) Shopkeeper. C) Preacher. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preacher. 48. Who were the two people who people considered to have a resemblance to the Great Stone Face? A) General Thunder and Gathergold. B) Ernest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General Thunder and Gathergold. 49. By the time Ernest is middle-aged, what profession did he enter? A) Lawyer. B) Preacher. C) Merchant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preacher. 50. Why did he wish to return to the native valley? A) To fight in the war. B) To earn money. C) To get medical treatment. D) To reflex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reflex. 51. Gathergold was a A) Great soldier. B) Powerful man. C) Kind man. D) Rich man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rich man. 52. Who was Gathergold? A) A villager. B) A shopkeeper. C) A commander. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A shopkeeper. 53. How did Ernest spend his childhood? A) Working at the village. B) Helping his mother. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping his mother. 54. What was General Blood-and-Thunder known for? A) His kindness. B) His wealth. C) His military exploits. D) His intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His military exploits. 55. What was Ernest's lifelong hope regarding the Great Stone Face? A) To resemble it in character. B) To climb to the top of it. C) To paint a portrait of it. D) To become wealthy like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To resemble it in character. 56. What might the author be suggesting about wisdom through Ernest's character? A) Wisdom comes only from formal education. B) True wisdom is innate and cannot be learned. C) Wisdom can be gained through reflection and life experiences. D) Wisdom is less valuable than practical skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wisdom can be gained through reflection and life experiences. 57. How long did the poet end up staying with Ernest? A) One night. B) A week. C) Several years. D) A month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Several years. 58. What was Ernest to the various people who came to meet Ernest A) Doctor. B) Counsellor. C) Tourist Guide. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counsellor. 59. What did Ernest offer the poet? A) A meal. B) A night's shelter. C) A book. D) A ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A night's shelter. 60. "But seen from a distance, the clouds clustering about it, the Great Stone Face seemed positively to be ..... " A) Sleeping. B) Awake. C) Alive. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alive. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English The Great Stone Face I Quiz 2Class 8 English The Great Stone Face I Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books