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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English The Great Stone Face I Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the expression on Ernest's face when the poet saw him? A) Happy. B) Sad. C) Grand. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grand. 2. Whenever Ernest gazed at the Great Stone Face, he felt it was ..... at him A) Whispering. B) Smiling. C) Taunting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smiling. 3. What was the story all about? A) General blood and thunder. B) The great stoneface. C) History of poet. D) Mr. Gathergold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The great stoneface. 4. Did Ernest see in Gathergold the likeness of the Stone Face? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. What did Ernest do regularly at the end of each day? A) Counselled his friends. B) Helped his mother. C) Gazed upon the Great Stone Face. D) Gave lecture to people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gazed upon the Great Stone Face. 6. Ernest probably thinks the Great Stone Face is- A) Maddening. B) Amusing. C) Inspiring. D) Frightening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspiring. 7. What sentiments were expressed by the great stone face A) Gratitude. B) Humour. C) Kindness. D) Sympathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sympathy. 8. What did the poet ask Ernest for? A) Food. B) Book. C) Staying in his house for a night. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Staying in his house for a night. 9. Who was Blood-and-Thunder? A) Commander. B) Shopkeeper. C) Farmer. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commander. 10. What did the poet think when he saw the Great Stone Face? A) It looked like a stranger. B) It looked like the poet. C) It looked like Ernest. D) It looked like the Great Stone Face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It looked like Ernest. 11. The Great Stone face was made by7 A) Ernest. B) Nature. C) Sculptors. D) Ernest's forefather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature. 12. The author of 'The Great Stone Face' is ..... A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. B) Rudyard Kipling. C) Ruskin Bond. D) Satyajit Ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. 13. Though not very rich, Gathergold was a skilful merchant ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What realization did the poet have about Ernest at the end of the story? A) Ernest resembled the Great Stone Face. B) Ernest was a fraud. C) Ernest was famous. D) Ernest was wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ernest resembled the Great Stone Face. 15. Why might the Stone Face 'seem to suggest' that Ernest should not fear the general? A) Because the general was harmless. B) Because the Stone Face was magical. C) To imply that true greatness lies in moral character, not military might. D) To show Ernest's bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To imply that true greatness lies in moral character, not military might. 16. What does the poet compare Ernest's life with? A) Poetry. B) Ernest's mother. C) Himself. D) The great stone face. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 17. Who was the second man they judged to be the man from the prophecy? A) Gathergold. B) Blood-and-Thunder. C) Ernest. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood-and-Thunder. 18. What did the poet shout when he saw Ernest's face? A) Hello. B) Stop. C) Behold. D) Goodbye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behold. 19. True or false Ernest was a very wise and gentle man but he was ill-mannered and he was not kind. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Who was Old Stony Phiz? A) A celebrated poet. B) A famous actor. C) A statesman. D) A wealthy businessman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statesman. 21. Who was supposed to be the great stone face first of all? A) Ernest. B) Gathergold. C) General Blood and Thunder. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathergold. 22. The Great Stone Face seemed to suggest that Ernest should not fear the general ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. What does the poet admire in Ernest? A) Ernest's emotional eloquence. B) Ernest's collection of books. C) Ernest's height. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ernest's emotional eloquence. 24. Who found the similarity between the great stone face and Ernest? A) Poet. B) Villagers. C) General Blood and Thunder. D) Gathergold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poet. 25. How did Gathergold come to the valley? A) Ha came in a rolls rolyce Sweptail (13M). B) He came in a chariot drawn by 4 horses. C) He came in a carriage drawn by 4 horses. D) He cam walking like a humble man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He came in a carriage drawn by 4 horses. 26. How did Ernest react when Mr. Gathergold was revealed not to resemble the Great Stone Face? A) With anger. B) With disappointment. C) With hope for the next candidate. D) With indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With hope for the next candidate. 27. Are you ready to do grammer? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 28. That which is looking very kindly is A) The poet. B) Gathergold. C) Great stone Face. D) The mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great stone Face. 29. Did the poet believe that Ernest has the face of the mountain? A) Yes. B) Not fully. C) No. D) Not sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 30. What was folly but pardonable? A) Ernest gazing at the valley. B) Ernest living an unremarkable life and being neighbourly. C) Ernest being diligent and hard working. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ernest gazing at the valley. 31. While the boy was still gazing up the valley one day and imagining that the Great Stone Face returned his gaze, the noise of wheels was heard, and a crowd of people cried. "Here comes the great ..... " A) Mr. Gathergold. B) Blood And Thunder. C) Great Stone Face. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Gathergold. 32. Where was the Great Stone Face formed? A) On the steep side of a mountain. B) On the leeward side of a mountain. C) On the windward side of a mountain. D) On the perpendicular side of a mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the perpendicular side of a mountain. 33. Who wrote this book? A) William Shakespeare. B) Nathaniel Hawthorne. C) Ruskin bond. D) Georges Simenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nathaniel Hawthorne. 34. What did the poet compare the white mists around the Great Stone Face to? A) White hairs around Ernest's brow. B) The door of Ernest's house. C) The book Ernest was reading. D) Golden light of the setting sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White hairs around Ernest's brow. 35. What did Ernest say when the poet asked for a night's shelter? A) I don't know. B) No. C) Gladly. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gladly. 36. Read the sentences from paragraph 5 of the story. "Not to worry, my love, " [Captain Crewe] whispered to [Sara] patiently. "You will have everything you need here at Miss Minchin's." The reader can tell from Captain Crewe's words that he is- A) Stern and unforgiving. B) Loving and supportive. C) Carefree and dismissive. D) Unsteady and undependable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loving and supportive. 37. What was the name of the first man they suspect to be the man from the prophecy? A) Ernest. B) Blood-and-Thunder. C) Gathergold. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathergold. 38. The phrase 'unsought for' means A) Undesired. B) Unasked. C) Loved. D) Hated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unasked. 39. Ernest loved his mother and helped her in her work ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Who did the Great Stone Face become for Ernest? A) Mentor. B) Teacher. C) Friend. D) Enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher. 41. Who all were part of Ernest's daily audience A) A group of neighbours. B) College professors. C) The poet. D) Doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of neighbours. 42. True or False1. The Great Stone Face stood near where Ernest and his mother lived ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. What deeper meaning might the prophecy about the Great Stone Face represent? A) A literal transformation of a person's face. B) The value of inner character development. C) A prediction of future wealth. D) The importance of physical appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The value of inner character development. 44. How did Ernest's appearance change over the course of the story? A) He became disfigured. B) He grew to resemble the Great Stone Face. C) He became more youthful. D) He remained unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He grew to resemble the Great Stone Face. 45. What was Ernest doing when the poet came to meet him? A) He was looking at the great stone face. B) He was roaming near his house. C) He was reading a book. D) He was waiting for the poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was reading a book. 46. What theme is suggested by Ernest's consistent gazing at the Stone Face despite others' changing opinions? A) The importance of following trends. B) The value of perseverance and consistency. C) The foolishness of long-term goals. D) The danger of fixating on one idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The value of perseverance and consistency. 47. Who was considered as the great stone face for the second time? A) Ernest. B) Gathergold. C) General blood and thunder. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General blood and thunder. 48. How does the author's portrayal of Ernest's character development differ from traditional 'hero's journey' narratives? A) Ernest faces no challenges. B) Ernest's growth is internal rather than through external adventures. C) Ernest becomes wealthy and powerful. D) Ernest leaves his home to seek his fortune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ernest's growth is internal rather than through external adventures. 49. What might be the significance of Ernest being described as 'industrious, kind and neighbourly'? A) To highlight the qualities valued in the community. B) To show he's unremarkable. C) To contrast him with the prophecy's expectations. D) To suggest he's unsuitable for greatness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To highlight the qualities valued in the community. 50. The inhabitants of the village A) Took no notice of him. B) Got a notice from him. C) Took some notice of him. D) Sent him a notice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took no notice of him. 51. Why did people think General Blood-and-Thunder might resemble the Great Stone Face? A) Because of his physical appearance. B) Because of his wealth. C) Because of his kindness. D) Because of his military achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of his military achievements. 52. Did Ernest ever forget the story his mother told him? A) Yes. B) Not mentioned in the story. C) Maybe. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No. 53. How does the community's perception of Ernest's interest in the Stone Face evolve? A) From indifference to mockery. B) From admiration to disappointment. C) From ridicule to respect. D) From fear to acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From ridicule to respect. 54. What did Ernest say about the Great Stone Face? A) It looked hospitable. B) It looked angry. C) It looked confused. D) It looked sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It looked hospitable. 55. What did the poet thought about Ernest? A) He was a wise man. B) He was not happy to meet him. C) He likes to live alone. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a wise man. 56. Who told Ernest the story of the Great Stone Face? A) Villagers. B) Poet. C) Gathergold. D) His mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His mother. 57. Idle talk meaning? A) Lazy talk. B) Waste talk. C) Gossip. D) Thought full talk. E) Hint:not lazy talk !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waste talk. 58. What do you mean by "prophecy" ? A) Statement that tells what happened in the past. B) Any statement. C) Statement that tells what is happening right now. D) Statement that tells what will happen in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statement that tells what will happen in the future. 59. Which new character is introduced in the second part of the story? A) Ernest. B) Ernest mother. C) Poet. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poet. 60. How might Ernest's thoughts 'enlarging his heart' relate to the concept of wisdom in the story? A) It suggests wisdom is purely emotional. B) It implies wisdom involves both intellect and empathy. C) It shows wisdom decreases with age. D) It indicates wisdom is unrelated to emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It implies wisdom involves both intellect and empathy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English The Great Stone Face I Quiz 1Class 8 English The Great Stone Face I Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books