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Class 11 English (Snapshots) Chapter 8 The Tale Of Melon City Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. Who ended up being hanged in the end?

Correct Answer: D) The king himself.

2. What is a common target for satire during election seasons?

Correct Answer: C) Government Policies.

3. What type of story is The Tale of Melon City considered to be?

Correct Answer: B) Teaching-story.

4. Why was it shameful to hang the arch?

Correct Answer: D) It had touched the King's head.

5. Why did the King decide to hang the workmen?

Correct Answer: A) Because the workmen had built with bricks of the wrong size.

6. According to the architect, who made the amendment?

Correct Answer: A) The king.

7. Why did the silly former king order his own execution?

Correct Answer: B) He bumped his head on an arch.

8. After all the considerations and discussions, the crowd was getting .....

Correct Answer: A) Restless.

9. Read the passage from 'The Tale of Melon City'. Fill in the blank:The idiot replied that the new King should be a .....

Correct Answer: A) Melon.

10. What is the significance of choosing the "melon" as the new ruler?

Correct Answer: A) It mocks the concept of justice in the city.

11. Fill in the blank:'O King, it was the ..... fault.'

Correct Answer: A) Workmen's.

12. What is implied by the people's indifference to their new "melon" king?

Correct Answer: B) They only care about superficial order and peace.

13. Who was the first person the king blamed when the arch was too low?

Correct Answer: D) The royal master-builder.

14. Who was ordered to be hanged first?

Correct Answer: D) The workmen.

15. What was the reason behind the unique tradition for selecting a new king in the city?

Correct Answer: C) A test of wisdom.

16. How would you describe the corwd?

Correct Answer: B) Foolish.

17. What did the king announce the construction of?

Correct Answer: C) An arch.

18. What did the King order to be constructed?

Correct Answer: A) An arch.

19. What was the public demand that the King sought to fulfil?

Correct Answer: B) They wanted a hanging.

20. Listening about his own hanging, who did the King call for?answer choicesThe oldest man in the countryThe wisest man in the countryThe wisest minister in his administrationAll the people

Correct Answer: B) The wisest man in the country.

21. How did the citizens decide on a new ruler at the end of The Tale of Melon City?

Correct Answer: C) By letting an idiot to decide randomly.

22. 'The Tale of Melon City' has been narrated in a verse form. This is a unique style which lends extra charm to an ancient tale. Which of the following is a similar example of a tale narrated in verse form in your language?

Correct Answer: A) A folk ballad or epic poem.

23. How does the poem criticize the concept of traditional monarchy?

Correct Answer: B) By highlighting the absurdity of arbitrary decisions.

24. What legend do the locals tell when asked about the origin of the city's name?

Correct Answer: A) The legend of the golden fruit.

25. What sort of principles seem to thrive in the state?

Correct Answer: B) Laissez faire.

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