MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 11 The Proposal (play)

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The Proposal (play) Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. Chubukov was blessing Lomov because he ………… .
(a) gave Oxen Meadows to Chubukov
(b) gave his pet dog guess to Natalya
(c) asked Chubukov’s daughter’s hand in marriage
(d) None of the above  

Question. Natalya’s pet dog Squuezer was a thoroughbred animal, the son of …………… .
(a) Harness and Chisles
(b) Harness and Volchantesky
(c) Chisles and Volchantesky
(d) Chisles and cab-horse  

Question. Chubukov (aside) He’s come to borrow money. Shan’t give him any.
The given line reflects that Chubukov is ………… .
(a) selfish
(b) pretentious
(c) greedy
(d) hypocrite  

Question. What was the first point of disagreement between Natalya and Lomov?
(a) Pet dog
(b) Oxen Meadows
(c) House
(d) None of these  

Question. What is the play about?
(a) Tendency of wealthy families to seek ties with other wealthy families
(b) Tendency of wealthy families to increase their estates
(c) Encouragement of marriages that make good economic sense
(d) All of the above  

Question. Select the most appropriate option for (1) and (2).
1. Natalya and Lomov would not be a happily married couple.
2. Lomov does not Love Natalya.
(a) Both (1) and (2) are true
(b) (2) is the opposite of (1)
(c) (1) furthers the premise of (2)
(d) Both (1) and (2) are false   

Question. Identify the setting of the scene.
(a) Chubukov’s drawing room
(b) Lomov’s bedroom
(c) Natalya’s bedroom
(d) Oxen Meadows  

Question. The word ‘proposal’ has several meanings can you guess what sort of proposal the play is about?
(a) A suggestion, plan or scheme for doing something
(b) An offer for a possible plan or action
(c) The act of asking someone’s hand in marriage
(d) None of the above 

Question. When does Natalya falls into the chair and demands to call Lomov back?
(a) When she gets to know that Lomov had come to propose her
(b) When she gets to know that Lomov suffers from excitement attacks
(c) When Natalya get to know that he has actually left the place
(d) None of the above    

Question. What is the theme of the play?
(i) Human nature
(ii) Rich people
(iii) Physical weakness
(iv) Arguments and disputes
(v) Double faced people
(vi) Feelings for dogs
(a) (i), (iv), (v) and (vi)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (v)
(d) All of these  

Question. What was Lomov wearing when he entered the scene?
(a) Dress-jacket and white gloves
(b) Evening coat with hat
(c) Waistcoat and trousers
(d) Shirt and trousers   

Question. “Dear one, why yell like that? You won’t prove anything just by yelling.” Who said this to whom in the play?
(a) Chubukov to Natalya
(b) Chubukov to Lomov
(c) Lomov to Natalya
(d) Natalya to Lomov   

Extract Based MCQs :

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
‘‘Natalya Stephenova is an excellent housekeeper, not bad looking, well-educated. What more do I want? But I’m getting noise in my ears from excitement. (Drinks) And it’s impossible for me not to marry. In the first place, I’m already 35–a critical age so to speak. In the second place, I ought to lead a quiet and regular life.’’

Question. The statement that is true about the speaker, according to the passage is
(a) he is an old man.
(b) he suffers from attacks of excitements.
(c) he wants to make Natalya his business partner.
(d) he wants to travel to the world.   

Question. Choose a word from the extract to complete the following.
Critical : Safe : : ……… : Indifference
(a) Excellent
(b) Educated
(c) Excitement
(d) Quiet 

Question. When the speaker says, ‘What more do I want?’, he means that
(a) he wants to get married soon.
(b) Natalya is a good match for him.
(c) he and Natalya are both quarrelsome.
(d) Natalya would add to his glory. 

Question. What does the given lines tell us about the speaker?
(a) He suffered from many illnesses.
(b) He lived a very social life.
(c) He wanted a beautiful wife.
(d) He wanted to lived a very quiet and regular life.   

Question. Who is the speaker of the given lines?
(a) Chubukov
(b) Ivan
(c) Ivan’s brother
(d) Chubukov’s friend  

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
LOMOV Never mind about my people! The Lomovs have all been honourable people, and not one has ever been tried for embezzlement, like your grandfather!
CHUBUKOV You Lomovs have had lunacy in your family, all of you!
NATALYA All, all, all!
CHUBUKOV Your grandfather was a drunkard, and your younger aunt, Nastasya Mihailovna, ran away with an architect, and so on…
LOMOV And your mother was hump-backed. [Clutches at his heart] Something pulling in my side… My head…. Help! Water!
CHUBUKOV Your father was a guzzling gambler!

Question. Choose the option that correctly identifies the tone of the characters in the given extract.
(1) antagonism
(2) humour
(3) contempt
(4) irony
(a) (1) and (2)
(b) (2) and (4)
(c) (1) and (3)
(d) (3) and (4)  

Question. Which of the following options comes closest to the meaning of ‘tried’ as used in the extract?
(a) She mastered the game through a process of trial and error.
(b) He followed the trial closely and was seen in court every day.
(c) This had been a tried and tested formula for the organisation.
(d) They tried with all their might to repeat their earlier successes.

Question. The playwright’s intention in the given extract is to
(a) throw light upon the weaknesses of the rich in any society.
(b) emphasise that family history is important in a marriage proposal.
(c) satirise the superficiality of the upper class in Russian society.
(d) send a message that ego is not healthy in any relationship.   

Question. Imagine you found the playwright’s notes for each scene in the play and noticed that some of the words were missing. Choose the option that fills the missing words most appropriately.
A conversation that starts pleasantly quickly turns into a (i) …………. argument. With (ii) …………. of Oxen Meadows at the heart of the matter, Lomov and Natalya quarrel and are later joined by Chubukov. Thus, begins a (iii) …………. of insults, accusations and name-calling. All (iv) …………. disappears. Eventually, Lomov leaves clutching at his heart, his foot numb.
(a) (i) petty ; (ii) history ; (iii) series; (iv) politeness
(b) (i) vicious ; (ii) ownership ; (iii) circus ; (iv) civility
(c) (i) curious ; (ii) land ; (iii) outpouring ; (iv) laughter
(d) (i) ugly ; (ii) neighbourhood ; (iii) barrage; (iv) goodness  

Question. If according to Chubukov and Natalya, Lomovs are not ‘honourable people’, why do they still consider Lomov’s proposal?
(a) Natalya can take care of her father if she marries close by.
(b) They were exaggerating in the argument and didn’t mean it.
(c) They understand that honour is superficial and overrated.
(d) Lomov’s status in society supersedes everything.   

Reference to Context

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“It’s cold… I’m trembling all over, just as if I’d got an examination before me. The great thing is, I must have my mind made up. If, I give myself time to think, to hesitate, to talk a lot, to look for an ideal, or for real love, then I’ll never get married. Brr… It’s cold!” Natalya Stepanovna is an excellent housekeeper, not bad-looking, well educated. What more do I want? But I’m getting a noise in my ears from excitement.

(a) Choose the answer that lists the CORRECT description about Natalya.

(a) option 1
(b) option 2
(c) option 3
(d) option 4

(b) What is the speaker talking about?
(a) the house
(b) merchants
(c) marriage
(d) the weather

(c) What is the speaker getting in his ears?
(a) wind
(b) noise
(c) pain
(d) swelling

(d) Which of the following word is the synonym for ‘ideal’?
(a) imperfect
(b) wrong
(c) unsuitable
(d) perfect

(e) According to the passage, which of the following is opposite in meaning of the word ‘trembling’?

(a) option 1
(b) option 2
(c) option 3
(d) option 4

2. Don’t excite yourself, my precious one. Allow me. Your Guess certainly has his good points. He’s purebred, firm on his feet, has well-sprung ribs, and all that. But, my dear man, if you want to know the truth, that dog has two defects: he’s old and he’s short in the muzzle.

(a) What is the discussion going on about?
(a) whose dog is better
(b) who owns the Oxen Meadows
(c) who is better among the Vassilevitch and Stepanovitch
(d) None of these

(b) What defects of Guess did Chubukov point out?
(a) he was old
(b) he was short in the muzzle
(c) he was overshot
(d) both (a) and (b)

(d) Who does the speaker think is better than Guess?
(a) Natalya
(b) Squeezer
(c) Nastasya
(d) None of these

(e) What qualities are common in all three characters of the farce?
(a) pride
(b) argumentativeness
(c) possessiveness
(d) All of these

XI. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
3. CHUBUKOV : [interrupting] My dear fellow… I’m so glad, and so onÉ Yes, indeed, and all that sort of thing.
[Embraces and kisses Lomov] I’ve been hoping for it for a long time. It’s been my continual desire. [Sheds a tear] And I’ve always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son.
(a) Who is Chubukov talking to? Why had the person come?
(b) What had Chubukov thought the guest had come for?
Ans. (a) Chubukov is talking to Lomov, a young man who had come to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage. He had come all dressed up and Chubokov had been surprised why he had come dressed so formally.
(b) Chubukov is extremely happy about Lomov asking to marry his daughter Natalya. But, earlier he had thought that Lomov had come to ask for money from him and not had been thrilled about it.

4. NATALYA: Yes, yes… they’re ours.
LOMOV: No, you’re mistaken, honoured Natalya Stepanovna, they’re mine.
NATALYA: Just think, Ivan Vassilevitch! How long have they been yours?
LOMOV: How long? As long as I can remember.
NATALYA: Really, you won’t get me to believe that!
LOMOV: But you can see from the documents, honoured Natalya Stepanovna.
(a) What are the speakers talking about?
(b) What has been the initial topic of conversation?
Ans. (a) The speakers, Natalya and Lomov are talking about Owen Meadows lying in between Natalya’s property’s birchwoods and the Burnt Marsh.
(b) The conversation had been started by Lomov and he wanted to propose to Natalya for marriage. The topic had not cropped up and they began fighting over Owen Meadows.

5. What a surprise! We’ve had the land for nearly three hundred years, and then we’re suddenly told that it isn’t ours! Ivan Vassilevitch, I can hardly believe my own ears. These Meadows aren’t worth much to me.
They only come to five dessiatins, and are worth perhaps 300 roubles, but I can’t stand unfairness. Say what you will, I can’t stand unfairness.
(a) What claim does Natalya have for Owen Meadows?
(b) How does Lomov try to lay a claim on the said Meadows?
Ans. (a) Natalya says that her grandfather and great grandfather had told them that the family’s land extended up to a point mentioned as the Burnt Marshes. Thus, as Owen Meadows lay between the marshes and Natalya’s birchwood trees, they belonged to Natalya’s family.
(b) Lomov says that his aunt’s grandmother had given the Meadows to the peasants living on Natalya’s father’s land. All free of cost in return for making some bricks for her. The peasants had lived there for forty years and had begun to regard the land as their own.

6. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
“What are you talking about? Oxen Meadows are ours, not yours!”
“No, mine, honoured Natalya Stepanovna.”
“Well, I never knew that before. How do you make that out”
“How? I’m speaking of those Oxen Meadows which are
wedged in between your birchwoods and the Burnt Marsh.”

(a) Who is the speaker here?
(a) Lomov
(b) Natalya
(c) Chubukov
(d) none of these

(b) Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. Natalya says Oxen meadows are theirs.
2. Lomov says Oxen meadows are theirs.
3. Chubokov owns oxen meadows.
4. Oxen meadows are the town’s property
5. Oxen meadows are wedged between Birchwoods and the Burnt.
6. both the speakers are arguing about Oxen meadows.
7. Natalya asks what the other person is speaking about?
(a) 2, 3, 5
(b) 1, 2, 4
(c) 5, 6, 7
(d) 2, 3, 4

(c) Pick the option that correctly classifies fact/s(F) and myths(M) of the students below.

(a) F – 1, 2 and M – 3, 4
(b) F – 2, 3 and M – 1, 4
(c) F – 1, 3 and M – 4
(d) F – 1, 3 and M – 2, 4

(d) ‘Ours’ in the passage refers to_________
(a) Natalya and her friends
(b) Natalya and her relatives
(c) Natalya and her neighbours
(d) Natalya and her family

(e) Which of the following is a synonym for ‘wedged’?
(a) clear
(b) empty
(c) caught
(d) loose