8th Samacheer English – The Three Questions – Quiz
1. Who wrote “The Three Questions”?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Oscar Wilde
Ans: A) Leo Tolstoy
2. How many questions did the king want to have answered?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Nine
Ans: B) Three
3. What was the king's first question?
A) Who was the richest person?
B) What was the right time for every action?
C) Who was his greatest enemy?
D) How could he become famous?
Ans: B) What was the right time for every action?
4. What was the king's second question?
A) Who were the most necessary people?
B) Who was the strongest warrior?
C) Which kingdom was the richest?
D) Who should become the next king?
Ans: A) Who were the most necessary people?
5. What was the king's third question?
A) What was the most important thing to do?
B) Where should he build his palace?
C) How could he defeat his enemies?
D) What was the best profession?
Ans: A) What was the most important thing to do?
6. What did the king promise to anyone who could answer his questions correctly?
A) A palace
B) A great reward
C) A horse
D) A government post
Ans: B) A great reward
7. Why was the king dissatisfied with the learned men?
A) They refused to meet him
B) They all answered his questions differently
C) They asked him for money
D) They gave no answers at all
Ans: B) They all answered his questions differently
8. What did some learned men suggest for deciding the right time for every action?
A) Drawing up a table of days, months and years
B) Asking soldiers
C) Waiting until night
D) Following the weather
Ans: A) Drawing up a table of days, months and years
9. Who did some people say should help the king fix the proper time for everything?
A) A council of wise men
B) A group of soldiers
C) His servants
D) The villagers
Ans: A) A council of wise men
10. Why did some people advise the king to consult magicians?
A) They could make him rich
B) They could know beforehand what was going to happen
C) They could cure diseases
D) They could defeat warriors
Ans: B) They could know beforehand what was going to happen
11. Who were suggested as the most necessary people?
A) Merchants, farmers and artists
B) Councillors, priests, doctors or warriors
C) Teachers and students only
D) Magicians only
Ans: B) Councillors, priests, doctors or warriors
12. Which activities were suggested as the most important things to do?
A) Science, warfare or religious worship
B) Farming, trade and travel
C) Reading, writing and drawing
D) Hunting, fishing and swimming
Ans: A) Science, warfare or religious worship
13. Why did the king decide to visit the hermit?
A) The hermit was famous for his wealth
B) The hermit was renowned for his wisdom
C) The hermit was the king's relative
D) The hermit was a warrior
Ans: B) The hermit was renowned for his wisdom
14. Where did the hermit live?
A) In a palace
B) In a town
C) In a wood
D) Near the king's court
Ans: C) In a wood
15. Whom did the hermit usually receive?
A) Kings only
B) Rich people only
C) Common people
D) Soldiers only
Ans: C) Common people
16. How did the king approach the hermit?
A) Wearing royal robes with his army
B) In simple clothes after leaving his bodyguard behind
C) Riding into the hermit's hut
D) With all his ministers
Ans: B) In simple clothes after leaving his bodyguard behind
17. What was the hermit doing when the king met him?
A) Reading
B) Sleeping
C) Digging the ground
D) Cooking
Ans: C) Digging the ground
18. Why did the king take the spade from the hermit?
A) The king wanted to keep it
B) The hermit was tired and weak
C) The hermit ordered him to leave
D) The king wanted to plant a tree
Ans: B) The hermit was tired and weak
19. Who came running out of the wood?
A) A soldier
B) A bearded man
C) A magician
D) A doctor
Ans: B) A bearded man
20. Where was the bearded man wounded?
A) In his arm
B) In his leg
C) In his stomach
D) In his head
Ans: C) In his stomach
21. Who had wounded the bearded man?
A) The hermit
B) The king's bodyguard
C) The king
D) A warrior from another kingdom
Ans: B) The king's bodyguard
22. What did the king use to bandage the wounded man's injury?
A) His handkerchief and the hermit's towel
B) His royal robe
C) Leaves and grass
D) A piece of rope
Ans: A) His handkerchief and the hermit's towel
23. What did the king give the wounded man to drink?
A) Milk
B) Medicine
C) Fresh water
D) Fruit juice
Ans: C) Fresh water
24. Who was the bearded man actually?
A) The king's servant
B) The king's enemy
C) The hermit's brother
D) A doctor
Ans: B) The king's enemy
25. Why did the bearded man want revenge on the king?
A) The king had taken his horse
B) The king had executed his brother and seized his property
C) The king had imprisoned him
D) The king had refused to reward him
Ans: B) The king had executed his brother and seized his property
26. What had the bearded man planned to do?
A) Ask the king for a reward
B) Kill the king on his way back
C) Become the king's adviser
D) Help the hermit
Ans: B) Kill the king on his way back
27. What did the king do after the bearded man asked for forgiveness?
A) He punished him
B) He forgave him and promised to restore his property
C) He sent him to prison
D) He ignored him
Ans: B) He forgave him and promised to restore his property
28. According to the hermit, what is the most important time?
A) Yesterday
B) Tomorrow
C) Now
D) Childhood
Ans: C) Now
29. According to the hermit, who is the most necessary person?
A) The king
B) The richest person
C) The person with whom you are at the present moment
D) A magician
Ans: C) The person with whom you are at the present moment
30. According to the hermit, what is the most important thing to do?
A) Become powerful
B) Do good to the person who is with you
C) Earn wealth
D) Consult wise men
Ans: B) Do good to the person who is with you
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