1. The author of ‘ The Bet ‘ , is
( A ) Leo Tolstoy
( B ) John Galsworthy
( C ) Anton Chekhov
( D ) Katherine Mansfield
ANSWER-( C ) Anton .Chekhov
2. During his period of confinement , the lawyer was deprived of the right to cross the
( A ) garden
( B ) boundary
( C ) threshold
( D ) town
ANSWER-( C ) threshold
3. During the first year of imprisonment the lawyer in the Bet
( A ) suffered terribly
( B ) enjoyed happily
( C ) ate heavily
( D ) listened to music
ANSWER-( D ) listened to music
4. ” The Bet ‘ is a story about
( A ) a banker and a doctor
( B ) a lawyer and a doctor
( C ) a doctor and a farmer
( D ) NONE OF THESE
ANSWER- ( D )NONE OF THESE
5. In the story ” The Bet ‘ , what was the weather like on the day the banker went to kill the lawyer ?
( A ) It was raining and very cold
( B ) It was sunny and very hot
( C ) Both ( A ) and ( B )
( D ) None of these
ANSWER- ( A ) It was raining and very cold
6. Russian author Anton Chekhov was born on
( A ) January17 , 1860
( B ) January 17 , 1861
( C ) January 17 , 1862
( D ) January 17 , 1863
ANSWER- ( A ) January17 , 1860
7. Anton Chekhov is the writer of ………..
( A ) short story
( B ) novel
( C ) fiction
( D ) essay
ANSWER- ( D ) essay
8. Who informed the banker that the lawyer had escaped from the cell ?
( A ) Watchman
( B ) Prisoner
( C ) Gardener
( D ) Passersby
ANSWER- ( A ) Watchman
9. Who told that the both these forms of punishment were equally wrong ?
( A ) The banker
( B ) The young lawyer
( C ) The guest
( D ) The old merchant
ANSWER- ( B ) The young lawyer
10. The lawyer was a young man about
( A ) twenty one
( B ) twenty five
( C ) twenty seven
(D ) thirty
ANSWER- (B ) twenty five
11. The lawyer had to begin the .confinement from 120’clock of November 14
( A ) 1850
( B ) 1860
( C ) 1870
( D ) 1880
ANSWER- ( C ) 1870
12. Fifteen years confinement had taught him to sit
( A ) silently
( B ) idle
( C ) actively
( D ) motionless
ANSWER- ( D ) motionless
13. The banker ready to bet ………….. that the lawyer would be able to stay in prison for five years .
( A ) one million
( B ) two million
( C ) three million
( D ) five million
ANSWER- ( B ) two million
14. Capital punishment kills by
( A ) instantly
( B ) hanging
( C ) degrees
( D ) slowly
ANSWER- ( C ) degree
15. The banker took the sheet from the table and
( A ) Philosophy
( B ) Politics
( C ) History
( D ) New Testament
ANSWER- ( D ) New Testament
16. The banker took the sheet from the table and
( A ) read
( B ) tore
( C ) burnt
( D ) threw away
ANSWER- ( A ) read
17. The bet was struck between the banker and the
( A ) lawyer
( B ) scholar
( C ) journalist
( D ) doctor
ANSWER- ( A ) lawyer
18. Anton Chekhov wrote ……….. plays . .
( A ) fifteen
( B ) sixteen
(C ) fourteen
( D ) seventeen
ANSWER- ( D ) seventeen
19. Who was against capital punishment ?
( A ) Most of the guests
( B ) Banker
( C ) Lawyer
( D ) Teacher
ANSWER- ( A ) Most of the guests
20. How many books the lawyer read in four years ?
( A ) Three hundred
( B ) Four hundred
( C ) Five hundred
( D ) Six hundred
ANSWER- ( A ) Three hundred
21. In the sixth year the lawyer studied
( A ) History and Geography
( B ) Philosophy and Ethics
( C ) Philosophy and History
( D ) Political science and Philosophy
ANSWER- ( C ) Philosophy and History
22. At 3 O’clock the banker went towards
( A ) the garden
( B ) forest
( C ) hill
( D ) market
ANSWER- ( A ) the garden
23. What did the watchman tell the banker in the story ” The Bet ‘ % .
( A ) That the lawyer was in the cell
( B ) That the lawyer was ill
( C ) That the lawyer had scaped
( D ) That the lawyer was sleeping
ANSWER- ( C ) That the lawyer had scaped
24. The banker decided to murder the
( A ) servant
( B ) guard
( C ) gardener
( D ) lawyer
ANSWER- ( D ) lawyer
25. The banker was sure that the lawyer would not agree to stay in prison for ………….. years .
( A ) ten
(B ) seven
( C ) fifteen
( D ) five
ANSWER- ( D ) five
26. According to the bet , the lawyer had to remain in the cell for ……… years .
( A ) twenty
( B ) ten
( C ) twelve
( D ) fifteen
ANSWER- ( D ) fifteen
27. What was the amount of the bet between the banker and the lawyer ?
( A ) Two thousand dollars
( B ) Two million roubles
( C ) Two thousands roubles
( D ) Two billion roubles
ANSWER- ( B ) Two million roubles
28. The lawyer read books with themes in his first year of confinement
( A ) serious
( B ) violent
( C ) light
( D ) sad
ANSWER- ( C ) light
29. The banker in ‘ The Bet ‘ had given a party
( A ) 10
( B ) 12
( C ) 15
( D ) 20
ANSWER- ( C ) 15
30. The banker hid the lawyer’s note in his
( A ) safe
( B ) cupboard
( C ) drawer
( D ) box
ANSWER- ( A ) safe
31. The prisoner asked only for in the second year of imprisonment
( A ) novels
( B ) classics
( C ) piano
( D ) poetry
ANSWER- ( B ) classics
32. In ‘ The Bet ‘ , the prisoner read only after the tenth yera
( A ) Shakespeare
( B ) Eliot
( C ) Gita
( D ) The New Testament
ANSWER- ( D ) The New Testament
33. The terms and conditions of the bet were decided by the banker and the
( A ) doctor
( B ) lawyer
( C ) cashier
( D ) teacher
ANSWER-( B ) lawyer
