The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Multiple Choice Question from The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
1. Anton Chekhov was a/an
(A) English writer
(B) Russian writer
(C) French writer
(D) American writer
Answer: (B) Russian writer
2. The format of the play ‘The Proposal’ is –
(A) tragedy
(B) comedy
(C) one-act play
(D) farce
Answer: (C) one-act play
3. ‘The Proposal’ is a farce because
(A) It is unhappy drama
(B) It is a long, Epic drama
(C) It is a play that use exaggeration of humor
(D) It contains elements of sarcasm and mystery
Answer: (c) It is a play that use exaggeration of humor
4. ‘The Proposal’ is set in a –
(A) farm house
(B) corporate house
(C) commercial house
(D) country house
Answer: (D) country house
5. Chubukov is a- (HS Exam 2016)
(A) landowner
(B) lawyer
(C) merchant
(D) physician
Answer: (A) landowner
6. Lomov comes to Chubukov’s house- (HS Exam 2016)
(A) to propose to his daughter
(B) like a good neighbour
(C) for a formal meeting
(D) to borrow money from Chubukov
Answer: (A) to propose to his daughter
7. Chubukov doubts that Lomov has come to –
(A) Borrow seeds
(B) Borrow threshing machine
(C) Borrow money
(D) Buy meadows
Answer: (C) Borrow money
8. Lomov was in his-
(A) early thirties
(B) mid thirties
(C) thirties
(D) beyond thirties
Answer: (B) mid thirties
9. Age of Lomov is –
(A) 35 years
(B) 30 years
(C) 28 years
(D) 32 years
Answer: (A) 35 years
10. Natalya’s age is
(A) twenty five
(B) thirty
(C) thirty five
(D) none of the above
Answer: (A) twenty five
11. Natalya received Lomov in her
(A) apron and negligee
(B) kimono
(C) evening gown
(D) night gown
Answer: (A) apron and negligee
12. When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his- (HS Exam 2016)
(A) evening dress
(B) palpitations
(C) shyness
(D) impudence
Answer: (A) evening dress
13. Chubukov laments that it is a burden-
(A) to be a landlord
(B) to be the father of a grown-up daughter
(C) to be an accountant of other’s business
(D) to harvest crops
Answer: (A) to be the father of a grown-up daughter
14. Lomov has two considerations regarding marriage
(A) That he is thirty five and must lead a stable life
(B) That he suffers from lunacy and sleeplessness
(C) That he must consolidate property and make gains
(D) That he must enjoy love and passion
Answer: (A) That he is thirty five and must lead a stable life
15. According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their- (HS Exam 2017)
(A) hunting dog
(B) lands
(C) peasants
(D) threshing machine
Answer: (D) threshing machine
16. Chubukov addresses Lomov as- (HS Exam 2017)
(A) a devil
(B) a peasant
(C) an angel
(D) an angle
Answer: (C) an angel
17. According to chubukov, Nataliya Is like a love-sick
(A) Dog
(B) Deer
(C) Cat
(D) Peacock
Answer: (C) Cat
18. Before proposing to Nataliya, Lomov feels as if he were
(A) In the class room
(B) In a flower garden
(C) In an examination hall
(D) In court
Answer: (C) In an examination hall
19. Lomov feels a twitch in his right
(A) Eyebrow
(B) Hand
(C) Leg
(D) Mouth
Answer: (A) Eyebrow
20. “You pettifogger!” Here ‘pettifogger’ refers to-
(A) a poor peasant
(B) a vendor
(C) a lawyer who deals with petty cases
(D) an average trader
Answer: (C) a lawyer who deals with petty cases
21. Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a- (HS Exam 2017)
(A) partridge
(B) fox
(C) dog
(D) wolf
Answer: (A) partridge
22. Lomov jumps in his sleep like a-
(A) dog
(B) lunatic
(C) rabbit
(D) fox
Answer: (B) lunatic
23. Lomov suffers from
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Arthritis
(C) Fever
(D) Palpitations
Answer: (D) Palpitations
24. What is the first argument over ?
(A) Hunting dogs
(B) Land
(C) Labour
(D) Inheritance
Answer: (B) Land
25. Lomov inherited his land from his
(A) Father
(B) Step father
(C) Aunt and her husband
(D) Father-in-law
Answer: (C) Aunt and her husband
26. According to Lomov, the free use of the land was given to the peasants by
(A) His aunt’s grandmother
(B) His grandfather
(C) His aunt
(D) His aunt’s father
Answer: (A) His aunt’s grandmother
27. The point of argument between Natalya and Lomov is –
(A) Marriage
(B) Orchard
(C) Love
(D) Oxen Meadows
Answer: (D) Oxen Meadows
28. The subject of dispute between the two families, according to Lomov was
(A) Green Meadows
(B) Oxen Meadows
(C) Burnt Marsh
(D) Birchwood
Answer: (B) Oxen Meadows
29. Oxen Meadows are situated between
(A) Birchwood and Burnt Marsh
(B) Brick field and Burnt Marsh
(C) Lomov’s house and chubukov’s house
(D) Birchwood and hunting ground
Answer: (A) Birchwood and Burnt Marsh
30. The measurements of the Oxen Meadows is –
(A) 12.5 acres
(B) 14.5 acres
(C) 13.0 acres
(D) 13.5 acres
Answer: (D) 13.5 acres
31. The second argument was about
(A) Wealth
(B) Hunting dog
(C) Oxen Meadows
(D) Estates
Answer: (B) Hunting dog
32. Nataliya comments that Lomov should go on
(A) Hunting
(B) Tracking animals
(C) Running after foxes
(D) Catching black beetles
Answer: (D) Catching black beetles
33. Lomov suffers from-
(A) arthritis
(B) tuberculosis
(C) obsessive compulsive disorder
(D) palpitations
Answer: (D) palpitations
34. Natalya suffers from a physical problem, what is it ?
(A) Vomitting
(B) Sleeplessness
(C) Hysteria
(D) Dizziness
Answer: (C) Hysteria
35. What is the Name of Lomov’s dog
(A) Puppy
(B) Guess
(C) Tom
(D) Squeezer
Answer: (B) Guess
36. The name of Nataliya’s dog is – (HS Exam 2016)
(A) Mirnov
(B) Ivan
(C) Bhulu
(D) Squeezer
Answer: (D) Squeezer
37. According to Lomov, Squeezer is –
(A) Short
(B) overshort
(C) old
(D) useless
Answer: (B) overshort
38. Natalya calls Lomov’s aunt –
(A) A witch
(B) A drunkard
(C) A backbiter
(D) An intiguer
Answer: (C) A backbiter
39. Lomov gave…………to Mironov for his dog. (HS Exam 2018)
(A) 120 roubles
(B) 130 roubles
(C) 125 roubles
(D) 140 roubles
Answer: (C) 125 roubles
40. Chubukov bought his dog for-
(A) 65 roubles
(B) 75 roubles
(C) 85 roubles
(D) 95 roubles
Answer: (C) 85 roubles
41. The value of oxen Meadows is –
(A) 200 rubles
(B) 250 rubles
(C) 300 rubles
(D) 350 rubles
Answer: (C) 300 roubles
42. Roubles is the –
(A) French Currency
(B) Russian Currency
(C) British Currency
(D) Indian Currency
Answer: (B) Russian Currency
43. ‘I’ve had some already’- Meaning of ‘had’ is –
(A) Eat
(B) helping verb
(C) Past participle of have
(D) drink
Answer: (A) Eat
44. “—- he’s old he’s short in the muzzle” – The word ‘muzzle’ means
(A) Height of an animal
(B) Mouth and nose of an animal
(C) Short legs of an animal
(D) Short tail and overshort
Answer:(B) Mouth and nose of an animal
45. The word ‘guzzling’ means –
(A) drunkard
(B) robber
(C) lawyer
(D) hunter.
Answer: (A) drunkard
46. The word ‘pedigree’ means-
(A) parenthood
(B) the recorded ancestry
(C) succession
(D) caring
Answer: (B) the recorded ancestry
47. What is the meaning of ‘lunatic’?
(A) idle
(B) mentally ill
(C) happiness
(D) blind
Answer: (B) mentally ill
48. Lomov’s aunt’s name is (HS Exam 2018)
(A) Natalya Stepnova
(B) Natasha Vassilvitch
(C) Nastasya Mihailovna
(D) Natalya Mihailovna
Answer: (C) Natasya Mihailovna.
49. Natalya was shelling…for drying (HS Exam 2017)
(A) beans
(B) peas
(C)barley
(D) meadows
Answer. (B) peas
50. Lomov’s aunt’s name is (HS Exam 2018)
(A) Natalya Stepnova
(B) Natasha Vassilvitch
(C) Nastasya Mihailovna
(D) Natalya Mihailovna
Answer: (C) Natasya Mihailovna.
51. Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house– (HS Exam 2018)
(A) to borrow money
(B) to settle a dispute
(C) to give a marriage proposal
(D) to complain
Answer: (C) to give a marriage proposal
52. Chubukov comments that Lomovs’ have had in their family– (HS Exam 2018)
(A) Autocracy
(B) lunacy
(C) hypocrisy
(D) democracy
Answer: (B) lunacy.
53. Natalya suggested that Lomov should not go after foxes but– (HS Exam 2019)
(A) catch black beetles
(B) go after horses
(C) shoot partridges
(D) go to the doctor
Answer: (A) catch black beetles
54. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was– (HS Exam 2019)
(A) ugly
(B) old
(C) overshot
(D) lame
Answer: (C) overshot.
55. Chubukov said that Lomov’s younger aunt had ran away with– (HS Exam 2019)
(A) a hunter
(B) a drunkard
(C) a count
(D) an architect
Answer: (D) an architect
56. The worst of Lomov’s physical problems is– (HS Exam 2019)
(A) the way he sleeps
(B) his palpitations
(C) his headache
(D) his limp
Answer: (A) the way he sleeps
57. The first arguement between Lomov and Natalya was over- (HS Exam 2020)
(A) land
(B) labour
(C) hunting dogs
(D) inheritance
Answer: (A) land
58. When Natalya comes to know that Lomov had come to propose her, she asks her father to– (HS Exam 2020)
(A) never allow him again
(B) take him to court
(C) get him by the neck
(D) bring him back
Answer: (D) bring him back.
59. When Lomov arrived, Natalya was– (HS Exam 2020)
(A) instructing her mowers
(B) shelling peas for drying
(C) stacking hay
(D) readind a book
Answer: (B) shelling peas for drying
60. Lomov hoped to go for shooting– (HS Exam 2020)
(A) before the harvest
(B) in the November
(C) in June
(D) after the harvest
Answer: (D) after the harvest
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