The Book That Saved the Earth (English Ch-9) - Quiz
[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - The Book That Saved the Earth - MERIT YARD]
Question 1 / 40Who is the author of 'The Book That Saved the Earth'?
A) Ruskin Bond
B) Claire Boiko
C) H.G. Wells
D) Robert Arthur
Question 2 / 40In which century is the play set?
A) 20th Century
B) 25th Century
C) 21st Century
D) 30th Century
Question 3 / 40Who is the ruler of Mars?
A) Noodle
B) Think-Tank
C) Omega
D) Iota
Question 4 / 40What does Think-Tank call the Earth?
A) A beautiful planet
B) A ridiculous little planet / Ball of mud
C) A powerful planet
D) A star
Question 5 / 40What is the shape of Think-Tank's head?
A) Round
B) Egg-shaped
C) Square
D) Triangle
Question 6 / 40Who is Think-Tank's apprentice?
A) Omega
B) Noodle
C) Iota
D) Oop
Question 7 / 40What does Think-Tank wear?
A) A simple shirt
B) A robe decorated with stars and circles
C) A suit
D) Armor
Question 8 / 40Where did the Martian space probe land on Earth?
A) In a school
B) In a public library (Centerville Public Library)
C) In a park
D) In a museum
Question 9 / 40Who is the captain of the space probe crew?
A) Iota
B) Omega
C) Oop
D) Noodle
Question 10 / 40What did the Martians think books were initially?
A) Hats
B) Sandwiches
C) Communication devices
D) Bricks
Question 11 / 40Who suggested that books might be sandwiches?
A) Noodle
B) Think-Tank
C) Omega
D) Oop
Question 12 / 40Who was ordered to eat the 'sandwich' (book)?
A) Omega
B) Sergeant Oop
C) Iota
D) Noodle
Question 13 / 40What did Noodle suggest the books were for, after the sandwich idea?
A) Ear communication devices
B) Eye communication devices
C) Hats
D) Toys
Question 14 / 40What pills did the crew take to understand the books?
A) Vitamin pills
B) Vitamin pills (to increase intelligence)
C) Sleeping pills
D) Energy pills
Question 15 / 40Which book did the Martians pick up to decode?
A) Hamlet
B) Mother Goose
C) Geography book
D) History book
Question 16 / 40What kind of book is 'Mother Goose'?
A) Science fiction
B) A book of nursery rhymes
C) Dictionary
D) Novel
Question 17 / 40Which rhyme made Think-Tank believe Earthlings can grow crops of rare metals?
A) Humpty Dumpty
B) Mistress Mary, quite contrary (silver bells and cockle shells)
C) Hey Diddle Diddle
D) Jack and Jill
Question 18 / 40What did Think-Tank think 'cow jumped over the moon' meant?
A) Earthlings have high civilization
B) Earthlings have taught their domesticated animals musical culture and space techniques
C) It was a joke
D) Earthlings are crazy
Question 19 / 40Which rhyme frightened Think-Tank the most?
A) Mistress Mary
B) Humpty Dumpty
C) Hey Diddle Diddle
D) Baa Baa Black Sheep
Question 20 / 40Who did Humpty Dumpty look like in the picture?
A) Noodle
B) Think-Tank
C) Omega
D) Oop
Question 21 / 40What did Think-Tank fear after seeing Humpty Dumpty?
A) That Earthlings are planning to invade Mars
B) That Earthlings are planning to capture Mars Central Control and him
C) That he will fall
D) That Earthlings are funny
Question 22 / 40What did Think-Tank order his crew to do?
A) Attack Earth
B) Leave Earth immediately (evacuate)
C) Stay and fight
D) Read more books
Question 23 / 40Where did Think-Tank decide to flee to?
A) Earth
B) Alpha Centauri (100 million miles away)
C) The Moon
D) Jupiter
Question 24 / 40Who replaced Think-Tank as the ruler of Mars later?
A) Omega
B) Noodle (wise and wonderful)
C) Oop
D) Iota
Question 25 / 40What era is called the 'Era of the Book'?
A) 25th Century
B) 20th Century
C) 21st Century
D) 19th Century
Question 26 / 40Who is the narrator/historian in the play?
A) Noodle
B) The Historian (from the 25th century)
C) Think-Tank
D) Omega
Question 27 / 40Think-Tank considers himself the most ______ creature in the universe.
A) Stupid
B) Powerful and intelligent
C) Beautiful
D) Weak
Question 28 / 40What does Think-Tank want to be addressed as?
A) Sir
B) Great and Mighty Think-Tank
C) King
D) Boss
Question 29 / 40How did the Martians interpret "Had a great fall"?
A) Someone fell
B) The downfall of Think-Tank and Mars Central Control
C) An earthquake
D) Rain
Question 30 / 40What is the moral of the story?
A) Books are bad
B) Half-knowledge is dangerous (and books are powerful)
C) Martians are stupid
D) Nursery rhymes are scary
Question 31 / 40Noodle always corrected Think-Tank but ________.
A) Rudely
B) Politely (pretending it was Think-Tank's idea)
C) Angrily
D) Secretly
Question 32 / 40What did Think-Tank use to look at himself?
A) A phone
B) A mirror
C) A book
D) A camera
Question 33 / 40What did the Martians think a library was?
A) A restaurant
B) A storage barn
C) A school
D) A hospital
Question 34 / 40What does 'Iota' mean?
A) A lot
B) A very small amount (also a Greek letter)
C) A planet
D) A food
Question 35 / 40Why did Think-Tank think Earthlings were eating sandwiches (books)?
A) He saw them eating
B) Because he misinterpreted the book's appearance
C) Noodle told him
D) It was written in the book
Question 36 / 40The play is a ________.
A) Tragedy
B) Comedy / Science Fiction Satire
C) History
D) Biography
Question 37 / 40How did the Earthlings eventually resume contact with Martians (in the 25th century)?
A) By fighting
B) By becoming friends and teaching them to read
C) By ignoring them
D) They never did
Question 38 / 40What did Oop find the book (sandwich) tasted like?
A) Delicious
B) Like dust (dry as Martian dust)
C) Sweet
D) Salty
Question 39 / 40Think-Tank ordered the invasion fleet to ________.
A) Attack
B) Cancel the invasion
C) Land
D) Bomb Earth
Question 40 / 40Which book saved the Earth?
A) Encyclopedia
B) Mother Goose
C) Shakespeare
D) Dictionary