Class 11 English - The Tale of Melon City - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the poet of 'The Tale of Melon City'?A) Vikram Seth
B) William Wordsworth
C) Shirley Toulson
D) John Keats
2 / 40What did the king order to be built?A) A tall tower
B) A big palace
C) An arch
D) A long bridge
3 / 40What kind of king was he initially described as?A) Cruel and angry
B) Just and placid
C) Weak and poor
D) Brave and strong
4 / 40Where was the arch to be constructed?A) In the forest
B) Near the river
C) Outside city
D) Over the thoroughfare
5 / 40Who did the king first order to be hanged?A) The architect
B) The workmen
C) The chief builder
D) The masons
6 / 40What happened when the king rode under the arch?A) He lost his crown
B) He fell down
C) His horse stopped
D) He hit his head
7 / 40Who did the builder immediately blame?A) The king
B) The architect
C) The masons
D) The workmen
8 / 40How did the king react to losing his crown?A) He started crying
B) He became angry
C) He ignored it
D) He laughed loudly
9 / 40What did the workmen say was wrong?A) The size of bricks
B) The cement mix
C) The weather
D) The map
10 / 40Who did the masons blame for the fault?A) The builder
B) The king
C) The architect
D) The workmen
11 / 40What did the architect remind the king?A) About the budget
B) About the law
C) About the bricks
D) King made amendments
12 / 40Who did the king call after the workmen?A) The architect
B) The masons
C) The wise man
D) The idiot
13 / 40How did the king feel after the architect's claim?A) Extremely angry
B) Tricky and confused
C) Very happy
D) Highly insulted
14 / 40Who did the king seek advice from?A) The wisest man
B) His ministers
C) The public
D) His wife
15 / 40Why was the wise man carried on a bed?A) He was sick
B) He was lazy
C) He was royalty
D) Too old to walk
16 / 40How was the wisest man brought to court?A) On a horse
B) In a chariot
C) Carried on a bed
D) Walking slowly
17 / 40Who did the wise man say was the culprit?A) The arch itself
B) The king
C) The architect
D) The builder
18 / 40What did the crowd ultimately want?A) Free food
B) A new king
C) To go home
D) A public hanging
19 / 40Why was the arch spared from hanging?A) It was heavy
B) It touched the king
C) It was beautiful
D) People loved it
20 / 40Who eventually measured the noose?A) Only the guards
B) The builder
C) All the men
D) The wise man
21 / 40Who was to choose the next king?A) The ministers
B) The architect
C) The next passing person
D) The old king
22 / 40What happened to the king eventually?A) He escaped
B) He was hanged
C) He resigned
D) He went to war
23 / 40Who was the only one tall enough for the noose?A) The king himself
B) The architect
C) The builder
D) A tall guard
24 / 40Who was the next person to pass the City Gate?A) A merchant
B) A wise sage
C) A beggar
D) An idiot
25 / 40What did the passing man love the most?A) Melons
B) Money
C) Power
D) Sleeping
26 / 40Where was the melon respectfully placed?A) In the market
B) In a temple
C) On the throne
D) In the garden
27 / 40Who was crowned as the new king?A) The idiot
B) A melon
C) The architect
D) The wise man
28 / 40What does the poem heavily satirize?A) Architecture
B) Agriculture
C) Public crowds
D) Foolish governance
29 / 40How did the ministers feel after the king's death?A) Very sad
B) Extremely angry
C) Highly relieved
D) Deeply confused
30 / 40What does 'just and placid' ironically mean here?A) Foolish and weak
B) Smart and strong
C) Fair and calm
D) Cruel and harsh
31 / 40What was the mood of the crowd waiting?A) Happy
B) Restless
C) Sleepy
D) Peaceful
32 / 40Who announced the customary rule for choosing a king?A) The soldiers
B) The architect
C) The wise man
D) The herald
33 / 40"Long live the king!" Who said this before the hanging?A) The king himself
B) The crowd
C) The ministers
D) The executioner
34 / 40What principle did the new state follow?A) Dictatorship
B) Laissez faire
C) Communism
D) Monarchy
35 / 40What literary device is mainly used in this poem?A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony and satire
36 / 40Does the public care who the king actually is?A) Yes, very much
B) Only if human
C) No, not at all
D) Only the rich care
37 / 40What does the arch symbolize in the poem?A) A monument of victory
B) A holy place
C) A rich house
D) A big market
38 / 40What did the king want to edify spectators with?A) His rich clothes
B) His speeches
C) The arch
D) His army
39 / 40What fell off the king's head suddenly?A) His hat
B) His royal crown
C) His hair
D) A flower
40 / 40How is the entire poem written?A) In blank verse
B) In free verse
C) In prose format
D) In rhyming couplets
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