Class 9 English - The Happy Prince - MERIT YARD PANDWA
Class 9 English - The Happy Prince - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the author of 'The Happy Prince'?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Mulk Raj Anand
D) Isaac Asimov
2 / 40Where did the statue of the Happy Prince stand?
A) In a garden
B) High above the city on a tall column
C) Near the river
D) In the market
3 / 40The statue was covered all over with thin leaves of ______?
A) Silver
B) Fine gold
C) Paper
D) Copper
4 / 40What were the eyes of the Happy Prince made of?
A) Two bright sapphires
B) Two rubies
C) Diamonds
D) Glass
5 / 40What was fixed in the hilt (handle) of his sword?
A) A sapphire
B) A large red ruby
C) A piece of gold
D) A diamond
6 / 40Who arrived in the city and took shelter between the feet of the statue?
A) A little Swallow (bird)
B) A poor boy
C) A traveler
D) A cat
7 / 40Where were the friends of the Swallow already gone?
A) To India
B) To Egypt
C) To China
D) To America
8 / 40Why was the Happy Prince crying?
A) Because he was cold
B) Because he could see all the misery and poverty of the city
C) Because his gold was stolen
D) Because he wanted to go to Egypt
9 / 40What did the Prince ask the Swallow to give to the poor seamstress?
A) A sapphire
B) The ruby from his sword-hilt
C) A leaf of gold
D) His heart
10 / 40What was the seamstress's son suffering from?
A) Cold
B) Fever
C) Hunger
D) Cough
11 / 40Who was the second person helped by the Prince?
A) A young playwright in a garret
B) The Mayor
C) A rich man
D) The Swallow
12 / 40What did the playwright need to finish his play?
A) Ink
B) Food and warmth (fire)
C) A pen
D) Light
13 / 40The Prince gave his first eye (sapphire) to the ______?
A) Seamstress
B) Playwright
C) Matchgirl
D) Mayor
14 / 40What happened to the matchgirl's matches?
A) They fell into the gutter and were spoiled
B) They were stolen
C) They were sold
D) She lost them
15 / 40The Prince gave his second eye to help the ______?
A) Weaver
B) Little matchgirl
C) Tailor
D) Sailor
16 / 40After giving away both eyes, the Prince became ______?
A) Happy
B) Blind
C) Ugly
D) Rich
17 / 40What did the Swallow decide after the Prince became blind?
A) To fly to Egypt
B) To stay with the Prince forever
C) To leave the city
D) To sleep
18 / 40What did the Swallow distribute to the hungry children in the city?
A) Rubies
B) Leaves of fine gold from the statue
C) Bread
D) Sapphires
19 / 40What killed the little Swallow?
A) A hunter
B) The severe cold and frost
C) Hunger
D) A cat
20 / 40What happened to the Prince's leaden heart when the Swallow died?
A) It started beating
B) It snapped right in two
C) It melted
D) It fell out
21 / 40The Mayor thought the statue looked like a ______ without gold and gems?
A) Hero
B) Beggar
C) King
D) Toy
22 / 40What did they do with the statue at the end?
A) Painted it
B) Pulled it down and melted it in a furnace
C) Threw it in river
D) Replaced the gold
23 / 40Which part of the statue did not melt in the furnace?
A) The sword
B) The broken leaden heart
C) The pedestal
D) The eyes
24 / 40God asked His angels to bring the two most ______ things from the city.
A) Expensive
B) Precious
C) Beautiful
D) Heavy
25 / 40Which two things did the angel bring to God?
A) Gold and Ruby
B) Leaden heart and the dead Swallow
C) Sapphire and Gold
D) Mayor's hat and Sword
26 / 40When he was alive, the Prince lived in the Palace of ______?
A) Gold
B) Sans-Souci
C) Dreams
D) Tears
27 / 40What does 'Sans-Souci' mean?
A) Full of sorrow
B) Without care/sorrow
C) Royal garden
D) Happy life
28 / 40The Happy Prince says that ______ is more marvelous than anything.
A) Beauty
B) Suffering
C) Wealth
D) Nature
29 / 40Who said "I have a golden bedroom"?
A) The Prince
B) The Swallow
C) The Mayor
D) The Angel
30 / 40The Prince's heart was made of lead, but it was full of ______?
A) Gold
B) Compassion and Pity
C) Greed
D) Lead only
31 / 40What was the theme of the story?
A) Greed leads to ruin
B) Real happiness lies in helping others and sacrifice
C) Statues are important
D) Birds can talk
32 / 40The Mayor proposed to build a statue of ______?
A) God
B) Himself
C) The Swallow
D) The Seamstress
33 / 40Where was the dead Swallow thrown?
A) In the river
B) On a dust-heap
C) In a grave
D) In the palace
34 / 40The courtiers used to call him the 'Happy Prince' because ______?
A) He laughed a lot
B) He lived in a world where sorrow was not allowed
C) He was rich
D) He had many friends
35 / 40What did the Swallow do to make the boy feel better?
A) Brought him food
B) Fanned his forehead with his wings
C) Sang a song
D) Gave him a toy
36 / 40The playwright's hair was brown and ______?
A) Long
B) Crisp
C) Silky
D) Dirty
37 / 40"I am waitied for in Egypt" - who said this?
A) The Prince
B) The Swallow
C) The Mayor
D) Playwright
38 / 40What did the Swallow see when he flew over the city?
A) People dancing
B) The rich making merry and beggars sitting at gates
C) A circus
D) Only gold
39 / 40God said the Swallow shall sing for evermore in my ______?
A) Palace
B) Garden of Paradise
C) House
D) Sky
40 / 40What did the statue of the Happy Prince look like at the beginning?
A) Dull
B) Very beautiful and glittering
C) Scary
D) Simple
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