Class 9 English - The Happy Prince - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the author of 'The Happy Prince'?A) Ruskin Bond
B) Oscar Wilde
C) O. Henry
D) Vikram Seth
2 / 40What was the statue of the Happy Prince covered with?A) Silver leaves
B) Thick Paint
C) Thin leaves of fine gold
D) Cloth
3 / 40What were the eyes of the Happy Prince made of?A) Rare Sapphires
B) Red Rubies
C) Diamonds
D) Glass beads
4 / 40What was fixed in the hilt of his sword?A) A pearl
B) A sapphire
C) A large red ruby
D) A piece of gold
5 / 40Where was the Swallow going?A) To London
B) To Egypt
C) To India
D) To Paris
6 / 40Why did the Swallow stay behind while his friends left?A) He was ill
B) He was in love with a Reed
C) He was lazy
D) He liked the city
7 / 40What fell on the Swallow as he prepared to sleep?A) Large drops of water
B) Snowflakes
C) Leaves
D) Gold dust
8 / 40The drops of water were actually _______.A) Rain
B) Dew
C) Prince's tears
D) Melted snow
9 / 40When the Prince was alive, he lived in the Palace of _______.A) Happiness
B) Sans-Souci
C) Versailles
D) Buckingham
10 / 40What did the Prince see from his tall pedestal?A) Beautiful parks
B) Misery and ugliness of city
C) Rich people
D) His friends
11 / 40To whom did the Prince give the Ruby first?A) A playwright
B) A matchgirl
C) A poor seamstress
D) A mayor
12 / 40The seamstress's son was suffering from _______.A) Fever
B) Cold
C) Malaria
D) Hunger
13 / 40What did the seamstress's son want to eat?A) Bread
B) Oranges
C) Soup
D) Apples
14 / 40To whom was the first sapphire given?A) A young playwright
B) The Mayor
C) A matchgirl
D) A beggar
15 / 40Why couldn't the playwright finish his play?A) He was lazy
B) Too cold and hungry
C) He lost his pen
D) He was ill
16 / 40To whom was the second sapphire given?A) A sailor
B) A teacher
C) The playwright
D) A little matchgirl
17 / 40What happened to the matchgirl's matches?A) Fell into the gutter
B) Stolen
C) Burnt
D) Lost
18 / 40What did the Swallow do when the Prince became blind?A) Flew to Egypt
B) Decided to stay forever
C) Started crying
D) Called a doctor
19 / 40What did the Prince ask the bird to do with his gold leaves?A) Keep them safely
B) Give them to the poor
C) Throw them away
D) Sell them in market
20 / 40As the leaves of gold were taken off, the Prince looked _______.A) Dull and grey
B) Bright and new
C) Angry
D) Happy
21 / 40What killed the little Swallow finally?A) A cat
B) Intense cold/frost
C) Hunger
D) An arrow
22 / 40Where did the Swallow die?A) At the Prince's feet
B) In Egypt
D) On a tree
23 / 40What happened inside the statue when bird died?A) It fell down
B) Lead heart snapped in two
C) It started glowing
D) It spoke loudly
24 / 40The Mayor said the statue looked like a _______.A) King
B) Beggar
C) Angel
D) God
25 / 40What was done to the statue finally?A) Painted again
B) Melted in a furnace
C) Thrown in river
D) Sold
26 / 40What part of the statue did not melt?A) The sword
B) The broken lead heart
C) The eyes
D) The pedestal
27 / 40Where was the lead heart thrown?A) In a temple
B) On a dust heap with dead bird
C) In the museum
D) In a garden
28 / 40God asked an Angel to bring two _______ things from city.A) Most precious
B) Most beautiful
C) Costliest
D) Oldest
29 / 40The Angel brought the lead heart and the _______.A) Ruby
B) Dead bird
C) Sapphire
D) Gold leaf
30 / 40Where will the Swallow sing forever?A) In Egypt
B) In Garden of Paradise
C) In the city
D) In the palace
31 / 40The Prince had never known what _______ were.A) Joys
B) Tears
C) People
D) Gems
32 / 40"I have a golden bedroom." Who said this?A) The Swallow
B) The Prince
C) The Mayor
D) The Reed
33 / 40What was the Swallow's first 'task'?A) Give Sapphire
B) Deliver the Ruby
C) Take gold leaf
D) Sing a song
34 / 40The Swallow felt _______ after doing a good deed.A) Cold
B) Warm
C) Sad
D) Angry
35 / 40The playwright had _______ hair.A) Black
B) Brown and crisp
C) White
D) Golden
36 / 40The Prince's statue stood on a _______ column.A) Small
B) Tall
C) Short
D) Wooden
37 / 40The Mayor wanted a statue of _______ in place of Prince.A) A soldier
B) Himself
C) An Angel
D) God
38 / 40What is more marvelous than anything?A) Gold
B) Suffering of men/women
C) Stars
D) Palaces
39 / 40The Swallow's friends were flying up and down the _______.A) Ganga
B) Nile
C) Thames
D) Amazon
40 / 40What is the moral of the story?A) Be rich
B) True happiness lies in sacrifice
C) Don't stay in cold
D) Build tall statues
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