The Tale of Melon City MCQ Questions for Class 11 English Snapshots Chapter 8 with Answers

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Q1. Why did the idiot reply the way he did?

(i) Because he liked melons
(ii) Because he rode horses
(iii) Because he knew how to use sword
(iv) Because he grew melons

(i) Because he liked melons


Q2. Who was chosen as the new King?

(i) A minister
(ii) A horse
(iii) A melon
(iv) A sword

(iii) A melon


Q3. What happened when the King rode down the thoroughfare?

(i) The crowd cheered
(ii) No one was impressed
(iii) The King’s crown fell
(iv) Not mentioned

(iii) The King’s crown fell


Q4. What is most important to the public of the state?

(i) Their peace and liberty
(ii) How the state is ruled
(iii) Their wealth
(iv) Their involvement in state decisions

(i) Their peace and liberty


Q5. What sort of perception does the public hold for their chosen King after so many years?

(i) They don’t like him
(ii) They are enraged
(iii) They like him very much
(iv) They have no problem whatsoever

(iv) They have no problem whatsoever


Q6. What was the purpose of the construction ordered by the King?

(i) To continue a legacy
(ii) To solidify the King’s rule
(iii) To improve viewers morally
(iv) To carry out a ritual

(iii) To improve viewers morally


Q7. After reading “The Tale of the Melon City”, what opinion do you form of the King?

(i) He was a just King
(ii) He was a rule abiding King
(iii) He was a foolish King
(iv) He was a wise King

(iii) He was a foolish King


Q8. What sort of principles seem to thrive in the state?

(i) Democratic
(ii) Laissez faire
(iii) Authoritative
(iv) Communistic

(ii) Laissez faire


Q9. What did the King order to be constructed?

(i) An arch
(ii) A tomb
(iii) Footsteps
(iv) A building

(i) An arch


Q10. What impression do you form of the crowd of the state?

(i) They were of no good
(ii) They were supportive of their King
(iii) They were indifferent who was throned
(iv) Both (i) and (iii)

(iv) Both (i) and (iii)


Q11. Do you think that the King took his ‘notion of justice’ too far?

(i) No, he did what a just King would do
(ii) Maybe
(iii) Yes, he lost his life in the process
(iv) Can not determine

(iii) Yes, he lost his life in the process


Q12. How does the writer describe the King?

(i) Arrogant
(ii) Just and placid
(iii) Egocentric
(iv) Merciful

(ii) Just and placid


Q13. What is the genre of “The Tale of the Melon City”?

(i) Thriller
(ii) Humorous
(iii) Ironical
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)

(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)


Q14. The ministers were foolish to ask an idiot about their next King. Do you agree?

(i) Yes
(ii) No
(iii) Partially
(iv) Not clear from the poem

(i) Yes


Q15. This is a disgrace.” What was a disgrace?

(i) Poorly built arch
(ii) Unenthusiastic crowd
(iii) Crown being stroked
(iv) None of the above

(iii) Crown being stroked


Q16. Who passed the City Gate?

(i) An old wise man
(ii) An idiot
(iii) A beggar
(iv) A child

(ii) An idiot


Q17. Who was to choose the next King?

(i) The next to pass the City Gate
(ii) The Ministers
(iii) The public
(iv) The heir of the deceased King would be the king by rule

(i) The next to pass the City Gate


Q18. What order did the King give after the incident?

(i) He ordered workmen to be hanged
(ii) He ordered to hang the chief of builders
(iii) He ordered to summon the architect
(iv) He ordered to gather all people

(ii) He ordered to hang the chief of builders


Q19. Finally, who was tall enough to reach the noose?

(i) The chief of the builders
(ii) The architect
(iii) Someone from the crowd
(iv) The King

(iv) The King


Q20. How was the public demand fulfilled?

(i) By voting
(ii) By the King’s discretion
(iii) By measuring height one by one
(iv) By the councillors’ decision

(iii) By measuring height one by one


Q21. Why was it shameful to hang the arch’?

(i) Because it was innocent
(ii) Because it was non-living
(iii) Because it was newly built
(iv) Because it had touched the King’s head

(iv) Because it had touched the King’s head


Q22. Who according to the counsel was the culprit that was brought before the King?

(i) The King
(ii) The crown
(iii) The arch
(iv) The chief of the builders

(iii) The arch


Q23. What reason did the workmen give to the King?

(i) Instructions given were wrong
(ii) Time provided was less
(iii) Bricks were of the wrong size
(iv) Changes were made at the last point

(iii) Bricks were of the wrong size


Q24. Who did the chief of builders blame?

(i) The public
(ii) The architect
(iii) The masons
(iv) The workmen

(iv) The workmen


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