CBSE Class 10 English The Proposal MCQs Set 03

Question. Who is the writer of the play “The Proposal”?
(a) Robert Frost
(b) Anton Chekov
(c) Carolyn Wells
(d) Robin Klein
Answer: (b) Anton Chekov

Question. What request did Chubukov think Lomov would make?
(a) Ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage
(b) Borrow money
(c) Borrow land
(d) All of the options
Answer: (b) Borrow money

Question. Why was Lomov wearing his evening dress?
(a) To pay New Year Eve’s visit
(b) Ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage
(c) Borrow money
(d) Borrow land
Answer: (b) Ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage

Question. Who does Chubukov call a “lovesick cat”?
(a) Lomov
(b) Himself
(c) His maid
(d) Natalya
Answer: (d) Natalya

Question. “And it’s impossible for me not to marry”. Why does he say so?
(a) He’s thirty five already
(b) He suffer from palpitations
(c) He has troubled sleep
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. Where do Lomov and Natalya get on the wrong foot?
(a) While talking about the weather
(b) While talking about their land
(c) While talking about their family relations
(d) While the proposal
Answer: (b) While talking about their land

Question. Which land were they fighting about?
(a) Oxen Meadows
(b) Birchwoods
(c) Burnt Marsh
(d) All of the options
Answer: (a) Oxen Meadows

Question. What is Lomov’s side of justification about the land?
(a) Their land extended till Burnt Marsh
(b) His grandmother always talked about it
(c) His grandmother gave it to her great grandfather’s peasants
(d) None of the options
Answer: (c) His grandmother gave it to her great grandfather’s peasants

Question. Why was Natalya arguing about the land?
(a) She can’t stand unfairness
(b) It was worth a lot
(c) She was jealous of Lomov
(d) All of the options
Answer: (a) She can’t stand unfairness

Question. What explanation did Lomov give for his shouting?
(a) His frustration
(b) His short temper
(c) His palpitations
(d) He can’t stand unfairness
Answer: (c) His palpitations

Question. Who threatened to take the matter to court?
(a) Natalya
(b) Lomov
(c) Chubukov
(d) None of the options
Answer: (b) Lomov

Question. Why did Chubukov think it was a curse to be a father of a grown up daughter?
(a) He had to go to call the man they had just shun out
(b) He had to go to call the man who insulted them
(c) He had to go call tthe man who shouted at them
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. What was the topic of the second argument?
(a) The land
(b) The proposal
(c) The dogs
(d) None of the options
Answer: (c) The dogs

Question. When does Natalya accept the proposal?
(a) When Lomov went unconscious
(b) When they finished arguing
(c) When he proposed her
(d) When Lomov came back in
Answer: (a) When Lomov went unconscious

Question. What do they argue about after holding each other’s hands?
(a) Dogs
(b) Land
(c) Marriage venue
(d) The cuisine
Answer: (a) Dogs

Question. How are the Lomovs and Chubukovs related?
(a) friends
(b) cousins
(c) neighbours
(d) business associates
Answer: (c) neighbours

Question. What had Natalya been doing when Lomov called for her?
(a) Cleaning the house
(b) Washing clothes
(c) Shelling peas
(d) Cooking food
Answer: (c) Shelling peas

Question. What did Natalya offer Lomov?
(a) Tea
(b) Breakfast
(c) Coffee
(d) Lunch
Answer: (d) Lunch

Question. The play is set in which country?
(a) India
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
Answer: (c) Russia

Question. What is the name of Lomov’s dog?
(a) Guess
(b) Guard
(c) Squeezer
(d) Sweater
Answer: (a) Guess

Question. According to Lomov, what amount would be good enough for buying squeezer?
(a) 60 Roubles
(b) 35 Roubles
(c) 25 Roubles
(d) 40 Roubles
Answer: (c) 25 Roubles

Question. According to Lomov, what defect does squeezer have?
(a) lame
(b) old age
(c) overshot
(d) fat
Answer: (c) overshot

Question. What defect does guess have?
(a) Lame
(b) Short in the muzzle
(c) Old age
(d) All of the options
Answer: (d) All of the options

Question. Lomov inherited Oxen Meadows from
(a) uncle and aunt
(b) parents
(c) sisters
(d) brothers
Answer: (a) uncle and aunt

Question. Nataliya wears a negligee _____ here ‘negligee’ refers to
(a) a tight gown for wearing inside
(b) a loose gown for doing household work.
(c) an apron.
(d) a shirt.
Answer: (b) a loose gown for doing household work

Question. The play “The Proposal” is
(a) one act play
(b) three act play
(c) four act play
(d) five act play
Answer: (a) one act play

Question. The worst of lomov physical problem is
(a) the way he sleeps
(b) his palpitations
(c) his headache
(d) his limp
Answer: (a) the way he sleeps

Question. Anton Chekhov was a famous
(a) American playwright
(b) Russian playwright
(c) Indian playwright
(d) English playwright
Answer: (b) Russian playwright

Question. The play revolves around
(a) one character
(b) two characters
(c) three characters
(d) four characters
Answer: (c) three characters

Question. Chubukov is Natalya’s
(a) friend
(b) father
(c) brother
(d) uncle
Answer: (b) father

Question. The first argument between Lomov and Natalya was over
(a) land
(b) labour
(c) hunting dogs
(d) inheritance
Answer: (a) land

Question. Lomov calls Chubukov a ‘Jesuit’ because of his
(a) stubbornness
(b) happiness
(c) timidity
(d) laziness
Answer: (a) stubbornness

Question. Chubukov warns Lomov to take the matter of oxen Meadows to
(a) the court
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the police
(d) the teacher
Answer: (a) the court

Question. Chubukov in “The Proposal” uses a plot which is
(a) simple
(b) loose
(c) sloppy
(d) complicated
Answer: (a) simple