CBSE Class 10 English The Proposal MCQs Set 04

Question. Who utters the name of Volchanetsky
(a) Natalya
(b) Chubukov
(c) Lomov
(d) Natasya
Answer: (d) Natalya

Question. According to Chubukov Lomov’ dog has
(a) one defect
(b) two defects
(c) three defects
(d) four defects
Answer: (b) two defects

Question. Partridge here is a
(a) singing bird
(b) game bird
(c) preying bird
(d) dancing bird
Answer: (b) game bird

Question. According to Chubukov, Lomov’s younger aunt eloped with
(a) a singer
(b) an architect
(c) a doctor
(d) a carpenter
Answer: (b) an architect

Question. Squeezer is the son of
(a) Harness and Chisels
(b) Rock and Roll
(c) Rimi and Jhim
(d) Lalu and Vulu
Answer: (a) Harness and Chisels

Question. Whose lower jaw is shorter according to Lomov?
(a) Chubukov’s
(b) Squeezer’s
(c) Lomov’s
(d) Guess’s
Answer: (b) Squeezer’s

Question. Lomov hoped to go for shooting
(a) before the harvest
(b) in November
(c) in June
(d) after the hervest
Answer: (d) after the harvest

Question. According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their
(a) hunting dog
(b) lands
(c) peasants
(d) threshing machine
Answer: (d) threshing machine

Question. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was
(a) ugly
(b) old
(c) overshot
(d) lame
Answer: (c) overshot

Question. “I don’t want anything of yours, and don’t intend to give up what I have.” This is said by
(a) Lomov to Natalya
(b) Natalya to Lomov
(c) Chubukov to Lomov
(d) Lomov to Chubukov
Answer: (c) Chubukov to Lomov

Question. “You are not a neighbour, you’re a grabber.” This is said by
(a) Lomov to Natalya
(b) Natalya to Lomov
(c) Lomov to Chubukov
(d) Chubukov to Lomov
Answer: (c) Lomov to Chubukov

Question. “Go; there’s a merchant come for his goods.” The ‘goods’ refer to
(a) corns
(b) luggages
(c) Natalya
(d) clothes
Answer: (c) Natalya

Question. Chubukov addresses Lomov as _____.
(a) a peasant
(b) an angle
(c) a devil
(d) an angel
Answer: (d) an angel

Question. Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a _____.
(a) partridge
(b) dog
(c) fox
(d) wolf
Answer: (a) partridge

Question. Natalya was shelling _____ for drying.
(a) peas
(b) meadows
(c) beans
(d) barley
Answer: (d) peas

Question. Natalya was a
(a) Thirty years old
(b) Thirty three years old
(c) Twenty years old
(d) Twenty five years old
Answer: (d) Twenty five years old

Question. Natalya and Lomov first argued over
(a) Birchwood
(b) Burnt Marsh
(c) Dog
(d) Oxen Meadows
Answer: (d) Oxen Meadows

Question. The name of Natalya’s dog is
(a) Mrironov
(b) Squeezer
(c) Ivan
(d) Guess
Answer: (b) Squeezer

Question. According to Lomov, Chubukov’s mother was
(a) ill-tempered
(b) kind hearted
(c) humpbacked
(d) insolent
Answer: (c) humpbacked

Question. Lomov is dressed in formal clothes
(a) because it is New Year’s Eve
(b) because he loves Natalya and is going to propose to her
(c) because he has come to propose to Natalya
(d) because he has come to finalize a business deal with Chubukov
Answer: (b) because he loves Natalya and is going to propose to her

Question. Chubukov is delighted with the proposal for the following reasons
(a) Natalya can at last return her love for Lomov
(b) Lomov loves Natalya
(c) Chubukov had moved this proposal a long time ago
(d) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married
Answer: (d) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married

Question. Lomov, Chubukov and Natalya approach marriage
(a) with the sense of practicality
(b) with a sense of romanticism
(c) with a sense of idealism
(d) with the sense of cynicism
Answer: (a) with the sense of practicality

Question. Lomov has two considerations regarding marriage
(a) that he is 35 and must lead a stable life
(b) that he suffers from lunacy and sleeplessness
(c) that he must consolidate property and make gains
(d) that he must enjoy love and passion
Answer: (a) that he is 35 and must lead a stable life

Question. Chubukov comments that Lomovs have had in their family
(a) autocracy
(b) lunacy
(c) hypocrisy
(d) democracy
Answer: (b) lunacy

Question. Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house
(a) to borrow money
(b) to settle a dispute
(c) to give a marriage proposal
(d) to complain
Answer: (c) to give a marriage proposal

Question. Lomov gave _____ to Mironov for his dog.
(a) 120 roubles
(b) 125 roubles
(c) 25 roubles
(d) 85 roubles
Answer: (b) 125 roubles

Question. Lomov’s aunt’s name is
(a) Natalya Stepnova
(b) Natasha Vassilvitch
(c) Nastasya Mihailovna
(d) Natalya Mihailovna
Answer: (c) Nastasya Mihailovna

Question. Lomov comes to Chubukov’s house
(a) to propose to his daughter
(b) like a good neighbour
(c) for a formal meeting
(d) to borrow money from Chubukov
Answer: (a) to propose to his daughter

Question. When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by
(a) evening dress
(b) palpitations
(c) shyness
(d) impudence
Answer: (a) evening dress

Question. Chubukov is a
(a) landowner
(b) lawyer
(c) merchant
(d) physician
Answer: (a) landowner

Question. Chubukov said that Lomov’s younger aunt had run away with
(a) a hunter
(b) a drunkard
(c) a count
(d) an architect
Answer: (d) an architect

Question. Natalya suggested that Lomov should not go after foxes but
(a) catch black beetles
(b) go after horses
(c) shoot partridgees
(d) go for the doctor
Answer: (a) catch black beetles

Question. The worst of Lomov’s physical problems is
(a) the way he sleeps
(b) his palpitations
(c) his headache
(d) his limp
Answer: (a) the way he sleeps

Question. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was
(a) ugly
(b) old
(c) overshot
(d) lame
Answer: (c) overshot