CBSE Class 12 English The Rattrap MCQs Set 06

Question: The old man told the peddler that he had been a
a) milkman
b) crofter
c) carpenter
d) goldsmith
Answer: b

Question: The rattrap peddler used to resort to
a) thievery and begging
b) teaching
c) counselling
d) preaching
Answer: c

Question: The crofter had received a payment of
a) forty kroner
b) thirty kroner
c) twenty five kroner
d) ten kroner
Answer: b

Question: Who came to the iron-mill on a round of inspection?
a) the policeman
b) the ironmaster
c) the caretaker
d) the security guard
Answer: b

Question: The vagabond compared the whole world to a
a) planet
b) universe
c) space
d) rattrap
Answer: a

Question: The rattrap peddler returned to the man’s house in order to
a) steal the thirty kroner
b) say thanks to the old man
c) take the bag he had left behind
d) note down the address of the old man
Answer: a

Question: The peddler’s rattraps were made of
a) wood
b) aluminium
c) wire
d) plastic
Answer: c

Question: The old man was very generous with his
a) confidence
b) money
c) food
d) guest
Answer: a

Question: The old man in the gray cottage
a) welcomed the peddler
b) shooed away the peddler
c) fought with the peddler
d) got into an argument
Answer: b

Question: The peddler heard some hard thumping sounds coming from
a) an iron mill
b) a thresher
c) a harvester
d) a windmill
Answer: a

Question: What was the mistake made by the old man when the peddler was in his house?
a) he asked his address
b) called the police
c) showed him where he had kept his thirty kroner
d) abused him
Answer: c

Question: He felt he had been fooled by a
a) prankster
b) bait
c) crofter
d) policeman
Answer: b

Question: The old man and the peddler played a game after supper. The game was
a) rummy
b) mjolis
c) Snakes and ladders
d) Ludo
Answer: b

Question: What did the peddler realize when he walked and walked in the forest without coming to the end of the wood?
a) felt sorry for himself
b) felt very foolish at his decision
c) he realized he had only been walking around in the same part of the forest
d) he had to call up home now
Answer: c

Question: The peddler entered the gate of the iron mill with the intention of
a) asking for food
b) meeting the master smith
c) shelter from rain and cold
d) chatting with his friends
Answer: c

Question: The peddler often thought about people who
a) had caught rats
b) who had been tempted to touch the bait
c) were thieves
d) were priests
Answer: d

Question: “Left to his own meditations”, one day the peddler fell into “a line of thought, which really seemed to him entertaining.” What does the peddler’s conception of the world as a rattrap signify about him?
a) The peddler had a lot of time on his hands, with nothing much to do.
b) The peddler was a reflective man whose wisdom did not depend on his status.
c) The peddler was a lonely vagrant trying to make sense of his fortunes.
d) The peddler was a rattrap seller, and his work deeply inspired him.
Answer: c

Question: “Yes that was a fine fellow you let into the house” said her father. What light does the given line throw on the ironmaster as a father?
a) The ironmaster was disapproving of Edla’s decision to let the peddler stay.
b) The ironmaster blamed his daughter for harbouring a criminal at home.
c) The ironmaster was being playful with Edla, and supported her decisions.
d) The ironmaster loved Edla but thought her to be too naive and idealistic.
Answer: a

Question: Though the reader does not meet Captain von Stahle in person, they encounter the captain symbolically. How?
a) The ironmaster misidentifies the peddler as his old friend, the Captain and invites him home.
b) The reader realizes the peddler is actually Captain von Stahle when he signs off the letter.
c) Edla attends to the peddler as respectfully, caringly and kindly, as she would have the Captain.
d) The peddler accepts the error of his ways, and displays the qualities expected of a Captain.
Answer: d

Question: The ironmaster lived in the manor with his
a) sons
b) wife
c) oldest daughter
d) old mother
Answer: c

Question: The purpose of her visit to the iron-mill was to
a) persuade the rattrap seller to spend Christmas Eve at their house
b) propose to him
c) counsel him
d) advise him to give up stealing
Answer: a

Question: The ironmaster mistook the rattrap peddler for
a) an old regimental comrade
b) an old servant
c) an old employee
d) an old cousin of his wife
Answer: a

Question: The rattrap peddler gave the ironmaster a lecture on
a) how the world is a rattrap
b) how to be honest
c) how to be ethically correct
d) how to be professional
Answer: a

Question: The young girl first suspected the peddler to be a
a) smart young man
b) foolish fellow
c) thief
d) insane person
Answer: c

Question: Sitting in the carriage with the young girl, the rattrap seller was deep in thought. He felt
a) guilty at having stolen the crofter’s money
b) ashamed at coming with the girl
c) nervous and tense
d) confident
Answer: a

Question: Who was finally able to convince the peddler to go to the ironmaster’s house as a guest during Christmas?
a) the blacksmith
b) the apprentice
c) the ironmaster’s daughter
d) the guard at the iron mill
Answer: c

Question: The name of the ironmaster’s daughter was
a) Emily Dickinson
b) Edla Willmansson
c) Sophia Loren
d) Mary
Answer: b

Question: The first move of the ironmaster was to make sure that the guest could
a) gain some flesh on his bones
b) have verification done
c) be given some money
d) be given some clothes
Answer: a

Question: The reaction of the ironmaster to the peddler’s lecture was that
a) he shouted at him
b) he made fun of him
c) he laughed
d) he slapped him
Answer: c

Question: What made the peddler agree to go with the girl?
a) Her beautiful looks
b) Soft voice
c) Stern expression
d) Friendly manner
Answer: d

Question: The tramp argued with the iron master saying that
a) he could just go back
b) he was smarter than them
c) he could celebrate Christmas
d) he did not want to marry Edla
Answer: a

Question: The ironmaster was invited by the ironmaster to stay at his house. This made the peddler
a) jump up with joy
b) feel uncomfortable
c) feel guilty
d) feel alarmed
Answer: b

Question: How did the ironmaster feel when he saw the rattrap seller after he was well groomed by his valet?
a) Not pleased
b) Very happy
c) Suspicious
d) Angry
Answer: a

Question: The reason for his unhappiness was that
a) he looked ugly now
b) he came to know he was a thief
c) he had made a mistake in recognizing him
d) he hated the way he looked
Answer: c

Question: The girl had brought with her the following article to make him feel warm
a) A blanket
b) A woollen shawl
c) A sweater
d) A fur coat
Answer: d

Question: The stranger’s reaction to the ironmaster was
a) he made no attempt to hide his feelings
b) he was angry
c) he denied it completely
d) he started screaming
Answer: a

Question: The second thing of priority for the rattrap seller was to
a) make him sleep comfortably
b) take him to a doctor
c) get him a better job
d) to marry him to someone
Answer: c

Question: What did the ironmaster’s daughter say when the peddler was about to leave?
a) she asked him to stay for that day only
b) she said she wanted to go with him
c) she told him not to mind what her father had said
d) she asked him to leave after 2 days
Answer: a

Question: The daughter wanted the peddler to stay so that he could
a) enjoy at least Christmas with them
b) eat a meal with them
c) play cards with them
d) play a game of poker with them
Answer: a

Question: What did the package left for Edla contain?
a) a small rattrap with 30 kroner on it
b) a small bangle
c) a necklace
d) a diamond ring
Answer: a

Question: The rattrap peddler spent most of his Christmas Eve
a) laughing
b) singing
c) playing
d) sleeping
Answer: d

Question: The rattrap peddler left a note with the package. The note was signed as
a) the peddler
b) the thief
c) the tramp
d) Captain Von Stahle
Answer: d

Question: Where did the ironmaster and his daughter learn that the peddler was a thief?
a) at the church
b) at the market
c) at a play
d) in the house of a friend
Answer: a