NCERT Class 12 MCQ Quiz Hub

1. What did the package left for Edla contain?
a small rattrap with 30 kroner on it
a small bangle
a necklace
a diamond ring

2. The rattrap peddler spent most of his Christmas Eve
laughing
singing
playing
sleeping

3. What did the ironmaster’s daughter say when the peddler was about to leave?
she asked him to stay for that day only
she said she wanted to go with him
she told him not to mind what her father had said
she asked him to leave after 2 days

4. The rattrap peddler gave the ironmaster a lecture on
how the world is a rat trap
how to be honest
how to be ethically correct
how to be professional

5. The stranger’s reaction to the ironmaster was
he made no attempt to hide his feelings
he was angry
he denied it completely
he started screaming

6. What did the ironmaster feel when he saw the rattrap seller after he was well groomed by his valet?
Not pleased
Very happy
Suspicious
Angry

7. The first move of the ironmaster was to make sure that the guest could
gain some flesh on his bones
have verification done
be given some money
be given some clothes

8. The girl had brought with her the following article to make him feel warm
A blanket
A woollen shawl
A sweater
A fur coat

9. The purpose of her visit to the iron-mill was to
persuade the rattrap seller to spend Christmas Eve at their house
propose to him
counsel him
advise him to give up stealing

10. The name of the ironmaster’s daughter was
Emily Dickinson
Edla Willmansson
Sophia Loren
Mary

11. The ironmaster lived in the manor with his
sons
wife
oldest daughter
old mother

12. The ironmaster mistook the rattrap peddler for
an old regimental comrade
an old servant
an old employee
an old cousin of his wife

13. The peddler entered the gate of the iron mill with the intention of
asking for food
meeting the master smith
shelter from rain and cold
chatting with his friends

14. He felt he had been fooled by a
prankster
bait
crofter
policeman

15. The rattrap peddler returned to the man’s house in order to
steal the thirty kroner
say thanks to the old man
take the bag he had left behind
note down the address of the old man

16. The crofter had received a payment of
forty kroner
thirty kroner
twenty-five kroner
ten kroner

17. The old man was very generous with his
confidence
money
food
guest

18. The old man in the grey cottage
welcomed the peddler
shooed away the peddler
fought with the peddler
got into an argument

19. The vagabond compared the whole world to a
planet
universe
space
rattrap

20. The peddler’s rattraps were made of
wood
aluminium
wire
plastic

21. How did the Crofter tempt the Peddler to steal his money?
By his kindness
By his warm care
By showing him money
None of the these

22. What was the Peddler’s profession and who he was?
Selling, traveller
Begging, traveller
Stealing, thief
None of the these