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The Tiger King Class, Question 1., How many surgeons were summoned to attend the king?, (a) 3, (b) 7, (c) 9, (d) 13, Answer, Answer: (a) 3, Question 2., Identify the literary device in ‘like quills all over it’., (a) Metaphor, (b) Simile, (c) Alliteration, (d) Personification, Answer, Answer: (b) Simile, Question 3., The wooden tiger was carved by, (a) A master craftsman, (b) An unskilled carpenter, (c) The shopkeeper himself, (d) A British carpenter, Answer, Answer: (b) An unskilled carpenter, Question 4., The original cost of the present was, (a) 2 annas and a quarter, (b) 2 annas and a half, (c) One and a half annas, (d) 3 annas, Answer, Answer: (a) 2 annas and a quarter
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Question 5., How old was the King’s son?, (a) One year old, (b) Three years old, (c) Five years old, (d) Seven years old, Answer, Answer: (b) Three years old, Question 6., The 100th tiger had __, (a) been shot dead, (b) fainted, (c) disappeared, (d) been set free, Answer, Answer: (b) fainted, Question 7., The old tiger had been brought from____, (a) Calcutta Park, (b) Business Park, (c) Leisure Park, (d) People’s Park, Answer, Answer: (d) People’s Park, Question 8., The frustrated Tiger King asked the Dewan——–, (a) to resign, (b) to go to far off places in search of a tiger, (c) to invite the British Officer, (d) to get a tiger from the Madras zoo, Answer, Answer: (a) to resign, Question 9., Maharaja on not finding the last tiger __, (a) went to the Madras zoo, (b) terminated the services of many officers
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(c) went to live in the jungle, (d) gave up the idea completely, Answer, Answer: (b) terminated the services of many officers, Question 10., Each time the Maharaja visited his father-in-law, he killed ___ tigers, (a) 1-2, (b) 5-6, (c) 9-10, (d) 12-13, Answer, Answer: (b) 5-6, Question 11., In 10 years of hunting expeditions, the Maharaja killed ___ tigers, (a) 30, (b) 50, (c) 70, (d) 90, Answer, Answer: (c) 70, Question 12., Maharaja and Dewan ___ the British Officer to save the kingdom, (a) entertained, (b) bribed, (c) pacified, (d) confronted, Answer, Answer: (b) bribed, Question 13., ____ became the King’s main occupation, (a) English, (b) Justice, (c) Governance, (d) Tiger hunting, Answer
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Answer: (d) Tiger hunting, Question 14., A high ranking British officer wished to go on, (a) a tiger hunting expedition, (b) to the jungle, (c) and investigate the decrease in tiger population, (d) and remove the Tiger King, Answer, Answer: (a) a tiger hunting expedition, Question 15., The astrologer stated that he would ___ if the king killed the 100th tiger, (a) leave the state, (b) kill himself, (c) cut his hair, (d) denounce the world, Answer, Answer: (c) cut his hair, Question 16., The state astrologer predicted that no harm would come to the Tiger King till the killing of, ___ tigers, (a) 89, (b) 99, (c) 79, (d) 100, Answer, Answer: (b) 99, Question 17., What character trait of the prince is revealed when he utters the words, ‘Let Tigers, Beware’?, (a) Humility, (b) Arrogance, (c) Pride, (d) Will-power, Answer, Answer: (b) Arrogance
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Question 18., How old was the Prince when he ridiculed the astrologer?, (a) 10 days, (b) 10 weeks, (c) 10 months, (d) 10 years, Answer, Answer: (a) 10 days, Question 19., The Maharaja of ____ is the hero of the story., (a) Ramnagar, (b) Pratibandapuram, (c) Paltipuram, (d) Preetamgarh, Answer, Answer: (b) Pratibandapuram, Question 20., Kalki, the author of ‘The Tiger King’ has used as a background, days of ___ kings, dominating their subjects., (a) just, (b) brave, (c) eccentric, (d) gullible, Answer, Answer: (c) eccentric, Question 21., What shows the false ego and pride of the king in the story?, (a) his killing of tigers and no concern for nature, (b) his desire to marry, (c) his orders from time to time, (d) None, Answer, Answer: (a) his killing of tigers and no concern for nature, Question 22., What literary device has been used in the story?, (a) metaphorical expressions
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(b) Irony, (c) sarcasm, (d) All, Answer, Answer: (b) Irony, Question 23., What birthday gift did the Maharaja present to his 3 years old son?, (a) a toy, (b) gold coins, (c) forests, (d) a toy tiger, Answer, Answer: (d) a toy tiger, Question 24., Why did the king send rings to British official’s wife?, (a) to save his state and to please The British, (b) to invite them for hunting, (c) to invite them for a feast, (d) to find more tigers, Answer, Answer: (a) to save his state and to please The British, Question 25., Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill 100th tiger?, (a) to ensure his safety and to prove prediction wrong, (b) to prove his hunting skills, (c) to prove his power, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (a) to ensure his safety and to prove prediction wrong, Question 26., What did the Maharaja do to ensure his safety?, (a) He owned tigers, (b) married a princess, (c) prohibited British officer to enter his territory, (d) He killed tigers
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Answer, Answer: (d) He killed tigers, Question 27., What is the irony in the story?, (a) kings desire to prove predictions wrong, (b) king’s desire to marry, (c) king’s desire to kill tigers, (d) The king killed 99 tigers and died because of a toy tiger, Answer, Answer: (d) The king killed 99 tigers and died because of a toy tiger, Question 28., Why did Maharaja put a ban on Tiger hunting in his state?, (a) to prove the priest’s prediction wrong, (b) to prove his power, (c) to show his love for animals, (d) his kindness towards the animals, Answer, Answer: (a) to prove the priest’s prediction wrong, Question 29., Who actually shot the 100th tiger?, (a) one of the hunters who accompanied the king, (b) a soldier, (c) king’s guest, (d) British high officer, Answer, Answer: (a) one of the hunters who accompanied the king, Question 30., What became the cause of King’s death?, (a) a tiger, (b) a tiger from his wife’s forest, (c) a tiger in his state, (d) the wooden tiger from the toyshop, Answer, Answer: (d) the wooden tiger from the toyshop
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Question 31., What is the theme of the story?, (a) Desire of power, (b) Desire to have power for one’s selfish interests and not for the welfare of the people, (c) desire to help others, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (b) Desire to have power for one’s selfish interests and not for the welfare of the, people, Question 32., When did the Prince marry?, (a) at the age of 20, (b) when he killed the first tiger, (c) After killing all the tigers in the State, (d) None, Answer, Answer: (c) After killing all the tigers in the State, Question 33., At what age the boy crowned as king?, (a) 30, (b) 15, (c) 22, (d) 20, Answer, Answer: (d) 20, Question 34., How did the child grow?, (a) drinking goat’s milk like other royal children, (b) drinking buffalo’s milk like other royal children, (c) drinking cow’s milk like other royal children, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (b) drinking buffalo’s milk like other royal children, Question 35., What did the astrologer predict?, (a) the boy will be a king
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(b) the boy will visit the world, (c) the king will be killed by 100th tiger, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (c) the king will be killed by 100th tiger, Question 36., Who was Duraisani?, (a) an old lady, (b) a young lady, (c) a greedy woman, wife of a high rank British officer, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (c) a greedy woman, wife of a high rank British officer, Question 37., Under whose rule were the kings living?, (a) sovereign rule, (b) queen’s rule, (c) king’s rule, (d) Under the thumb rule of the British, Answer, Answer: (d) Under the thumb rule of the British, Question 38., On which issue is the story The Tiger King a satire on?, (a) on people, (b) on animals, (c) on birds, (d) on the false pride, ego and stubbornness of the powerful people, Answer, Answer: (d) on the false pride, ego and stubbornness of the powerful people, Question 39., From where did the author derive his name?, (a) from the preffix of his name, (b) from the suffix of his name, (c) from the suffix of his wife’s name, (d) from the suffix of his and his wife’s name
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Answer, Answer: (d) from the suffix of his and his wife’s name, Question 40., Who is the author of The Tiger King?, (a) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy, (b) Charles Dickens, (c) Kamladas, (d) None, Answer, Answer: (a) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy, Question 41., Why did The King not permit British officer to click a picture with the dead tiger?, (a) to prove his might, (b) he was scared of the British, (c) because it was against the rules of his state, (d) None, Answer, Answer: (c) because it was against the rules of his state, Question 42., How has the writer has proved the futility of king’s desire?, (a) by showing him a victim of a toy tiger, (b) by showing him as a powerful king, (c) by making the king kill 99 tigers, (d) All, Answer, Answer: (a) by showing him a victim of a toy tiger, Question 43., What is the moral of the story?, (a) Power, (b) Power makes us powerful, (c) Power is meaningless before destiny, (d) All, Answer, Answer: (c) Power is meaningless before destiny
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Question 44., What proved the Dewan’s resourcefulness?, (a) his wits, (b) his intelligence, (c) his ability to manage a tiger in Madras, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (c) his ability to manage a tiger in Madras, Question 45., Why did the Maharaja double the tax?, (a) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger, (b) to raise the funds, (c) to increase the income of the state, (d) none, Answer, Answer: (a) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger
