“The Proposal” Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (M.C.Q) by Anton Chekhov, Class XII, WBCHSE

The Proposal Questions and Answers • The Proposal MCQ

The Proposal Multiple Choice Questions and Answers • The Proposal Question and Answer

The Proposal by Anton Chekov

1. The name of Natalya’s dog is –[H.S. – 2016]

a) Squeezer
b) Mirnov
c) Guess
d) Ivan

Ans. A

2. When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his –[H.S. – 2016]

a) evening dress
b) palpitation
c) shyness
d) impudence

Ans. A

3. Lomov comes to Chubukuv’s house –[H.S. – 2016]

a) to propose to his daughter
b) like a good neighbour
c) for a formal meeting
d) to borrow money from Chubukov.

Ans. A

4. Chubukov is a –[H.S. – 2016]

a) Landowner
b) lawyer
c) merchant
d) physician

Ans. A

5. Chubukov addresses Lomov as –[H.S. – 2017]

a) a devil
b) a peasant
c) an angel
d) a darling

Ans. C

6. Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a –[H.S. – 2017]

a) patridge
b) fox
c) dog
d) wolf

Ans. A

7. According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their –[H.S. – 2017]

a) hunting dog
b) lands
c) peasants
d) threshing machine

Ans. D

8. Natalya was shelling ……….. for drying –[H.S. – 2017]

a) beans
b) peas
c) barley
d) meadows

Ans. B

9. Lomov gave …………… to Minorov for his dog. – [H.S. – 2018]

a) 120 roubles
b) 125 roubles
c) 25 roubles
d) 85 roubles

Ans. B

10. Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house – [H.S. – 2018]

a) to borrow money
b) to settle a dispute
c) to give a marriage proposal
d) to complain

Ans. C

11. Lomov’s aunt’s name is – [H.S. – 2018]

a) Natalya Stepnova
b) Natasha Vassilvitch
c) Nastasya Mihailovna
d) Natalya Mihailovna

Ans. C

12. Chubukov comments that Lomovs’ have had in their family – [H.S. – 2018]

a) Autocracy
b) lunacy
c) hypocrisy
d) democracy

Ans. B

13. Natalya suggested that Lomov should not go after foxes but –[H.S. – 2019]

a) catch black beetles
b) go after horses
c) shoot partridges
d) go to the doctor

Ans. A

14. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was –[H.S. – 2019]

a) ugly
b) old
c) overshot
d) lame

Ans. C

15. Chubukov said that Lomov’s younger aunt had ran away with –[H.S. – 2019]

a) a hunter
b) a drunkard
c) a count
d) an architect

Ans. D

16. The worst of Lomov’s physical problems is –[H.S. – 2019]

a) the way he sleeps
b) his palpitations
c) his headache
d) his limp

Ans. A

17. The first arguement between Lomov and Natalya was over –[H.S. – 2020]

a) land
b) labour
c) hunting dogs
d) inheritance

Ans. A

18. When Natalya comes to know that Lomov had come to propose her, she asks her father to–[H.S. – 2020]

a) never allow him again.
b) take him to court
c) get him by the neck
d) bring him back

Ans. D

19. When Lomov arrived, Natalya was –[H.S. – 2020]

a) instructing her mowers
b) shelling peas for drying
c) stacking hay
d) readind a book

Ans. B

20. Lomov hoped to go for shooting –[H.S. – 2020]

a) before the harvest
b) in the November
c) in June
d) after the harvest

Ans. D

21. Anton Chekhov was a famous –

a) American playwright
b) Russian playwright
c) Indian playwright
d) English playwright.

Ans. B

22. 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.

Ans. B

23. The play “The Proposal” is –

a) one act play
b) three act play
c) four act play
d) five act play.

Ans. A

24. Lomov inherited Oxen Meadows from –

a) uncle and aunt
b) parents
c) sisters
d) brothers.

Ans. A

25. The worst of lomov physical problem is –

a) the way he sleeps
b) his palpitations
c) his headache
d) his limp.

Ans. A

26. Why doesn’t Lomov directly ask Natalya to marry her? –

a) because he has palpitations
b) because he is not sure about her reaction.
c) because he is trying to be calm.
d) because he knows Chubukov has already told Natalya.

Ans. B

27. Why are the arguments funny?

a) because Lomov and Natalya quickly lose sight of the marriage proposal
b) because the story of Oxen Meadows is absurd
c) because the hunting dogs are ridiculous
d) because they seem funny while they argue.

Ans. D

28. Chubukov is Natalya’s –

a) friend
b) father
c) brother
d) uncle.

Ans. B

29. Lomov calls Chubukov a ‘Jesuit’ because of his –

a) stubbornness
b) happiness
c) timidity
d) laziness.

Ans. A

30. Chubukov warns Lomov to take the matter of oxen Meadows to –

a) the court
b) the Prime Minister
c) the police
d) the teacher.

Ans. A

31. Chubukov in “The Proposal” uses a plot which is –

a) simple
b) loose
c) sloppy
d) complicated.

Ans. A

32. The play revolves around –

a) one character
b) two characters
c) three characters
d) four characters.

Ans. C

33. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was –

a) ugly
b) old
c) overshot
d) lame.

Ans. C

34. “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.

Ans. B

35. “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.

Ans. C

36. “Go, there’s a merchant come for his goods.” -The ‘goods’ refer to –

a) corns
b) luggages
c) Natalya
d) clothes.

Ans. C

37. Who utters the name of Volchanetsky –

a) Natalya
b) Chubukov
c) Lomov
d) Natasya.

Ans. A

38. According to Chubukov Lomov’s dog has –

a) one defect
b) two defects
c) three defects
d) four defects.

Ans. B

39. According to Chubukov, Lomov’s younger aunt eloped with –

a) a singer
b) an architect
c) a doctor
d) a carpenter.

Ans. B

40. Squeezer is the son of –

a) Harness and Chisel
b) Rock and Roll
c) Rimi and Jhim
d) Lalu and Vulu.

Ans. A

41. Whose lower jaw is shorter according to Lomov? –

a) Chubukov’s
b) Squeezer’s
c) Lomov’s
d) Guess’s.

Ans. B

42. Lomov hoped to go for shooting –

a) before the harvest
b) in November
c) in June
d) after the hervest.

Ans. D

43. Natalya was –

a) Thirty years old.
b) Thirty three years old.
c) Twenty years old.
d) Twenty five years old.

Ans. D

44. The name of Lomov’s dog was –

a) Guess.
b) Hedgeson.
c) Squeezer.
d) Challenger.

Ans. A

45. Natalya and Lomov first argued over –

a) Birchwood.
b) Burnt Marsh.
c) Dog.
d) Oxen Meadows.

Ans. D

46. Chubukov threatened Lomov to shoot him like a –

a) Hare.
b) Dog.
c) Partridge.
d) Jackle.

Ans. C

47. Lomov’s dog Guess was –

a) lame.
b) blind.
c) old.
d) mad.

Ans. C

48. Lomov warns Natalya to take the matter of Oxen Meadows –

a) to the Minister
b) to the villagers
c) to the Count
d) to the Court.

Ans. D

49. According to Lomov, Chubukov’s mother was –

a) ill-tempered
b) kind hearted
c) humpbacked
d) insolent.

Ans. C

50. Squeeze’s parents were –

a) Rock and Mick
b) Harness and Chisels
c) Rocky and Roll
d) Lalu and Tulu.

Ans. B

51. Lomov is dressed in formal clothes –

a) because it is New Year’s Eve.
b) because he loves Natalia and is going to propose to her.
c) because he has come to propose to Natalia.
d) because he has come to finalize a business deal with Chubukov.

Ans. C

52. 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.

Ans. C

53. 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.

Ans. A

54. 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.

Ans. D

55. Partridge here is a –

a) singing bird
b) game bird
c) preying bird
d) dancing bird.

Ans. B

56. Lomov’s aunt’s name is

a) Natalya Stepnova
b) Natasha Vassilvitch
c) Nastasya Mihailovna
d) Natalya Mihailovna

Ans. C

57. “I jump like a lunatic.” – What is the meaning of ‘lunatic’?

a) lewd
b) insane
c) lovely
d) insensible.

Ans. D

58. Lomov is Chubukov’s –

a) son
b) neighbour
c) daughter
d) nephew.

Ans. B

59. The word ‘guzzling’ means –

a) drunkard
b) robber
c) lawyer
d) hunter.

Ans. A

60. Chubukov had the habit of using the phrase –

a) that is
b) et cetera
c) so
d) so on.

Ans. D

61. “The Proposal” is a –

a) comedy
b) tragedy
c) farce
d) tragi-comedy.

Ans. A

62. After listening to Lomov’s proposal, Chubukov is off his balance with –

a) anger
b) excitement
c) joy
d) disgust.

Ans. C

63. The word ‘pedigree’ means-

a) forefathers
b) ancestry
c) relation
d) succession.

Ans. B

64. The meaning of the word ‘excruciating’ is –

a) severe
b) tolerable
c) enjoyable
d) soft

Ans. A

65. Lomov bought his dog, Guess, from – [H.S. 2023]

a) Chiranova
b) Mironov
c) Chubukov
d) Natalya

Ans. B

66. Natalya claimed that Guess was like a – [H.S. 2023]

a) stallion
b) buffalo
c) mule
d) cab horse

Ans. D

67. Chubukov tells Natalya that someone has come in their drawing room who is – [H.S. 2023]

a) a farmer
b) a landowner
c) a merchant
d) a hawker

Ans. C

68. “What a weight off my soldiers.” – the weight refers to – [H.S. 2023]

a) Lomov
b) Guess
c) Squeezer
d) Natalya

Ans. D

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