“Three Questions” Short Questions and Answers (S.A.Q) by Leo Tolstoy, Class XII, WBCHSE

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Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy

(1) What was the first question of the Tsar?

Ans. The first question of the Tsar was “What is the right time to begin every action?”.

(2) What was the second question of the Tsar? [HS 2020]

Ans. The second question of the Tsar was “who are the right people to listen to, and whom should one avoid?”

(3) What was the third question?

Ans. The third question of the Tsar was “what is the most important thing to do?”.

(4) Why did the Tsar want to know the answers to his questions?

Ans. The Tsar wanted to know the answers to his questions because he would then never fail in anything he might undertake.

(5) What did the Tsar do yo know the answers?
Or, What did the Tsar proclaim throughout his kingdom?

Ans. The Tsar proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would answer his questions perfectly.

(6) How did the learned men answer to the Tsar’s questions?

Ans. The learned men answered the Tsar’s questions differently.

(7) Why did the Tsar agree to none of them?

Ans. The Tsar agreed to none of them because the The learned men answered the questions differently.

(8) Why did the Tsar give the award to none of the scholars?

Ans. The Tsar gave the reward to none of the scholars because he was not satisfied with their answers.

(9) Who were, according to the learned men, the most important man for the Tsar?

Ans. According to the learned men, the most important man for the Tsar were the councillors, the priests, the doctors and the warriors.

(10) Why did the Tsar decide to consult the hermit?

Ans. The Tsar was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men. So, the Tsar decided to consult with the hermit to know the answers to his questions.

(11) Where did the hermit live? [HS 2017, 2023]

Ans. The hermit lived in a wood.

(12) Whom did the hermit receive? [HS 2016]

Ans. The hermit received none but common folk.

(13) Why did the Tsar put on a simple cloth before meeting the hermit? [HS 2018, 2022]
Or, How did the Tsar meet the hermit?

Ans. The Tsar put on a simple cloth before meeting the hermit because the hermit received only the common men.

(14) What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to visit him? [HS 2015]

Ans. The hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut when the Tsar came to visit him.

(15) Why did the hermit breathe heavily while digging the ground?

Ans. The hermit breathed heavily while digging the ground because he was frail and weak.

(16) What did the hermit do after listening to the Tsar’s questions?

Ans. After listening to the Tsar’s questions, the hermit answered nothing and continued digging.

(17) How did the Tsar help the hermit?

Ans. The Tsar took the spade from the hermit and started digging for him.

(18) “You are tired” – Who said this and to whom?

Ans. The Tsar said this to the hermit in Leo Tolstoy’s “Three Questions.”

(19) How long did the Tsar dig the beds?

Ans. The Tsar dug the beds till the sun-set.

(20) “Here comes someone running” – who came running?

Ans. A bearded man came running with a wound in his stomach.

(21) Which part of the body of the bearded man was injured in the story ‘Three Questions’? [HS 2017]

Ans. The stomach of the bearded man was injured in the story ‘Three Questions’.

(22) What happened to the wounded man as soon as he reached the Tsar?

Ans. As soon as the bearded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainted on the ground moaning feebly.

(23) Describe the wound of the bearded man?

Ans. The bearded man had a large wound on his stomach and it was bleeding heavily.

(24) Who unfastened the man’s clothing?

Ans. The Tsar and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing.

(25) What did the Tsar see when he unfastened the clothes of the wounded man?

Ans. When the Tsar unfastened the clothes of the wounded man, he saw a large wound on his stomach and it was bleeding heavily.

(26) How did the Tsar bandage the wound?

Ans. The Tsar bandaged the wound with his handkerchief and the towel of the hermit.

(27) What did the bearded man ask for when he revived?

Ans. The bearded man asked for something to drink when he revived.

(28) Why was the Tsar so tired?

Ans. The Tsar was so tired because he walked a long way and dug the earth the whole day.

(29) Where did the Tsar fall asleep? [HS 2015]

Ans. The Tsar fell asleep on the threshold of the hermit’s hut.

(30) Why did the bearded man want to take revenge? [HS 2016]
Or, Why did the bearded man resolve to kill the Tsar?

Ans. The bearded man wanted to take revenge on the Tsar because he had executed his brother and seized his property.

(31) What was the plan of the bearded man?
Or, Where did the bearded man resolve to kill the Tsar?

Ans. The bearded man planned/resolved to kill the Tsar on his way back from the hermit.

(32) Who wounded the bearded man? [HS 2023]

Ans. The bodyguard of the Tsar wounded the bearded man.

(33) “You do not know me but I know you.” – Who said this and to whom?

Ans. The bearded man said this to the Tsar.

(34) Why did the bearded man ask for forgiveness of the Tsar?

Ans. The bearded man asked for forgiveness of the Tsar because he wanted to kill the Tsar but the Tsar sabed his life.

(35) What did the Tsar say when the bearded man begged for mercy?

Ans. When the bearded man begged for mercy the Tsar said that he did not know him and he had nothing to forgive.

(36) What did the bearded man promise the Tsar? [HS 2020]

Ans. The bearded man promised the Tsar that he would serve as the most faithful servant and he would employ his sons to do the same.

(37) What did the Tsar promise the bearded man?

Ans. The Tsar promised the bearded man to restore his property.

(38) What was the hermit doing when the Tsar came to take leave of him? [HS 2019, 2022]

Ans. When the Tsar came to take leave of the hermit, he was sowing seeds in the beds sitting on his knees.

(39) “You have already been answered,” – Who said this and to whom?

Ans. The hermit said this to the Tsar.

(40) What, according to the hermit, is the most important time?
Or, What was the answer of the hermit to the first question of the Tsar?

Ans. According to the hermit, the most important time is ‘now’.

(41) What, according to the hermit, is the most important man?
Or, What was the answer of the hermit to the second question of the Tsar?

Ans. According to the hermit, the most important man is he with whom we are dealing with.

(42) What, according to the hermit, is the most important thing to do? [HS 2019, 2022]
Or, What was the answer of the hermit to the third question of the Tsar?

Ans. According to the hermit, the most important work is to do good for one with whom we are dealing in the present.

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