The Bet objectives

1. Who is the author of this title ‘ ‘The Bet” ? (A) Dr. Rana S. P. Singh
(B) Premchand
(C) Anton Chekov
(D) John Galsworthy

2. Why was the banker afraid of honouring the Bet ? (A) Lawyer was confined for long period
(B) The bankers economic condition had become weak
(C) The banker was very rich
(D) None of these

3. Who were the persons involved in the Bet ? (A) The banker
(B) The lawyer & a young man
(C) A rich & young person
(D) All of the above

4. Is capital punishment justified ? (A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Sometimes justified
(D) Not justified except in some cases

5. Why did the banker weep to read the notes of the lawyer ? (A) To read the notes
(B) Because he was filled with guilt
(C) Felt contempt for herself
(D) None of these

6. The bet was struck between the banker and the (A) Lawyer
(B) Scholar
(C) Journalist
(D) Doctor

7. The banker was sure that the lawyer would not agree to stay imprisoned in a cell for years. (A) Five
(B)Ten
(C) Fifteen
(D) Twenty

8. The lawyer read only books with themes in his first year of confinement. (A) Serious
(B) Violent
(C) Light
(D) Sad

9. The banker decided to murder the (A) Guard
(B) Servant
(C) Gardener
(D) Lawyer

10. Who were the persons involved in the Bet? (A) The banker
(B) The lawyer & a young man
(C) A rich 7 young person
(D) All of the above

11. Is capital punishment justified? (A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Sometimes justified
(D) Not justified except in some cases

12. The lawyer read only books with ………….. themes in his first year of confinement. (A) Serious
(B) Sad
(C) Light
(D) Violent

13. To prove that the lawyer hated everything that the world ………….he was going to give up his right to the two million. (A) Criticized
(B) Valued
(C) Lost
(D) Found

14. The period of confinement of the lawyer was from twelve O’clock of November 14,1870 to twelve O’clock of November……………….. (A) 14,1884
(B) 13,1885
(C) 14,1885
(D) 15,1885

15. Why did the banker lock the lawyer’s note in his safe? (A) to keep secrecy
(B) to avoid unnecessary rumour
(C) to read it later
(D) none of these

16. What was staked in the bet? (A) one million
(B) two millions
(C) three millions
(D) none of these

17. W’ho had agreed to stake his freedom? (A) the banker
(B) the guest
(C) a lawyer
(D) none of these

18. What was the age of the lawyer? (A) twenty years
(B) twenty-two years
(C) twenty-three years
(D) twenty-five years

19. The discussion about capital punishment and life imprisonment went on in a (A) Club
(B) court
(C) home
(D) Party

20. Most of the guests were against (A) Capital punishment
(B) life imprisonment
(C) Both
(D) None of these

21. Who did not agree with the opinion of his guests? (A) The banker
(B) The lawyer
(C) Both
(D) None of these

22. ‘Death sentence’ is same in meaning as (A) contempt
(B) Shaggy
(C) Capital punishment
(D) threshold

23. Having no money (A) sunker
(B) lost
(C) bankruptcy
(D) Smother

24. Who was the host of the party in ‘The Bet’? (A) lawyer
(B) banker
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of these

25. The banker staked his two millions for………………. (A) three years
(B) four years
(C) five years
(D) six years

26. Anton checkov, the author was (A) English
(B) German
(C) Russian
(D) None of these

27. Anton checkov was born on (A) January 17,1860
(B) January 17,1680
(C) January 18,1860
(D) January 17,1862

28. How many plays did Anton Chekhov write? (A) Five
(B) Fifteen
(C) Seven
(D) Seventeen

29. Anton Checkov wrote almost ……………….Stories. (A) Sixteen
(B) Six
(C) Six hundred
(D) Six thousand