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Top 50 MCQs from "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov " Class 12, 3rd Semester

"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov - Top 50 MCQ Test Series

প্রিয় ছাত্র-ছাত্রী, আজকে আমি তোমাদের জন্য নিয়ে এসেছি ক্লাস XII, 3rd Semester এর Anton Chekhov এর লেখা একটি গুরুত্বর্ণ ছোটো গল্প "The Bet" থেকে নির্ভরযোগ্য এবং 100% কমনযোগ্য Top 50 টি প্রশ্ন এর MCQ টেস্ট সিরিজ। এখানে রয়েছে পরীক্ষায় আসার মতো সব ধরনের 50 টি প্রশ্ন যা তোমাদের প্রস্তুতিকে আরো শক্তিশালী করে তুলবে। কার স্কোর কত এলো কমেন্টে লিখতে ভুলবে না। চলো শুরু করা যাক!


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Q1. What was the exact stakes of the final bet settled between the banker and the young lawyer?
AOne million rubles for ten years of isolation
BTwo million rubles for fifteen years of confinement
CFive hundred thousand rubles for five years of prison
DThree million rubles for a lifetime of solitary confinement
Q2. In what season and setting does the story open as the banker remembers the party fifteen years ago?
AA hot summer morning in a country house
BA rainy autumn evening in his study
CA freezing winter midnight at a restaurant
DA mild spring afternoon in a public garden
Q3. What was the young lawyer’s age when he voluntarily entered the garden wing lodge?
ATwenty-five years old
BTwenty years old
CThirty-five years old
DTwenty-two years old
Q4. During the very first year of imprisonment, what primary activities did the lawyer occupy himself with?
AWriting a comprehensive book on world languages
BPlaying the piano and reading light books mainly of a light character
CStudying the New Testament and philosophies of Kant
DPlaying piano and reading books with a light love plot, fantasy, and comedy
Q5. What kind of beverages and substances was the lawyer strictly prohibited from receiving under the contract, although he eventually asked for one of them in the second year?
ASpiced coffee and cigars
BFresh milk and herbal teas
CWine and tobacco
DStrong spirits and opium
Q6. In which year did the sound of the piano completely cease in the lodge, replaced by the lawyer's intense study of classics?
AThe fifth year
BThe second year
CThe tenth year
DThe sixth year
Q7. How many different modern languages did the lawyer master and write in during his sixth year of isolation?
AThree languages
BSix languages
CTwo languages
DFive languages
Q8. To confirm his language skills, what action did the lawyer request the banker to perform in the garden?
ATo hoist a white flag at the top of the mansion
BTo lock the gates forever
CTo publish his translated text in the local newspaper
DTo fire a shot in the garden if no mistakes were found in his letters
Q9. For nearly a whole year during his confinement, the lawyer read only one single book. What was it?
AThe works of Shakespeare
BThe philosophy of Byron
CThe New Testament
DA chemistry textbook
Q10. At what precise date and time was the confinement scheduled to end under the terms of the agreement?
ANovember 14, 1889, at 12 o'clock midnight
BNovember 14, 1889, at 12 o'clock noon
CNovember 1, 1889, at 6 o'clock in the morning
DDecember 31, 1889, at 12 o'clock noon
Q11.
Assertion (A): The banker, after fifteen years, looked at his financial status with despair and panic.
Reason (R): His reckless stock speculation and wild gambling had reduced his immense wealth to nothing but debts.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
CA is true, but R is false.
DA is false, but R is true.
Q12.
Assertion (A): The young lawyer actively requested the banker to supply him with heavy, sweet wine in his first year.
Reason (R): The lawyer found wine highly therapeutic and believed it kept his throat healthy for singing.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
CA is false, but R is true.
DBoth A and R are false.
Q13.
Assertion (A): The banker resolved to murder the young lawyer in his sleep on the night before the deadline.
Reason (R): Paying two million rubles to the lawyer would mean his complete bankruptcy and ruin.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
CA is true, but R is false.
DA is false, but R is true.
Q14.
Assertion (A): The lawyer wept bitter tears when he finally saw the banker entering his cell on the final night.
Reason (R): He realized his solitary confinement had been a total waste of his youth.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
CBoth A and R are false.
DA is false, but R is true.
Q15.
Assertion (A): The banker locked the lawyer's letter of rejection inside his fireproof safe.
Reason (R): He wanted to hide it to avoid any public scandal and gossip regarding the bet.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
CA is true, but R is false.
DA is false, but R is true.
Q16. Match the columns appropriately:
Column X (Year of Confinement)Column Y (Primary Activity)
1. First Year(a) Playing piano, refusing wine/tobacco, reading light novels
2. Fifth Year(b) Playing piano, drinking wine, and writing nothing
3. Tenth Year(c) Sitting motionless, reading the New Testament only
A1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(c)
B1-(b), 2-(a), 3-(c)
C1-(c), 2-(a), 3-(b)
D1-(a), 2-(c), 3-(b)
Q17. Match the characters with their initial views on capital punishment vs. life imprisonment:
Column X (Character)Column Y (Philosophical View)
1. Most guests at the party(a) To live anyhow is better than not to live at all
2. The Banker(b) Found capital punishment more moral and humane
3. The Lawyer(c) Deemed both capital punishment and life imprisonment equally immoral
A1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(c)
B1-(c), 2-(b), 3-(a)
C1-(b), 2-(a), 3-(c)
D1-(b), 2-(c), 3-(a)
Q18. Match the physical attributes of the lawyer at the start vs. end:
Column X (Stage)Column Y (Physical Attribute)
1. Age 25 (Start)(a) Skeleton-like frame, long shaggy hair, sunken eyes, hollow cheeks
2. Age 40 (End)(b) Vigorous, proud, handsome, and full of life
3. Banker's View(c) Old-looking, withered skin, and early gray hair
A1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(c)
B1-(b), 2-(c), 3-(a)
C1-(b), 2-(a), 3-(c)
D1-(c), 2-(a), 3-(b)
Q19. Match the elements of the final night scene:
Column X (Item/Person)Column Y (Description)
1. The watchman(a) Sleeping in his kitchen/lodge from the cold rain
2. The lawyer's desk(b) Had a single candle burning dimly on it
3. The banker's footsteps(c) Dead silence, rustling leaves, and cold autumn wind
A1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(c)
B1-(b), 2-(a), 3-(c)
C1-(c), 2-(b), 3-(a)
D1-(a), 2-(c), 3-(b)
Q20. Match the books/disciplines studied with their respective phases in the lodge:
Column X (Phases of Confinement)Column Y (Primary Material Studied)
1. Years 5 to 9(a) Chemistry, medicine, and a little philosophy
2. Years 11 to 13(b) History, philosophy, and over six hundred volumes of classics
3. Years 14 and 15(c) Theology, Shakespeare, Byron, and various sciences
A1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(c)
B1-(b), 2-(a), 3-(c)
C1-(c), 2-(b), 3-(a)
D1-(b), 2-(c), 3-(a)
Q21. "To live anyhow is better than not to live at all." (Change to Comparative degree of adjective without changing meaning)
ANot living at all is better than living anyhow.
BTo live anyhow is not as good as not to live.
CNot living at all is worse than living anyhow.
DLiving anyhow is as bad as not living.
Q22. "The banker remembers the party." (Change to Passive Voice)
AThe party was remembered by the banker.
BThe party is remembered by the banker.
CThe party has been remembered by the banker.
DThe party remembers the banker.
Q23. "The lawyer said, 'I will leave five hours before the time fixed.'" (Change into Indirect Speech)
AThe lawyer said that he will leave five hours before the time fixed.
BThe lawyer declared that he would have left five hours before the time fixed.
CThe lawyer said that he would leave five hours before the time fixed.
DThe lawyer promised that he should leave five hours before the time was fixed.
Q24. "He is a skeleton with skin drawn tight over his bones." (Convert to a Complex sentence)
AHe is a skeleton who has skin drawn tight over his bones.
BBeing a skeleton, his skin is drawn tight over his bones.
CHe is a skeleton and his skin is drawn tight over his bones.
DWith skin drawn tight over his bones, he resembles a skeleton.
Q25. "No sooner did the banker read the letter than he wept." (Convert to an Affirmative sentence using "As soon as")
AAs soon as the banker reads the letter, he wept.
BAs soon as the banker read the letter, he wept.
CAs soon as he wept, the banker read the letter.
DThe banker read the letter and wept immediately.
Q26. "The garden wing was locked." (Turn into an Active voice sentence with an appropriate assumed agent)
AThe wing locked the garden.
BThe banker locked the garden wing.
CSomeone has locked the garden wing.
DThey lock the garden wing.
Q27. "He is asleep." (Transform into a Negative sentence without altering meaning)
AHe is not awake.
BHe is not sleeping.
CHe does not fall asleep.
DIt is not true that he is asleep.
Q28. "I hate your books." (Convert into an Interrogative sentence)
ADo I hate your books?
BWhy do I love your books?
CDo I not love your books?
DDo I not hate your books?
Q29. Under the agreement, the lawyer was bound to remain ______ the garden wing ______ fifteen years.
Aat / during
Binside / within
Cin / for
Dwithin / on
Q30. He was allowed to write ______ letters and receive ______ books.
Ano preposition needed / no preposition needed
Bfor / of
Cwith / in
Dto / about
Q31. ______ night was cold and damp, and the banker went ______ to his garden wing.
AA / down
BThe / out
CThe / in
DAn / into
Q32. He took the key ______ the safe and went ______ the lodge.
Aof / to
Bto / into
Cfrom / towards
Doff / along
Q33. The prisoner sat ______ the table, motionless, and bowed ______ his books.
Aon / at
Bbeside / to
Cat / over
Dunder / above
Q34. The lawyer escaped ______ his window and ran away ______ the garden.
Afrom / out
Bthrough / from
Cout of / in
Doff / through
Q35. To avoid ______ unnecessary talk and complications, the banker locked ______ letter in his safe.
Aan / a
Bthe / the
Cno article needed / the
Dno article needed / a
Q36. Which of the following statements about the banker’s party is entirely TRUE?
AIt took place fifteen years ago on an autumn evening with many clever men present.
BIt was held in a public garden restaurant to celebrate a wedding.
CThe majority of the guests favored life imprisonment over the death penalty.
DThe banker argued that life imprisonment was more humane than death.
Q37. Which of the following statements is completely FALSE regarding the lawyer's confinement terms?
AHe was strictly forbidden from crossing the threshold of his lodge.
BHe was allowed to meet his friends and family through a window under close supervision.
CHe could write notes to request any books, musical instruments, and wine.
DThe watchmen kept constant physical surveillance over the lodge exterior.
Q38. Evaluate these two specific statements regarding the lawyer's reading habits:
Statement I: He read only easy, entertaining novels during the final two years.
Statement II: His reading of theology and science was incredibly chaotic and scattered in his final years.
AStatement I is True, but Statement II is False.
BStatement I and Statement II are both True.
CStatement I and Statement II are both False.
DStatement I is False, but Statement II is True.
Q39. Evaluate the validity of the statements regarding the banker's feelings of guilt:
Statement I: The banker wept and kissed the sleeping lawyer's head with a deep feeling of self-contempt.
Statement II: He went home and slept peacefully, happy that his money was saved without committing a crime.
ABoth statements are True.
BStatement I is True, Statement II is False.
CBoth statements are False.
DStatement I is False, Statement II is True.
Q40. What did the watchman report to the banker on the final morning?
AThe lawyer demanded his two million rubles early.
BThe lawyer had passed away peacefully in his sleep.
CHe had seen the prisoner climb out of the window and escape through the garden gate.
DThe lodge was burning down due to a candle fire.
Q41. Arrange the major events in the correct chronological order as they occur across the story's overall plot line:
1) The banker holds a party and makes a bet of two million rubles with a young lawyer.
2) The lawyer masters six languages and writes notes in his cell.
3) The banker decides to murder the lawyer because of his near-bankruptcy.
4) The lawyer escapes his cell five hours before the deadline, forfeiting the money.
A1 → 2 → 3 → 4
B1 → 3 → 2 → 4
C2 → 1 → 4 → 3
D1 → 2 → 4 → 3
Q42. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the banker's actions on the final night:
1. He walks to the garden wing in dead silence.
2. He enters the prisoner's lodge and finds him sleeping like a skeleton.
3. He reads the lawyer's letter containing his rejection of earthly values.
4. He locks the letter inside his fireproof safe after weeping.
A1 → 3 → 2 → 4
B1 → 2 → 3 → 4
C2 → 1 → 3 → 4
D3 → 4 → 1 → 2
Q43. Select the correct sequential order of the lawyer's intellectual journey in the story:
ALight reading and piano → Language mastery and classics → Theology & Bible → Pure asceticism and rejection of all knowledge
BLanguage mastery → Rejection of knowledge → Theology → Light reading
CAsceticism → Theology → Light reading → Language study
DLight reading → Theology → Rejection of books → Piano playing
Q44. Trace the correct chronological sequence of the banker's financial states:
1. He is a proud, extremely wealthy millionaire who loves to throw lavish parties.
2. He is ruined by reckless stock speculation and gambling on change.
3. He panics because paying two million rubles will ruin him completely.
4. He saves his fortune but is left with a heavy sense of self-contempt.
A1 → 3 → 2 → 4
B1 → 2 → 3 → 4
C2 → 1 → 3 → 4
D3 → 2 → 1 → 4
Q45. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the physical states of the garden wing:
ALively lodge with piano sounds → Dark and silent cell with books flying in and out → Deathly quiet lodge with a single candle and a skeleton-like man → Empty lodge with an open window
BEmpty lodge → Lively lodge → Dark cell → Silent cell
CDark cell → Empty lodge → Silent cell → Lively lodge
DSilent cell → Lively lodge → Empty lodge → Dark cell
Read the extract below to answer questions 46 and 47:
"To-morrow at twelve o'clock he will receive his freedom and the right to the two millions. If I pay him, all is lost; I shall be utterly ruined..."
Q46. What does the phrase "all is lost" contextually reveal about the banker's personal priorities?
AHe values his material wealth and social reputation far above human life.
BHe has lost his keys to the safe where the money was stored.
CHe is deeply concerned about the lawyer's physical health after release.
DHe is angry that the party guests did not return to witness the end of the bet.
Q47. What action did the banker immediately plan as a direct result of these reflections?
ATo call the police to arrest the lawyer.
BTo stealthily murder the lawyer and blame the watchman.
CTo run away from the country to escape his debts.
DTo beg the lawyer for mercy and split the money.
Read the extract below to answer questions 48, 49, and 50:
"You have lost your reason and taken the wrong path. You have taken lies for truth, and hideousness for beauty... To prove to you in action how I despise all that you live by, I renounce the two millions which I once dreamed of as paradise..."
Q48. Why is the lawyer renouncing the two millions which he once dreamed of as "paradise"?
AHis isolation has led him to a state of spiritual awakening where he deeply despises all earthly riches and values.
BHe realized the banker had become bankrupt and could not pay him anyway.
CHe wants to make the banker feel guilty for locking him up for fifteen years.
DHe wants to win the praise and respect of the general public.
Q49. What does the phrase "avoid unnecessary talk and complications" contextually indicate about the banker's social priorities?
AHe wishes to protect his public reputation and avoid financial scrutiny or gossip regarding his near-murderous intent.
BHe wants to write a book about the experiment without any interference.
CHe wants to help the lawyer escape the country safely without police intervention.
DHe is completely uninterested in what his servants think.
Q50. Why is it textually significant that the letter is placed specifically inside a "fireproof safe"?
AIt symbolizes how the banker locks away a profound spiritual truth inside the very vault that represents his material obsession.
BIt shows that the lodge was under an immediate threat of an arson attack.
CIt proves that the lawyer's handwriting was extremely valuable as an art piece.
DIt was required by the insurance company providing coverage to the bank.

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