12th Eng.The Last Lesson Flamingo MCQS, Character,

The Last Lesson by Alphonse Doudet 

 (Monsieur Hamel )

     

 M.Hamel was most,devoted, dedicated, hard working and a learned teacher of France. He served the society and taught in the same school for about 40 years. He had specific regard for his own language and told upon the students about the importance of learning their own language.He had great love for his people and country.He had to leave the place for ever and felt heart broken. He felt sad but exercises self-control.M. Hamel was a true French man. Teaching at Alsace for forty years, he had become a part of its people. He was an honest teacher. He was a strict teacher who was always having an iron ruler under his arm in order to punish the children for not doing their work. He thought for the welfare of the children and their better future. He was disciplined and honest towards his duties.  He was very honest, patriotic and hard working person. He believed that French was the clearest and logical language. He knew that was his last day in the school, yet he performed his duties seriously and taught his last lesson in the class with great patience which shows how dutiful he was towards his duties. He held himself and the parents responsible for the poor performance of the people of Alsace. All the students and villagers present in the class had tears and regret in their eyes for not knowing their own language.  M. Hamel stood up and tried to say something but he became emotional and sentimental, unable to utter a single word.He took a piece of chalk and wrote “Vive La France “on the board which means ‘long live France’.

The Last Lesson Class 12 MCQ with Answers

Q 1 The story ‘The Last Lesson’ highlights which human tendency?

A) Male Chauvinism

B) Procrastination

C) Courage

D) Cowardice

Answer: B

Q 2 What does The Last Lesson symbolize?

A) Loss

B) Loss of freedom

C) Loss of language

D) Loss of language and freedom

Answer: D

Q 3 What did Franz find on reaching the school?

A) People were dancing

B) school was closed

C) Police patrolling

D) strange quietness

Answer: D

Q 4 Who occupied the back benches in the class?

A) weak students

B) teachers

C) monitors of the class

D) village elders

Answer: D

Q 5 For how long had only bad news been appearing on the bulletin board?

A) Four years

B) Three years

C) Two years

D) One year

Answer: C

Q 6 Viva la France’ became emotional evidence of M. Hamel’s?

(a) sadness and patriotism.

(b) finality and depression.

(c) nostalgia and emotional outburst.

(d) love for the school and teaching as a profession.

Answer: A

Q 7 Why does the author urge the reader to respect his language?

(a) It is what makes you respect your countrymen.

(b) It is the key to freedom.

(c) You can express yourself.

(d) It is unique and reflects literature and art.

Answer: (b) It is the key to freedom.

Q 8 What was unusual about M. Hamel’s dress?

(a) wore clean clothes

(b) wore a brand new outfit

(c) wore clothes he wore on prize days

(d) wore traditional French clothes

Answer: (c) wore clothes he wore on prize days

Q11- What did Franz find on reaching the school?

A) People were dancing
B) school was closed
C) Police patrolling
D) strange quietness

Ans.D

Q12- Who occupied the back benches in the class?

A) weak students
B) teachers
C) monitors of the class
D) village elders

Ans.D

Q13- Why was Franz surprised?

A) Because of village elders
B) Because of police patrolling
C) because of students’ behavior
D) because of M.Hamel’s kind and polite behaviour

Ans.D

Q14- Why was Franz feeling regretful and sad?

A) for reaching late
B) for not learning participles
C) for change of the Government
D) for not learning his mother tongue

Ans.D

Q15- Whom did M.Hamel blame for not sending students to school?

A) Parents
B) friends
C) teachers
D) watchman

Ans.A

Q16- What did Hauser bring?

A) sweets
B) children
C) friends
D) old Primer

Ans. D

Q17- What made Franz forget M.Hamel’s ruler and crankiness?

A) Police Patrolling
B) Strange Quietness
C) Bustle on the streets
D) The idea of his going away

Ans D

Q18- For how many years did M. Hamel serve the school?

A) 20 years
B) 35 years
C) 30 years
D) 40 years

Ans D

Q19- Where did the parents send their children?

A) school
B) coaching
C) farms and mills
D) movies

Ans.C

20- Why were the parents sending their children to the farms and mills?

A) to play
B) to meet friends
C) to meet relatives
D) to earn money

Ans.D

Q21-Why did the villagers come to meet M. Hamel in the school?

A) to complain
B) to say goodbye
C) to gossip
D) to show gratitude

Ans.D

Q22- Why did Mr. M. Hamel call the French language the most beautiful?

A) Because it was the clearest and logical
B) Because it was his native language
C) Because people were from France
D) None of these

Ans.A

Q23- What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?

A) song
B) dance
C) essay writing
D) Participles

Ans D

Q24- When people are enslaved, what key do they have to the prison, according to M.Hamel?

A) their behaviour
B) power
C) aggressiveness
D) mother tongue

Ans.D

Q25- What did Franz notice that was unusual that day?

A) quietness in the school
B) soldiers in the school
C) crowd in school
D) all of these

Ans A

Q26- What had been put up on the Bulletin Board that day?

A) Teach only French
B) Speak only English
C) Teach only German
D) Teach all these

Ans.C

Q27- What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

A) hustle-bustle
B) people were happy
C) teachers were sad
D) strange quietness and sadness

Ans.D

Q28- What changed Franz’s feelings about M.Hamel and school?

A) Police Patrolling
B) Orders from Berlin
C) Strict words from M. Hamel
D) old Primer

Ans.B

Q29- What made Franz and the people realize about the preciousness of their mother tongue?

A) M. Hamel’s words
B) School orders
C) Sudden orders from Berlin
D) School Principal

Ans.C

Q30- Expression ‘Thunder Clap” in the lesson means _______.

A) loud but not clear
B) loud and clear
C) startling and unexpected
D) unpleasant

Ans.C

Q31- What did Mr. Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school?

A) new pens
B) new notebooks
C) sweets
D) story books

Ans.B

Q32 “The Last Lesson” story was written in which year?

A) 1869 – 1870
B) 1870 – 1871
C) 1872- 1873
D) 1870 – 1872

Ans.B

Q33- Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time means ___

A) getting late
B) very early
C) not early
D) early enough

Ans.D

Q34- What was there in front of the Bulletin Board?

A) children
B) police
C) hawkers
D) a crowd

Ans.D

Q35- What bad news used to come from the Bulletin Board?

A) lost battles
B) the draft
C) orders of commanding officers
D) All of these

Ans.D

Q36- Whlich language woul

d the students study from the next day?

A) English
B) German

C) Dutch
D) Spanish

Ans.B

Q37- What does the expression “in great dread of scolding” mean?

A) to be happy about it
B) very badly scared of scolding
C) To be indifferent
D) None of these

Ans.B

Q38- Why was Franz was shocked to see M. Hamel?

A) Because of his formal dress
B) because he gave sweets
C) because he had a flower in his hand
D) all of these

Ans.A

Q 39- What attitude of M.Hamel surprised Franz?

A) soft and kind
B) rude
C) firm and strict
D) none of these

Ans.A

Q40- Who was M.Hamel?

A) a spy
B) language teacher
C) soldier
D) School Principal

Ans.B

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