The Last Lesson MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Alphonse Daudet was from which country?

1. Ireland
2. France
3. England
4. Spain

2. The Last Lesson story was written in which year?

1. 1869-1870
2. 1870-1871
3. 1872-1873
4. 1870-1872

3. Who is the author of The Last Lesson?

1. Jane Austen
2. Williams Shakespere
3. Alphonse Daudet
4. Annie Besant

4. What does The Last Lesson signify?

1. Change of power
2. change of Government
3. change in life
4. Change of teachers

5. Why were the parents sending their children to the farms and mills?

1. to play
2. to meet friends
3. to meet relatives
4. to earn money

6. Franz was surprised because

1. Because of village elders
2. Because of police patrolling
3. because of students behavior
4. because of M.Hamels kind and polite behaviour

7. Dont go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time means

1. getting late
2. early enough
3. not early
4. very early

8. Expression Thunder Clap in the lesson means

1. loud but not clear
2. loud and clear
3. startling and unexpected
4. unpleasant

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

1. 20 years
2. 35 years
3. 30 years
4. 40 years

10. For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from?

1. the Bulletin Board
2. Town Hall
3. school
4. M. Hamels House

11. Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what?

1. work on mills
2. go fishing
3. water the plants
4. collect birds eggs

12. Franz thinks will they make them sing in German even the pigeons? What could this mean?

1. German would use brutal force over everyone
2. harsh orders will be passed
3. when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected
4. the Germans will rob France of its language

13. From where did the orders come to teach only German in the districts of Alsace and Lorraine?

1. France
2. Lorraine
3. Berlin
4. Germany

14. M. Hamel emerges as a when he teaches his last lesson

1. meek person
2. true patriot
3. repentant man
4. defeated the man

15. M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that:

1. he is concerned
2. he is adamant
3. he is unfeeling
4. he is a hard taskmaster

16. The story The Last Lesson highlights which human tendency?

1. Male Chauvinism
2. Procrastination
3. Courage
4. Cowardice

17. Viva la France became emotional evidence of M. Hamels?

1. sadness and patriotism
2. finality and depression
3. nostalgia and emotional outburst
4. love for the school and teaching as a profession

18. What attitude of M.Hamel surprised Franz?

1. soft and kind
2. rude
3. firm and strict
4. none of these

19. What bad news used to come from the Bulletin Board?

1. lost battles
2. the draft
3. orders of commanding officers
4. All of these

20. What changed Franzs feelings about M.Hamel and school?

1. Police Patrolling
2. Orders from Berlin
3. Strict words from M. Hamel
4. old Primer

21. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

1. hustle-bustle
2. people were happy
3. teachers were sad
4. strange quietness and sadness

22. What did Franz find on reaching the school?

1. People were dancing
2. school was closed
3. Police patrolling
4. strange quietness

23. What did Franz notice that was unusual that day?

1. strange quietness in the school
2. soldiers in the school
3. crowd in school
4. all of these

24. What did Hauser bring?

1. sweets
2. children
3. friends
4. old Primer

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

1. new pens
2. new notebooks
3. sweets
4. story books

26. What do the marching soldiers under the windows represent?

1. The Dawn of Prussia in the defeat of French people
2. The defeat of Prussia
3. The victory of French
4. None of these

27. What does M. Hamels motionless posture reflect?

1. the school is dismissed
2. sense of finality
3. changing order of life
4. None of these

28. What does the expression in great dread of scolding mean?

1. to be happy about it
2. very badly scared of scolding
3. To be indifferent
4. None of these

29. What does The Last Lesson symbolize?

1. Loss
2. Loss of freedom
3. Loss of language
4. Loss of language and freedom

30. What does the last lesson taught by Hamel symbolize?

1. no more teaching of French
2. domination of Prussia
3. learning of German
4. loss of language and loss of freedom

31. What does the marching of soldiers under the windows represent?

1. the departure of Hamel
2. dawn of Prussia in France
3. freedom for Franz
4. sorrow of the villagers

32. What does this story speak about?

1. Power
2. Money
3. Transition
4. people

33. What had been put up on the Bulletin Board that day?

1. Teach only French
2. Speak only English
3. Teach only German
4. Teach all these

34. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out?

1. not to put off things that one can do that day
2. old order changed to new
3. one should accept everything that happens
4. teachers should be respected

35. What made Franz and the people realize about the preciousness of their mother tongue?

1. M. Hamels words
2. School orders
3. Sudden orders from Berlin
4. School Principal

36. What made Franz forget M.Hamels ruler and crankiness?

1. Police Patrolling
2. Strange Quietness
3. Bustle on the streets
4. The idea of his going away

37. What order had come from Berlin?

1. to close the school
2. teach German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine
3. to open a new school in Alsace and Lorraine
4. that Hamel would have to leave

38. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late?

1. M.Hamels teaching on the blackboard
2. commotion in the class
3. Hauser helping him sneak in
4. to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles

39. What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?

1. song
2. dance
3. essay writing
4. Participles

40. What was M. Hamel going toQuestion Franz about?

1. participles
2. adjectives
3. old primer
4. proverbs

41. What was there in front of the Bulletin Board?

1. children
2. police
3. hawkers
4. a crowd

42. What was unusual about M. Hamels dress?

1. wore clean clothes
2. wore a brand new outfit
3. wore clothes he wore on prize days
4. wore traditional French clothes

43. What were the things being taken for granted by the people of Alsace?

1. Teachers of the school
2. Time and school
3. People around
4. Money and power

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

1. their behaviour
2. power
3. aggressiveness
4. mother tongue

45. Where did the parents send their children?

1. school
2. coaching
3. farms and mills
4. movies

46. Which district came under the Prussian rule?

1. Alsace and Berlin
2. Berlin and Lorraine
3. Alsace and Lorraine
4. the southern districts of France

47. Which language would the students study from the next day?

1. English
2. German
3. Dutch
4. Spanish

48. Who asked Franz not to hurry to school?

1. Old Hauser
2. former Mayor
3. former Postmaster
4. blacksmith Watcher

49. Who occupied the back benches in the class?

1. weak students
2. teachers
3. monitors of the class
4. village elders

50. Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson?

1. Franz
2. Prussians
3. the village people
4. The new teacher