The Last Lesson MCQs | Class 12 English Chapter 1 Quiz with Answers

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Welcome to our Class 12 English quiz on "The Last Lesson", Chapter 1, written by Alphonse Daudet. This chapter takes us through the emotional tale of a teacher’s last lesson before the district’s language change. Test your knowledge and prepare for your upcoming exams by answering the MCQs in this quiz.

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MCQ Quiz: The Last Lesson - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Last Lesson

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“I was amazed to see how well I understood it.” Select the option that does NOT explain why Franz found the grammar lesson “easy”.

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Choose the option that most appropriately fills in the blanks, for the following description of the given extract.

The villagers and their children sat in class, forging with their old master a (i) _____ togetherness. At that moment, the classroom stood (ii) _____. It was France itself, and the last French lesson a desperate hope to (iii) ______ to the remnants of what they had known and taken for granted. Their own (iv) _______.

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Franz saw a huge crowd assembled in front of the bulletin board but did not stop. How would you evaluate his reaction?

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Look at the table below. Column A provides instances from the story ‘The Last Lesson’. Column B provides titles of some famous English language poems. Choose the option that correctly matches items of Column A with Column B.

Column AColumn B
1. M. Hamel distributed new copies that looked like little French flags and ended the class with an emphatic "Vive La France!".i. 'Remorse is memory awake' (Emily Dickinson)
2. Hauser sat at the end of the class, thumping his primer, desperately trying to learn with the children, even as he cried.ii. 'A House Called Tomorrow' (Alberto Rios)
3. M. Hamel shared how Alsace always put off learning, and how its people always thought they had plenty of time.iii. 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' (John Donne)
4. Classes ended when the church clock struck twelve. And then the Angelus. Simultaneously, Prussian trumpets sounded under the school windows.iv. 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night' (Dylan Thomas)

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There was usually great bustle and noise when school began, but it was all very quiet. Which of the following describes Franz’s emotions most accurately?

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Franz was able to understand the grammar lesson easily because he was

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Poor man! It was in honor of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, and now I understood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room. It was because they were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more. It was their way of thanking our master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing their respect for the country that was theirs no more.

Why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel as ‘Poor man!’?

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Which of the following idioms might describe the villagers’ act of attending the last lesson most accurately?

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“I never saw him look so tall”. Which of the following best captures M. Hamel on the last day of school?

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Concluding his last lesson by writing ‘Vive la France!’ on the blackboard shows that M. Hamel

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On his way to school, Franz says that he had the strength to resist and chose to hurry off to school.

The underlined phrase suggests that Franz was

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What does the following line from the extract, showcase?

My books, that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago, so heavy to carry, my grammar, and my history of the saints, were old friends now that I couldn’t give up.

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What does the order from Berlin signify?

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Why does M. Hamel tell everyone to be 'very attentive'?

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What a thunderclap these words were to me! Oh, the wretches; that was what they had put up at the town-hall! My last French lesson! Why, I hardly knew how to write! I should never learn anymore! I must stop there, then! Oh, how sorry I was for not learning my lessons, for seeking birds’ eggs, or going sliding on the Saar! My books, that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago, so heavy to carry, my grammar, and my history of the saints, were old friends now that I couldn’t give up. And M. Hamel, too; the idea that he was going away, that I should never see him again, made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was. (The Last Lesson)

Select the textual option that is closest to indicating a sense of panic.

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Why is this Quiz Important?

  • This quiz will help reinforce your understanding of "The Last Lesson" and key themes, characters, and emotions depicted in the chapter.
  • Practicing MCQs regularly will not only help you prepare for board exams but also improve your speed and accuracy in answering questions.

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