The Rattrap Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding!

Are you prepared to ace "The Rattrap" from your Class 12 English Flamingo textbook? This MCQ quiz will help you revise key themes like human nature, kindness, redemption, and the symbolic meaning of the rattrap.

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Chapter Name: The Rattrap
Subject: English (Flamingo)
Book: NCERT Class 12 English
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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The Rattrap

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Imagine that the peddler from ‘The Rattrap’ turned his life around, and decided to write of his experience. Which of the following is likely to be the peddler’s book, from the popular books shown below?

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Option (iii)

Option (ii)

Option (i)

Option (iv)

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What is the significance of setting the story's events during Christmas?

To symbolize redemption, kindness, and positive transformation

To highlight the importance of family and friends

To emphasize the themes of greed and materialism

To showcase the harsh winter conditions

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“Since you have been so nice to me all day long as if I was a captain, I want to be nice to you, in return, as if I was a real captain — for I do not want you to be embarrassed at this Christmas season by a thief; but you can give back the money to the old man on the roadside, who has the money pouch hanging on the window frame as a bait for poor wanderers.

The rattrap is a Christmas present from a rat who would have been caught in this world’s rattrap if he had not been raised to captain, because in that way he got power to clear himself.

“Written with friendship and high regard,

Captain von Stahle.”

This communication includes

a promise

regret

an apology

shame

b. only 1

d. 2 & 4

c. 1 & 3

a. only 4

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Though the reader does not meet Captain von Stahle in person, they encounter the captain symbolically. How?

The peddler accepts the error of his ways and displays the qualities expected of a Captain.

The reader realizes the peddler is actually Captain von Stahle when he signs off the letter.

The ironmaster misidentifies the peddler as his old friend, the Captain, and invites him home.

Edla attends to the peddler as respectfully, caringly, and kindly, as she would have the Captain.

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The rattrap is a Christmas present from a rat who would have been caught in this world’s rattrap if he had not been raised to captain, because in that way he got power to clear himself.

“Written with friendship and high regard,

Captain von Stahle.”

Which of the following CANNOT be attributed to the peddler, according to the above extract?

reform

self-pity

indebtedness

self-awareness

6 / 15

The rattrap is a Christmas present from a rat who would have been caught in this world’s rattrap if he had not been raised to captain, because in that way he got power to clear himself.

“Written with friendship and high regard,

Captain von Stahle.”

Why did the peddler gift a rattrap as a Christmas present?

It was a practical and convenient present that the lady of the house could effectively use.

It served as a reminder for Edla to be wary of the dangerous temptations of the world.

It symbolized his successful escape from entrapment as he returned the stolen money.

It was all the peddler had that he could give away, and represented his turn to honesty.

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…it was a big and confusing forest which he had gotten into. He tried, to be sure, to walk in a definite direction, but the paths twisted back and forth so strangely! He walked and walked without coming to the end of the wood, and finally, he realized that he had only been walking around in the same part of the forest. All at once he recalled his thoughts about the world and the rattrap. Now his own turn had come. He had let himself be fooled by a bait and had been caught. The whole forest, with its trunks and branches, its thickets and fallen logs, closed in upon him like an impenetrable prison from which he could never escape.

The above extract richly employs literary devices. Look at the table below.

Choose the option that correctly matches the instances/ examples in Column A with the literary devices in Column B:

Column A	Column B
1. The forest closed in upon the peddler like an impenetrable prison.	(i) Imagery
2. The big and confusing forest with its twisted paths, trunks, branches, thickets, and fallen logs.	(ii) Allegory
3. The lost peddler was reminded of the world and the rattrap.	(iii) Metaphor
4. It was a big and confusing forest that he had gotten into. The peddler had been fooled and was trapped in the forest.	(iv) Simile

1 – (iv); 2 – (i); 3 – (ii); 4 – (iii)

1 – (ii); 2 – (iii); 3 – (iv); 4 – (i)

1 – (iii); 2 – (iv); 3 – (i); 4 – (ii)

1 - (i); 2 – (ii); 3 – (iii); 4 – (iv)

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Does the story reinforce the stereotype that women are more trusting and forgiving than men?

No, Edla's actions are based on empathy and kindness

The story contradicts this stereotype

The story does not provide enough evidence to support this claim

Yes, through Edla's actions

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The consequence of ‘his own turn’ having come was that the peddler had ___________

got irreversibly lost in the thick, warped forest.

been walking around the same part of the forest.

walked the whole forest without finding the end.

been fooled and imprisoned in a hopeless prison.

10 / 15

The writer tones down the philosophical load inherent in ‘The Rattrap’ with the inclusion of

humor and wit.

classical references.

ironical situations.

satirical dialogues.

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“Left to his own meditations”, one day the peddler fell into “a line of thought, which really seemed to him entertaining”. What does the peddler’s conception of the world as a rattrap, signify about him?

The peddler was a lonely vagrant trying to make sense of his fortunes.

The peddler was a rattrap seller, and his work deeply inspired him.

The peddler had a lot of time on his hands, with nothing much to do.

The peddler was a reflective man whose wisdom did not depend on his status.

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How does the setting of the remote forest location contribute to the overall tone and mood of the story?

It creates a sense of isolation and desolation

It creates a sense of excitement and adventure

It creates a sense of fear and anxiety

It creates a sense of wonder and magic

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What does the gift of the rat trap signify?

The peddler's gratitude and newfound sense of morality

The peddler's lack of trust in others

The peddler's desire for revenge against the ironmaster

The peddler's desire for material wealth

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“Yes, that was a fine fellow you let into the house,” said her father.

What light does the given line throw on the ironmaster as a father?

The ironmaster was playful with Edla and supported her decisions.

The ironmaster loved Edla but thought her to be too naïve and idealistic.

The ironmaster blamed his daughter for harboring a criminal at home.

The ironmaster was disapproving of Edla’s decision to let the peddler stay.

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Why does the vagabond fail to resist temptations despite his philosophical insights?

Because of his deep-rooted desire for material comfort and security

As a result of Edla's persuasion

Due to his desire for adventure and travel

Due to the ironmaster's influence

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ The theme of deception vs. compassion
✔ The metaphor of the rattrap
✔ Character analysis of the peddler and Edla Willmansson
✔ Moral lesson and transformation of the protagonist

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