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This section includes 43 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your The Last Lesson knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
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 |
| Answer» C. sweets | |
| 3. |
What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day? |
| A. | song |
| B. | dance |
| C. | essay writing |
| D. | Participles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
What was M. Hamel going to question Franz about? |
| A. | participles |
| B. | adjectives |
| C. | old primer |
| D. | Ba be bi bo bu |
| Answer» B. adjectives | |
| 6. |
What does the marching of soldiers under the windows represent? |
| A. | the departure of Hamel |
| B. | dawn of Prussia in France |
| C. | freedom for Franz |
| D. | sorrow of the villagers |
| Answer» C. freedom for Franz | |
| 7. |
Why does Hamel blame the parents? |
| A. | they preferred children to work in farms |
| B. | they were not strict |
| C. | they did not come to M. Hamel s class |
| D. | they did not love the French language |
| Answer» B. they were not strict | |
| 8. |
M. Hamel emerges as a when he teaches his last lesson. |
| A. | meek person |
| B. | true patriot |
| C. | repentant man |
| D. | defeated the man |
| Answer» C. repentant man | |
| 9. |
Which district came under the Prussian rule? |
| A. | Alsace and Berlin |
| B. | Berlin and Lorraine |
| C. | Alsace and Lorraine |
| D. | the southern districts of France |
| Answer» D. the southern districts of France | |
| 10. |
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» C. You can express yourself. | |
| 11. |
The story The Last Lesson highlights which human tendency? |
| A. | Male Chauvinism |
| B. | Procrastination |
| C. | Courage |
| D. | Cowardice |
| Answer» C. Courage | |
| 12. |
'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» B. finality and depression. | |
| 13. |
What did Franz find on reaching the school? |
| A. | People were dancing |
| B. | school was closed |
| C. | Police patrolling |
| D. | strange quietness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Who is the author of The Last Lesson? |
| A. | Jane Austen |
| B. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | None |
| D. | Alphonse Daudet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Why did Hamel blame himself? |
| A. | not having taught them enough French |
| B. | not being strict |
| C. | giving students a holiday at times |
| D. | not being responsible |
| Answer» D. not being responsible | |
| 16. |
Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson? |
| A. | Franz |
| B. | Prussians |
| C. | the village people |
| D. | The new teacher |
| Answer» D. The new teacher | |
| 17. |
What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out? |
| A. | not to put off things that one can do that day |
| B. | old order changed to new |
| C. | one should accept everything that happens |
| D. | teachers should be respected |
| Answer» B. old order changed to new | |
| 18. |
The story The Last Lesson highlights which human tendency? |
| A. | Male Chauvinism |
| B. | Procrastination |
| C. | Courage |
| D. | Cowardice |
| Answer» C. Courage | |
| 19. |
What do the marching soldiers under the windows represent? |
| A. | The Dawn of Prussia in the defeat of French people |
| B. | The defeat of Prussia |
| C. | The victory of French |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The defeat of Prussia | |
| 20. |
M. Hamel emerges as a when he teaches his last lesson. |
| A. | meek person |
| B. | true patriot |
| C. | repentant man |
| D. | defeated the man |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
From where did the orders come to teach only German in the districts of Alsace and Lorraine? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Lorraine |
| C. | Berlin |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 22. |
Franz thinks- will they make them sing in German- even the pigeons? What could this mean? |
| A. | German would use brutal force over everyone |
| B. | harsh orders will be passed |
| C. | when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected |
| D. | the Germans will rob France of its language. |
| Answer» D. the Germans will rob France of its language. | |
| 23. |
Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what? |
| A. | work on mills |
| B. | go fishing |
| C. | water the plants |
| D. | collect birds eggs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from? |
| A. | the Bulletin Board |
| B. | Town Hall |
| C. | school |
| D. | M. Hamel s House |
| Answer» B. Town Hall | |
| 25. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
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» C. You can express yourself. | |
| 27. |
Who occupied the back benches in the class? |
| A. | weak students |
| B. | teachers |
| C. | monitors of the class |
| D. | village elders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Alphonse Daudet was from which country? |
| A. | India |
| B. | France |
| C. | England |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» C. England | |
| 29. |
What were the things being taken for granted by the people of Alsace? |
| A. | Teachers of the school |
| B. | Time and school |
| C. | People around |
| D. | Money and power |
| Answer» C. People around | |
| 30. |
Who occupied the back benches in the class? |
| A. | weak students |
| B. | teachers |
| C. | monitors of the class |
| D. | village elders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Because it was his native language | |
| 32. |
The Last Lesson story was written in which year? |
| A. | 1869 1870 |
| B. | 1870 1871 |
| C. | 1872- 1873 |
| D. | 1870 1872 |
| Answer» C. 1872- 1873 | |
| 33. |
Who asked Franz not to hurry to school? |
| A. | Old Hauser |
| B. | former Mayor |
| C. | former Postmaster |
| D. | blacksmith Watcher |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
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» D. wore traditional French clothes | |
| 35. |
What order had come from Berlin? |
| A. | to close the school |
| B. | teach German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine |
| C. | to open a new school in Alsace and Lorraine |
| D. | that Hamel would have to leave |
| Answer» C. to open a new school in Alsace and Lorraine | |
| 36. |
What does the last lesson taught by Hamel symbolize? |
| A. | no more teaching of French |
| B. | domination of Prussia |
| C. | learning of German |
| D. | loss of language and loss of freedom |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
What does M. Hamel s motionless posture reflect? |
| A. | the school is dismissed |
| B. | sense of finality |
| C. | changing order of life |
| D. | feeling of nostalgia |
| Answer» C. changing order of life | |
| 38. |
Franz thinks- will they make them sing in German- even the pigeons? What could this mean? |
| A. | German would use brutal force over everyone |
| B. | harsh orders will be passed |
| C. | when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected. |
| D. | the Germans will rob France of its language. |
| Answer» D. the Germans will rob France of its language. | |
| 39. |
Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what? |
| A. | work on mills |
| B. | go fishing |
| C. | water the plants |
| D. | collect birds eggs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that: |
| A. | he is concerned. |
| B. | he is adamant. |
| C. | he is unfeeling. |
| D. | he is a hard taskmaster. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late? |
| A. | M.Hamel s teaching on the blackboard |
| B. | commotion in the class |
| C. | Hauser helping him sneak in |
| D. | to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles |
| Answer» C. Hauser helping him sneak in | |
| 42. |
What did Franz find on reaching the school? |
| A. | People were dancing |
| B. | school was closed |
| C. | Police patrolling |
| D. | strange quietness |
| Answer» C. Police patrolling | |
| 43. |
Why was there a crowd at the bulletin board? |
| A. | The news of French being replaced by German had attracted them there. |
| B. | They were called by the authorities over there |
| C. | They had decided to protest against the authorities. |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. They were called by the authorities over there | |