Explore topic-wise MCQs in The Last Lesson.

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