

MCQOPTIONS
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 | |