Prose Mcqs

1. Whoever is delighted, in so …………… is either a

wild beast or God?
a. Crow b. Happiness
c. Solitude d. Alone
2. Without ……………….. the world is but a wilderness.
a. Human beings b. Friendship
c. Love d. Neighbours
3. A principle fruit of friendship, is the ease and
discharge of the, fullness and swelling of the ……………..
a. Body b. Heart
c. Brain d. Stomach
4. No receipt openeth the heart, but a………………
friend.
a. Fool friend b. Cruel friend
c. True friend d. Wise friend
5. It is a strange thing to observe ,how high a rate
kings monarchs and princes had their…………. as if it
were matter of grace or conversation
a. Favourites b. Privadoes
c. Enemies d. Both a & b
6. Septimius severus and plautianus write a letter to
the sanat, to show his love for his friend, the lines
are….
a. Magna ,civitas, b. I love the man so well
magna solitude as I wish he may over live
me
c. Dry light is ever the d. None of these
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7. The communicating of a man’s self to his friend
works two contrary effects that is
a. Redoubleth joy b. Catteth grifs in halves
c. Felicity and fraught d. Both a & b
8. Of friendship is written by ………….
a. Russell b. Swift
c. Bacon d. Milton
9. the second fruit of friendship is healthful and
sovereign for the
a. affections b. understanding
c. faithfulness d. truth
10.A friend is one who maketh daylight of
understanding, out of darkness and confusion
a. Feeling b. Emotion
c. Thoughts d. Heart and brain

11.The …………. Of young men , is more lively than that

of old and their minds better
a. Discovery, thoughts b. Invention,
imagination
c. Expression, thoughts d. Invention, thoughts
12.Youngman are fitter to,
a. Invent than to judge b. Fitter for execution
than for cousel
c. Fitter for new project d. All of these
13.Youngmen may be learners , while
a. Men in age are b. Men in age are foolish
actors
c. Men in age are wise d. Men in age are better
14. Embrace more than they can hold, fly to end,
without consideration of the means and the degrees
,pursue , some few
principle are the characteristics of.....
a. Man in old age b. Men in youth
c. Men in adolescence d. None of these
15. Men of age ………..
a. Object too much b. Consult too long
c. Adventure too little d. All of these
16.Why it is good to compound employment
of young and old ,because they will be ,
a. Good for the present b. Correct the defects
c. Good for succession d. All of these
17. Young men shall see …………. And old men
………….well
a. Future & past b. Predict & forestall
c. Vision & dreams d. None of these
18. How does Gulliver end up stranded in Lilliput?
a. He survives a b. His crew abandons
shipwreck him
c. He is dropped there d. He stops there for
by an enormous eagle provisions and is trapped
while he sleeps
19. What was the name of metropolis of Lilliput?
a. Mildendo b. Lorbrulgrud
c. Laputa d. Brobdingang
20. Which name Lilliputian gave to Gulliver due to his
large size?
a. Nardic b. Quinbus Flestrin
c. Yahoo d. Houyhnhnm

21. What was the name of the Imperial Cabinet, who

was very hostile to Gulliver?
a. Reldrelsal b. Skyresh Bolgolam
c. Nicholas d. John
22. What was the meaning of Quinbus Flestrin?
a. Horrible-man b. Man-mountain
c. Large-size d. Giant
23. How do the Lilliputians offer Gulliver something to
drink?
a. They break down b. They divert a river
their town reservoir
c. They summon the d. They roll out barrels
rains of wine
24. Instead of killing him outright, the Lilliputians
decide on which of the following punishments for
Gulliver?
a. Blinding him and b. Exiling him
slowly starving him to
death
c. Cutting of his hands d. Poisoning him
25. Who suggested that Gulliver, instead of being
sentenced to death, be merely blinded?
a. Reldrelsal b. Skyresh Bolgolam
c. Nicholas d. John
26. Gulliver’s visit to Lilliput allows Swift to satirize
what sort of rulers?
a. Rulers with small b. Rulers with big ideas
views and narrow interests and grandiose plans
c. Rulers with d. Rulers with abundant
preoccupations with resources but no
specific topics methodology
27. Who are the Lilliputian’s enemies?
a. The Blefuscudians b. The Yahoos
c. The Houyhnhnms d. The Dwarves
28. What is unusual about the inhabitants of Lilliput?
a. They are six inches b. They each have two
tall heads
c. Not one of them liked d. They can fly
Titanic
29. What skill does the Emperor of Lilliput look for
when staffing his cabinet?
 a. Proficiency in b. Rope Dancing
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c. Cabinet-making d. Cat Juggling
30. To what punishment is Gulliver sentenced?
a. He is to be put to b. He is to be dropped
death
c. He is to be forced to d. He is to be blinded
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VALUE OF SCEPTICISM

1.The opposite opinion cannot be held to be certain when the experts are
__________________.
a.agreed
b.disagreed
c.died
d.none
2. When experts are not agreed, no _________ can be regarded as certain by a
non-expert.
a.idea
b.opinion
c.advice
d.all of these

3.The “Value of Scepticism” is written by ______________.

a.Swift
b.Bacon
c.Russell
d.Dante
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4.A ________________ years ago, there lived a philosopher named Jeremy
Bentham.
a. Fifty
b.hundred
c.two hundreds
d.three hundreds

5.Bentham thought people ought to make soup of their dead

___________________.
a.grandmothers
b.grandfather
c.cousin
d.father

6.The ideally good man does not __________.

a.drink
b.smoke
c.both a & b
d.None of these

7.A bad man is one who is known to smoke and ________.

a.play
b.drink
c.enjoy
d.sleep
SHORT QUESTIONS…
1. What is the principal fruit of friendship?
A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fullness and
swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. He then
explores the second fruit of friendship: The second fruit of friendship, is healthful
and sovereign for the understanding, as the first is for the affections.
2. How do the Lilliputians make a bed for Gulliver?
They take 600 common beds and sew them together. 150 on each side of the bed
and they provided him with sheets, blankets, and covers.
3. Write briefly about Francis Bacon.
Francis Bacon was a man of a rare breed. He had three goals in life which shaped
his accomplishments: serving his country, serving his church and learning the
truth. His distinguished abilities included authorship, science, law, and
philosophy. Being an Englishman of many trades, he effectively wrote essays
which still today receive worldwide appeal. He also initiated the widely used
Scientific Method. Living in England during King James I and later Queen Elizabeth,
he also experienced the era of Shakespeare's entrance to the world stage.
4. How Bacon differentiate between Youth and Age?
Sir Francis Bacon conducts, in his essay of Youth and Age, which young men are
more creative than the old, having the vivacity is important, as they embrace
themselves better. Youths are the ones that should be hired for jobs as they are
young and have fresh ideas but age-men cannot be hired for the jobs.
5. How Gulliver reached to the land of Lilliputians?
Gulliver reaches Lilliput by swimming ashore after a shipwreck. ... He wakes up to
find himself tied to the ground by his limbs and by his hair, and he quickly
discovers that the tiny Lilliputians, "not six inches high," have made him their
prisoner.
6. What was the physical appearance of Lilliputians?
The Lilliputians inhabit the first island Gulliver visits. They all stand about six
inches tall, with proportionally tiny buildings and trees and horses.
7. What are four charges against Gulliver?
The four charges against Gulliver are following.
(i) "To make water within the precincts of the palace."
(ii) Gulliver didn't obey the emperor's orders when he said to capture all of his
enemies
and keep them as slaves.
(iii) Gulliver aided, abetted, comforted, and diverted the Blefuscudian
ambassadors.
(iv) Gulliver traveled to Blefuscu, traitorously, without the Lilliputian's permission.
8. What does the emperor of Lilliput want Gulliver to do for him?? Why??
He wants Gulliver to capture and keep the Blefuscians as slaves because the
emperor wants to be the sole monarch of the world.
Q. No. 1.
Define Scepticism.
Answer:
Scepticism is generally any doubt towards one or more items of supposed
knowledge or belief. It is often directed at domains, such as morality (moral
skepticism), religion (skepticism about the existence of God), or knowledge
(skepticism about the possibility of knowledge, or of certainty).

Q. No. 2.
Write any three principles of Scepticism.
Answer:
Russell’s skepticism consists of three points:
(a) When the experts are agreed, the opposite opinion can be held to be certain.
(b) That when the experts are not agree, no opinion can be hold true.
(c) When sufficient evidence does not exist to support an opinion, it is better to
suspend one’s judgment.

Q. No. 3.
Define freedom by Russell.
Answer:
Bertrand Russell means by “Freedom” that the belief that liberty will ensure
moral perfection is a relic of Rousseauism, and would not survive a study of
animals and babies. Those who hold this belief think that education should have
no positive purpose, but should only offer an environment suitable for
spontaneous development. Russell cannot agree with this school, which seems to
him too individualistic, and unduly indifferent to the importance of knowledge.
Q. No. 4.
What does Russell mean by authority?
Answer:
By defining “Authority” Russell says that an unduly authoritative education turns
the pupils into timid tyrants, incapable of either claiming or tolerating originality
in word or deed.
Too much authoritarianism in education, Russell notes, leads either to over-
submissive and timid children or to rebels who become so disillusioned with
authority that they "suppose that opposition to authority is essentially
meritorious and that unconventional opinions are bound to be correct." Being a
rebel for the sake of rebellion is equally as unwise as being too timid to challenge
authority.

Q. No. 5.
Write down the principal fruits of friendship.
Answer:
A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fullness and
swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. He then
explores the second fruit of friendship: The second fruit of friendship, is healthful
and sovereign for the understanding, as the first is for the affections.

Q. No. 6.
Describe the qualities of youth and age.
Answer:
Sir Francis Bacon conducts, in his essay of Youth and Age, which young men are
more creative than the old, having the vivacity is important, as they embrace
themselves better. Youths are the ones that should be hired for jobs as they are
young and have fresh ideas but age-men cannot be hired for the jobs.

Q. No. 7.
Write down a note on Francis Bacon.
Answer:
Francis Bacon was a man of a rare breed. He had three goals in life which shaped
his accomplishments: serving his country, serving his church and learning the
truth. His distinguished abilities included authorship, science, law, and
philosophy. Being an Englishman of many trades, he effectively wrote essays
which still today receive worldwide appeal. He also initiated the widely used
Scientific Method. Living in England during King James I and later Queen Elizabeth,
he also experienced the era of Shakespeare's entrance to the world stage.

Q. No. 8.
What were the four charges on Gulliver?
Answer:
The four charges against Gulliver are following.
(i) "To make water within the precincts of the palace."
(ii) Gulliver didn't obey the emperor's orders when he said to capture all of his
enemies and keep them as slaves.
(iii) Gulliver aided, abetted, comforted, and diverted the Blefuscudian
ambassadors.
(iv) Gulliver traveled to Blefuscu, traitorously, without the Lilliputian's permission.

Q. No. 9.
How Gulliver reached to the land of Lilliput?
Answer:
Gulliver reaches Lilliput by swimming ashore after a shipwreck. ... He wakes up to
find himself tied to the ground by his limbs and by his hair, and he quickly
discovers that the tiny Lilliputians, "not six inches high," have made him their
prisoner.

Q. No. 10.
How did Lilliputians make a bed for Gulliver?
Answer:
They take 600 common beds and sew them together. 150 on each side of the bed
and they provided him with sheets, blankets, and covers.

Q. No. 11.
Why monarchs kept friends?
Answer:
In the essay “Of Friendship”, Francis Bacon gives the examples of the monarchs
and kings, and the elite who go to unusual lengths to befriend good and worthy
people. The rich and the powerful with the reins of government in their hands
seek out the crème of the society to give the pleasures of friendship. To bring in
the good people, the kings and monarchs give them generous rewards through
wealth and bestowal of honour. Such efforts to cultivate friendship can be fraught
at times as the hand-picked friends may turn hostile causing harm to their
benefactors.
Q. No. 12.
What does the emperor of Lilliput want Gulliver to do for him?
Answer:
The emperor of Lilliput wants Gulliver to capture and keep the Blefuscians as
slaves because he wants to be the sole monarch of the world.