200 MCQs on The Bet by Anton Chekhov
Page-1 & 2
1. What season is mentioned in the first line?
A) Winter
B) Spring
C) Autumn
D) Summer
2. Where was the banker walking?
A) In the garden
B) On the road
C) In his study
D) On the terrace
3. What was the banker remembering?
A) His childhood
B) A party he gave
C) A business deal
D) A family event
4. How many years ago did the banker give the party?
A) Ten
B) Fifteen
C) Twenty
D) Five
5. What kind of men were present at the party?
A) Soldiers
B) Clever men/ Intelligent men
C) Poets
D) Farmers
6. What kind of conversations were held at the party?
A) Boring
B) Short
C) Interesting
D) Humorous
7. What topic was discussed among others at the party?
A) Education
B) Politics
C) Capital punishment
D) Business
8. What did the majority of guests disapprove of?
A) Education
B) War
C) Death penalty
D) Poverty
9. Who were among the guests?
A) Doctors and farmers
B) Politicians and students
C) Journalists and intellectuals
D) Artists and actors
10. How did the guests view capital punishment?
A) Useful
B) Necessary
C) Out of date and immoral
D) Acceptable for criminals
11. What punishment did some suggest instead of death?
A) Fines
B) Exile
C) Imprisonment for life
D) Community service
12. Who disagreed with the majority view?
A) The lawyer
B) A guest
C) The banker
D) A judge
13. Had the banker experienced capital punishment or life imprisonment?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only one
D) Not sure
14. According to the banker, which punishment is more humane?
A) Death penalty
B) Life imprisonment
C) Community service
D) Fines
15. What does the banker say about the death penalty?
A) It is painful
B) It is quick
C) It is costly
D) It is better for society
16. How does the banker describe lifelong imprisonment?
A) Easy
B) Fun
C) A slow death
D) A short-term pain
17. What question does the banker ask about executioners?
A) Who earns more?
B) Who is stronger?
C) Who is more humane?
D) Who works harder?
18. What did one guest say about both punishments?
A) Both are good
B) Both are necessary
C) Both are immoral
D) Both are fair
19. What reason did the guest give against both punishments?
A) They are expensive
B) They take time
C) They aim to take life
D) They are not strict
20. What did the guest say about the State?
A) It is fair
B) It is powerful
C) It is not God
D) It is helpful
21. Who was the young guest at the party?
A) A journalist
B) A poet
C) A lawyer
D) A priest
22. What was the age of the young lawyer?
A) Twenty
B) Twenty-five
C) Thirty
D) Eighteen
23. What was the lawyer’s opinion about the punishments?
A) Both are necessary
B) One is better than the other
C) Both are immoral
D) One is more painful
24. What would the lawyer choose between death and life imprisonment?
A) Death
B) Freedom
C) Life imprisonment
D) Exile
25. What does the lawyer say about life?
A) It is painful
B) Living is always better
C) Death is easier
D) Time is short
26. What started after the lawyer’s opinion?
A) An argument
B) A fight
C) A lively discussion
D) A debate in court
27. How was the banker described in those days?
A) Old and tired
B) Young and nervous
C) Smart and calm
D) Silent and lazy
28. How did the banker react emotionally?
A) Calmly
B) Angrily
C) Carried away by excitement
D) Ignored the topic
29. What did the banker do with his hand?
A) Shook hands
B) Pointed
C) Hit the table
D) Waved
30. What did the banker shout?
A) “I agree!”
B) “Let’s see!”
C) “It’s not true!”
D) “You are right!”
31. How much did the banker bet?
A) One million
B) Two million
C) Three million
D) Ten million
32. How many years of confinement did the banker mention?
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty
33. What did the young man say about the bet?
A) He refused
B) He would stay for five years
C) He accepted for fifteen years
D) He asked for more money
34. What word did the banker say to finalize the bet?
A) Okay
B) Done
C) Alright
D) Finished
35. What did the young man stake in the bet?
A) His money
B) His career
C) His life
D) His freedom
36. What kind of bet was it?
A) Serious and noble
B) Wild and senseless
C) Fair and legal
D) Simple and easy
37. How was the banker’s lifestyle described?
A) Hardworking
B) Poor and careful
C) Spoilt and frivolous
D) Smart and humble
38. What did the banker have beyond reckoning?
A) Friends
B) Power
C) Intelligence
D) Millions
39. How did the banker feel about the bet?
A) Nervous
B) Happy
C) Scared
D) Angry
40. What did the banker do during supper?
A) Ate silently
B) Praised the lawyer
C) Mocked the young man
D) Offered help
41. What advice did the banker give the young man?
A) Leave the party
B) Think again
C) Win the bet
D) Take the money
42. What did the banker say about the two million?
A) It was all he had
B) It was a big loss
C) It was a trifle
D) It was hard to earn
43. What did the young man lose in the banker’s view?
A) His house
B) His family
C) His career
D) Best years of his life
Page-3 & 4
1.What does the speaker estimate as the prisoner’s potential stay?
A. Five or six years
B. One or two years
C. Three or four years
D. Ten years
2.
What kind of confinement is described as harder to bear?
A. Forced labor
B. Death sentence
C. Compulsory imprisonment
D. Voluntary imprisonment
3.
What thought poisons the prisoner’s mind during confinement?
A. His memories
B. The food he gets
C. His right to leave at any moment
D. The noise around him
4.
How does the banker feel about the situation?
A. Proud and satisfied
B. Sorry and regretful
C. Angry and vengeful
D. Calm and indifferent
5.
What question does the banker ask himself?
A. Why he hired a guard
B. Why he placed the bet
C. What his wealth could buy
D. How long the prisoner will survive
6.
What does the banker call the bet?
A. A wise decision
B. A successful deal
C. Nonsensical and meaningless
D. Spiritually enlightening
7.
How does the banker describe his own motive?
A. Self-sacrifice
B. A pampered whim
C. Generosity
D. Logic and reason
8.
Why did the young man agree to the bet, according to the banker?
A. Love of books
B. Political protest
C. Desire for money
D. Scientific curiosity
9.
Where was the prisoner confined?
A. In a jail cell
B. In the attic
C. In a lodge in the banker’s garden
D. In a forest camp
10.
How long was the prisoner to stay confined?
A. Ten years
B. Twelve years
C. Fifteen years
D. Twenty years
11.
What was strictly prohibited during the confinement?
A. Writing letters
B. Seeing or hearing humans
C. Drinking water
D. Reading books
12.
Through what could the prisoner receive items from outside?
A. A servant
B. A secret door
C. A little window
D. A food chute
13.
What items was the prisoner allowed to use?
A. Television and mobile phone
B. Weapons and maps
C. Books, wine, and a musical instrument
D. Letters and cameras
14.
What did the banker have to pay if the prisoner completed the term?
A. Ten million
B. Two hundred thousand
C. Two million
D. Five lakh
15.
What was the punishment for breaking the agreement early?
A. Imprisonment
B. Death
C. No money reward
D. Public shame
16.
What did the prisoner suffer from in the first year?
A. Fever
B. Depression and loneliness
C. Hunger
D. Injury
17.
What sound was constantly heard from the lodge?
A. Crying
B. Music from the piano
C. Loud laughter
D. Hammering
18.
Why did the prisoner refuse wine?
A. He was allergic
B. It made him sleepy
C. It excites desires
D. He had no glass
19.
What type of books did the prisoner read in the first year?
A. Political essays
B. Light novels and fantastic stories
C. Religious texts
D. Cookbooks
20.
What change happened in the second year?
A. He escaped
B. He began drawing
C. He read classics and stopped playing piano
D. He asked for a companion
21.
What happened in the fifth year?
A. He wrote poetry
B. He asked to meet the banker
C. He resumed music and requested wine
D. He attempted suicide
22.
What unusual behavior did the prisoner show in the fifth year?
A. Silent meditation
B. Constant gardening
C. Eating, drinking, and talking to himself
D. Painting the walls
23.
What did he do with his writings at night?
A. Published them
B. Mailed them
C. Burned them
D. Tore them up in the morning
24.
How did observers know he was emotionally disturbed?
A. He screamed at them
B. He refused to eat
C. He was often heard crying
D. He damaged the window
25.
What did the prisoner begin studying after the sixth year?
A. Business and law
B. Agriculture and astronomy
C. Languages, philosophy, and history
D. Painting and music
26.
How did the banker respond to the prisoner’s book requests?
A. Ignored them
B. Could not meet the demand easily
C. Gave him only religious books
D. Sent newspapers instead
27.
How many books were delivered during four years of study?
A. One hundred
B. Four hundred
C. Six hundred
D. Nine hundred
28.
What was special about the letter the prisoner wrote?
A. It was written in six languages
B. It was full of poems
C. It was about war
D. It asked to end the bet early
29.
What did the prisoner request if there were no errors in his letter?
A. To send him out
B. To shoot a gun in the garden
C. To bring him dinner
D. To give him a piano
30.
What did the prisoner say burns in all geniuses?
A. Desire
B. Curiosity
C. The same flame
D. Anger
31.
What did the banker do in response to the letter?
A. Ignored it
B. Fired two shots
C. Set the prisoner free
D. Sent him food
32.
What did the prisoner read only after the tenth year?
A. Law books
B. The Gospel
C. Novels
D. History books
20.
What did the prisoner study after the Gospel?
A) Law and mathematics
B) Poetry and prose
C) Theology and religious histories
D) Art and sculpture
Answer: C) Theology and religious histories
Here are more line-by-line MCQ
questions (21–40) from the remaining part of the passage without answers:
21.
What did the prisoner read in the last two years of confinement?
A) A small number of selected poems
B) An immense quantity of books
C) Only the Gospel
D) Political manifestos
22.
What kinds of books did the prisoner read in his final years?
A) Only novels
B) Only law books
C) Books of varied subjects
D) Books on gardening
23.
How did the prisoner’s reading habits change over time?
A) He stopped reading completely
B) He read only newspapers
C) He read obsessively and widely
D) He began to write instead of read
24.
What shows the prisoner’s seriousness in learning languages?
A) He memorized words
B) He refused to speak
C) He wrote a letter in six languages
D) He stopped eating
25.
How did the banker react to the prisoner’s intellectual growth?
A) He was annoyed
B) He was supportive
C) He ignored it
D) He felt fear and confusion
26.
What emotion did the prisoner express about understanding great minds?
A) Jealousy
B) Sadness
C) Unearthly happiness
D) Frustration
27.
What did the prisoner believe about geniuses from different lands?
A) They all suffer
B) They all speak the same language
C) They have the same inner flame
D) They live short lives
28.
What was the prisoner’s attitude toward his learning?
A) It was for fame
B) It was a burden
C) It was a spiritual journey
D) It was forced by the banker
29.
What was the prisoner’s tone in the letter to the banker?
A) Humble and proud
B) Angry and sarcastic
C) Cold and distant
D) Light-hearted and joking
30.
How did the banker respond to the prisoner’s request about the letter?
A) He returned the letter unread
B) He ignored the request
C) He fired two shots
D) He told the prisoner to stop writing
31.
How did the banker interpret the prisoner’s interest in the Gospel?
A) As a sign of boredom
B) As a loss of intelligence
C) As a strange shift
D) As a sign of mental illness
32.
What genre is the Gospel considered?
A) Legal text
B) Historical novel
C) Sacred religious scripture
D) Science fiction
33.
How did the prisoner’s study habits differ in the tenth year?
A) He read many languages
B) He stopped reading
C) He read only one book
D) He started gardening
34.
What was the banker’s reaction to the thin Gospel book?
A) He thought it was meaningful
B) He thought it was strange to waste a year on it
C) He felt jealous
D) He was relieved
35.
What subjects did the prisoner turn to after the Gospel?
A) Medicine and surgery
B) Astrology and mysticism
C) Theology and religious history
D) Political science and economics
36.
What does the prisoner’s reading choice in later years suggest?
A) A search for entertainment
B) A growing interest in spirituality
C) A lack of direction
D) A fear of forgetting
37.
Which phrase best describes the prisoner’s final phase of confinement?
A) Isolation and silence
B) Violence and escape
C) Study and spiritual search
D) Rest and leisure
38.
Why did the prisoner stop requesting luxury items later on?
A) He no longer cared about material
things
B) The banker could not provide them
C) He lost his appetite
D) He became angry with the banker
39.
What did the gunshots in the garden symbolize?
A) War
B) A death
C) Recognition of the prisoner’s success
D) A signal to escape
40.
What does the prisoner’s journey through reading reflect overall?
A) A descent into madness
B) A spiritual and intellectual evolution
C) A waste of time
D) A punishment for greed
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