MCQ of The Bet
1. What did the prisoner read after the tenth year?
o a) Medical manuals
o b) Only the Gospel
o c) Philosophy books
o d) Nothing at all
2. The banker was surprised because the prisoner —
o a) refused to eat
o b) read a simple book for a long time
o c) escaped from the lodge
o d) refused to take money
3. What followed the Gospels in the prisoner’s reading list?
o a) Novels and poetry
o b) Theology and religious histories
o c) Biographies
o d) Dictionaries
4. In the last two years of confinement, the prisoner read —
o a) Only religious books
o b) A few chosen books
o c) A vast number of books
o d) Nothing
5. The prisoner’s reading was described as —
o a) Well-organized
o b) Focused and limited
o c) Completely random
o d) Scientific only
6. Which authors did the prisoner request while reading science?
o a) Tolstoy and Pushkin
o b) Shakespeare and Byron
o c) Milton and Wordsworth
o d) Dickens and Hardy
7. In one note, the prisoner asked for books on —
o a) Only science
o b) Medicine and poetry
o c) Chemistry, medicine, novels, and philosophy
o d) History only
8. His scattered reading habit was compared to —
o a) A hungry child
o b) A lost traveler
o c) A swimmer clinging to wreckage
o d) A blind man walking
9. The banker realized the prisoner would be free —
o a) At midnight
o b) The next day at twelve
o c) After fifteen more years
o d) That very night
10. What did the banker fear if he paid the money?
o a) He would lose his home
o b) He would become famous
o c) He would be completely ruined
o d) He would go to jail
11. The banker’s past wealth was described as —
o a) Incalculable
o b) Decreasing slowly
o c) Always stable
o d) Dependent on salary
12. What ruined the banker over the years?
o a) Charity and kindness
o b) Health problems
o c) Gambling and wild speculation
o d) War losses
13. What did the banker say about the prisoner’s age?
o a) He was too old
o b) He was still young
o c) He was in his sixties
o d) He was dying
14. What emotion did the banker feel towards the prisoner?
o a) Pity
o b) Hatred
o c) Envy
o d) Admiration
15. What was the only way the banker thought he could escape bankruptcy?
o a) Running away
o b) Killing the prisoner
o c) Asking for a loan
o d) Breaking the contract
16. At what time did the banker begin to act on his plan?
o a) Midnight
o b) 1 AM
o c) 3 AM
o d) 6 AM
17. What kind of weather was there when the banker went outside?
o a) Sunny and dry
o b) Stormy and windy
o c) Dark, rainy, and cold
o d) Snowy and icy
18. What was the watchman doing when the banker arrived?
o a) Standing guard
o b) Sleeping somewhere
o c) Reading a book
o d) Talking to the prisoner
19. How did the banker enter the lodge?
o a) With the help of a servant
o b) By breaking the door
o c) Using a key from a fireproof safe
o d) Through the window
20. What did the banker find in the lodge entry room?
o a) A group of guards
o b) A well-decorated bedroom'
o c) An empty bed and stove
o d) A large bookshelf
Answer Key
1. b) Only the Gospel
2. b) read a simple book for a long time
3. b) Theology and religious histories
4. c) A vast number of books
5. c) Completely random
6. b) Shakespeare and Byron
7. c) Chemistry, medicine, novels, and philosophy
8. c) A swimmer clinging to wreckage
9. b) The next day at twelve
10. c) He would be completely ruined
11. a) Incalculable
12. c) Gambling and wild speculation
13. b) He was still young
14. c) Envy
15. b) Killing the prisoner
16. c) 3 AM
17. c) Dark, rainy, and cold
18. b) Sleeping somewhere
19. c) Using a key from a fireproof safe
20. c) An empty bed and stove
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