“The Sermon at Benares” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Book Chapter 8
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Q1. What was Gautama Buddha’s early name?
A) Sidhha
B) Sadhu
C) Siddhartha
D) Sidhanth
Q2. What moved him to seek out enlightenment?
A) a sick man
B) an aged man
C) a monk begging
D) all of the above
Q3. For how many years did he wander?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 6
Q4. Where did he vow to stay until his enlightenment came?
A) his palace
B) under peepal tree
C) under banyan tree
D) under a tree
Q5. What did he name the tree?
A) Bodhi tree
B) Buddha tree
C) Gautama tree
D) Siddhartha tree
Q6. Which seed did Buddha ask Kisa to bring?
A) Pumpkin seeds
B) Mustard seeds
C) Sunflower seeds
D) Seesame seeds
Q7. What was the condition imposed upon the source of the seeds?
A) to be borrowed from a man
B) to be borrowed from a woman
C) to be borrowed from a child
D) None of the above
Q8. How did Kisa feel at first on being unable to find such seeds?
A) weary
B) hopeless
C) Motivated
D) Both A and B
Q9. What did the flickering lights made her realise?
A) she is being selfish
B) death is common to all
C) men are mortals
D) all of the above
Q10. Both young and adults, fools and wise fall into the power of _____
A) life
B) death
C) food
D) all of the above
Q11. What is the meaning of lamentation?
A) expression of sorrow
B) expression of gratefulness
C) expression of joy
D) expression of laughter
Q12. What does Kisa search for from house to house in the first place?
A) mustard seed
B) a medicine to bring her son back to life
C) pumpkin seeds
D) None of the above
Q13. “Of those who, overcome by death, __________”.
A) depart from life
B) become immortal
C) become free
D) become dead
Q14. How old was Siddhartha when he renounced the princely life?
A) 22
B) 32
C) 35
D) 25
Q15. He got enlightenment after how many days?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 7
D) 1
Q16. In which city did Buddha deliver his first sermon?
A) Patna
B) Benaras
C) Lumbini
D) Gaya
Q17. How many more children did Kisa have?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 4
D) None
Q18. Those who do not grieve are _____.
A) arrogant
B) proud
C) happy
D) wise
Q19. What quantity of Mustard seeds did Buddha ask for?
A) a sackful
B) a handful
C) a pinch
D) a cup
Q20. According to Buddha, what is an inscrutable kind of suffering?
A) loss of a loved one
B) beating
C) hatred
D) verbal abuse
Q21. The city of Benaras is situated on which river?
A) Yamuna
B) Bhagirathi
C) Saraswati
D) Ganga
Q22. Pick the option that correctly classifies fact (F) and opinions (O).
A) Buddha attained enlightenment after seven days.
B) Gautama did his schooling at an ashram.
C) Siddhartha was out hunting when he saw sorrows.
D) Siddhartha had a son.
| A) F – 1, 2; O- 3, 4 | B) F- 1, 3, 4; O – 2 |
| C) F – 2, 4; O – 1, 3 | D) F – 3; O – 1, 2, 4 |
Q23. “Poor Kisa Gotami now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said, “Here is mustard seed; take it!” But when she asked, “Did a son or daughter, a father or mother, die in your family?” they answered her, “Alas! the living are few, but the dead are many. Do not remind us of our deepest grief.”
The community’s response to Kisa Gautami in the above extract was somewhat different from before. Why do you think that was the case?
A) They had learnt from Buddha’s sermons.
B) They were able to help Kisa Gautami in some way this time.
C) They understood parental grief.
D) They liked Kisa and enjoyed talking to her.
Q24. Which of the following options represents the correct understanding of the word “poor” in the phrase “Poor Kisa Gotami”?
A) in need of money
B) weak
C) unfortunate
D) inferior
Q25. “Do not remind us of our deepest grief.” The tone of the speaker(s) is
A) disillusioned
B) sceptical
C) ironic
D) solemn
Q26. Pick the option that explains — ‘…the living few, but the dead many.’
A) It shows the high death rate and low birth rate in the city of Benares.
B) It highlights the holy status of Benares, where many Hindus go to die.
C) It throws light on the numerous loved ones the villagers had lost over time.
D) It reflects that many children had died in the village for various reasons.
Q27. Who wrote “The Sermon at Benares”?
A) Betty Smith
B) Betty Friedan
C) Betty White
D) Betty Renshaw
Q28. If the Buddha were a counsellor, which of the following options would you find in a brochure of his service?
A) Image (i)
B) Image (ii)
C) Image (iii)
D) Image (iv)
Q29. Which of the following statements cannot be attributed to the Buddha based on the chapter “ The Sermon at Benares”.
(i) Pain and grief are unavoidable and necessary.
(ii) The inevitability of death makes grieving futile.
(iii) The universality of grief and pain makes us sad.
(iv) Understanding that life is finite leads to wisdom.
A) (i) and (ii)
B) (i) and (iii)
C) (iii) and (iv)
D) (i) and (iv)
Q30. Chose the option that appropriately completes the following:
lamentation : grief :: _______ : _______
A) laughter : joke
B) discomfort : fear
C) celebration : joy
D) resignation: loss
Q31. According to the Buddha, peace of mind is attainable by those who
A) renounce worldly life like the Buddha
B) take out the arrow and become strong
C) grieve, suffer and then move on
D) recognise terms of life and let go of complaint
Q32. Choose the option that includes the most appropriate solutions for the blanks.
(i) The act of ______________ is not only pointless but (ii) rather _________, causing pain and suffering. It only serves to (iii) __________ peace of mind. (iv) __________ without complaint is crucial to well-being and peace.
A) grief, harmful, destroy, accepting
B) grieving, counterproductive, take away, acceptance
C) weeping, productive, take away, lamentation
D) grieving, harmful, destroying, lamenting
Q33. ‘Sermon At Benares’ is the story of an _______ woman Kisa Gotami who had lost her only child.
A) tactful
B) fortunate
C) unfortunate
D) appropriate
Q34. Choose the most suitable meaning of the given word/words.
“the sacred writings of a religion”
A) Alms
B) Scriptures
C) Preachings
D) Enlightenment
Q35. Choose the most suitable meaning of the given word/words.
“a state of high spiritual knowledge”
A) Alms
B) Wander
C) Preachings
D) Enlightenment
Q36. Choose the most suitable meaning of the given word/words.
“money or food given to poor people; charity”
A) Alms
B) Wander
C) Preachings
D) Vow
Q37. Choose the most suitable meaning of the given word/words.
“ something which cannot be understood ”
A) Royalty
B) Funeral
C) Monk
D) Inscrutable
Q38. The Bodhi Tree means a tree of _______.
A) Folly
B) Perception
C) Wisdom
D) Ineptness
Q39. What is the moral of the story,’ The Sermon at Benares’?
A) “Anger is the greatest enemy of everyone”
B) “No matter how bad a person is, he can change.”
C) “One should understand that human beings are mortal and no one can escape death.”
D) “ Everyone should respect women.”
Q40. Choose the most suitable meaning of the given word/words.
“ deathlessness ”
A) Royalty
B) Funeral
C) Monk
D) Immortality
ANSWER KEY
| 1 | C | 21 | D |
| 2 | D | 22 | B |
| 3 | A | 23 | B |
| 4 | B | 24 | C |
| 5 | A | 25 | D |
| 6 | B | 26 | C |
| 7 | D | 27 | D |
| 8 | D | 28 | C |
| 9 | D | 29 | B |
| 10 | B | 30 | C |
| 11 | A | 31 | D |
| 12 | B | 32 | B |
| 13 | A | 33 | C |
| 14 | D | 34 | B |
| 15 | C | 35 | D |
| 16 | B | 36 | A |
| 17 | D | 37 | D |
| 18 | D | 38 | C |
| 19 | B | 39 | C |
| 20 | A | 40 | D |
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