MCQ Chapter 2.3 Mark Twain Class 9 English Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – English Class 9 1. Why did Twain claim to always stand at his lectures?He was too tall to sitHe preferred standing while speakingHe was the speaker himselfHe enjoyed standing in crowdsQuestion 1 of 202. How did Twain react when Henry Irving kept asking if he had heard the story?He left the conversationHe claimed he had invented itHe asked Irving to stop talkingHe laughed it offQuestion 2 of 203. Twain’s spelling reform proposal aimed to:Simplify English spelling over timeRemove grammar rulesReplace English with another languageIntroduce more letters to the alphabetQuestion 3 of 204. What did Twain believe about deserving honors?It is better to deserve them and not have themOne must always seek recognitionHonors should be given freelyThey are not importantQuestion 4 of 205. Why did Twain say it was better to keep one’s mouth closed?To maintain politenessTo appear wise rather than foolishTo avoid argumentsTo maintain secrecyQuestion 5 of 206. Twain’s comment on generalizations being false, including his own, is an example of:IronyHyperboleSatireMetaphorQuestion 6 of 207. What was Twain’s opinion on books called “classics”?They are widely readThey are famous but often unreadThey should be removed from librariesThey are essential for educationQuestion 7 of 208. What did Twain mean by "A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds"?New ideas are always acceptedPeople doubt innovation until it proves usefulAll ideas are foolishOnly old ideas are valuableQuestion 8 of 209. What did Twain say about being young?It is a sign of wisdomOne is young as long as they feel youngIt is irrelevantIt is only a physical stateQuestion 9 of 2010. What did Twain mean by "Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered"?Many talented people go unnoticedOnly famous people are geniusesTalent is unimportantSuccess determines intelligenceQuestion 10 of 2011. Twain’s humor often relied on:TragedySarcasm and witScience fictionPhilosophyQuestion 11 of 2012. Twain’s observation that "Truth is stranger than fiction" suggests that:Fiction is boringReality often defies expectationsFiction must always be realisticFiction is always more surprising than truthQuestion 12 of 2013. Twain’s remark "When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not" is an example of:SarcasmExaggerationSelf-deprecating humorMetaphorQuestion 13 of 2014. What was Twain’s view on majority opinions?They are always correctThey should be questionedThey must be followedThey are superior to individual thoughtsQuestion 14 of 2015. How did Twain’s birth and death connect to Halley’s Comet?He was fascinated by astronomyHe believed he was linked to itHe wrote about space travelHe ignored the coincidenceQuestion 15 of 2016. Twain’s response to the spider in the newspaper suggests:He was superstitiousHe was afraid of spidersHe used humor to make a point about advertisingHe wanted people to stop reading newspapersQuestion 16 of 2017. What did Twain say about thunder and lightning?Both are equally powerfulLightning does the actual workThunder is more dangerousNeither matterQuestion 17 of 2018. What did Twain believe about honor?It should be pursued at all costsIt is better to deserve it than to have it undeservedIt is given to everyone equallyIt is unnecessaryQuestion 18 of 2019. Twain’s humor often contained:Harsh criticismSubtle wit and ironyScientific theoriesOnly positive messagesQuestion 19 of 2020. What did Twain say about people flattering someone’s youthful appearance?It is always genuineIt means the person is agingIt boosts confidenceIt has no real meaningQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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