2. TOO DEAR!
One Mark Questions
1. Mention any one of the commodities that
was taxed by the king of Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’
a)
Tobacco b) betel nut c)
cashew nut
Ans:
a) Tobacco
2. Name the special source of revenue in the
kingdom of Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’
a)
Wine b) Gaming house c) Tobacco
Ans:
b) Gaming house
3. What business does the King of Monaco monopolize
in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Chess b) Carom c) Gambling
Ans:
c) Gambling
4. Mention one of the sources of the King’s
special revenue in ‘Too Dear!’
a)
Chess b) Carom c) Gaming house
Ans:
c) Gaming house
5. What was the initial punishment given to
the criminal by the council in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Head cut off b) leg cut off c) eyes gouge off
Ans:
a) Head cut off
6. Mention one of the reasons for altering
the death sentence to life imprisonment in ‘Too Dear!’
a)
King was not interested b) lack of
funding c) mood changed
Ans:
b) lack of funding
7. The King’s special revenue in ‘Too Dear!’
came from
a)
Gaming house b) poll tax c) tax on tobacco
Ans:
a) Gaming house
8. How many soldiers were there in the kingdom
of Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
ten men b) forty men c) sixty men
Ans:
c) sixty men
9. How much did the king spend on the
criminal annually in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
600 francs b) 12000
francs c) 16000 francs
Ans:
a) 600 francs
10. Where is Monaco situated in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Near the border of Japan and China b)
near the border of France of Italy
c)
Near the border of India and China
Ans:
b) near the border of France of Italy
11. How much would a guillotine and an
executioner cost if supplied from France in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
600 francs b) 12000
francs c) 16000 francs
Ans:
c) 16000 francs
12. The people of Monaco mentioned in ‘Too
Dear!’ were
a)Sociable b) peaceable c) fashionable
Ans:
b) peaceable
13. What is the population of Monaco in ‘Too
Dear!’?
a)
8000 b) 12000 c) 7000
Ans:
c) 7000
14. Who according to the Council was a
brother monarch in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
King of Italy b) King of
France c) King of Japan
Ans:
a) King of Italy
15. How much money did the Italian Government
demand to supply guillotine and an executioner?
a)
600 francs b) 12000
francs c) 16000 francs
Ans:
b) 12000 francs
16. Name the ‘Toy Kingdom’ mentioned in ‘Too
Dear!’
a)
Domino b) Piano c) Monaco
Ans:
c) Monaco
17. Who is referred to as ‘a rascal’ by the
king in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Criminal b) King of
Italy c) Executioner
Ans:
a) Criminal
18. Where did the criminal settle after
emigrating in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Middle of the kingdom b) across
frontier c) behind frontier
Ans:
b) across frontier
19. What did the criminal do to earn his
living after his release in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Business of brass b) Real estate c) market- gardening
Ans:
c) market-gardening
20. What was the new item of expenditure in
‘Too Dear!’?
a)
To spend on guard & criminal b)
executioner c) guillotine
Ans:
a) to spend on guard & criminal
21. Which government is Republican and has no
proper respect for king in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Italy Government b) French
Government c) Monaco Government
Ans:
c) Monaco Government
22. Who was a ‘Brother Monarch’ in ‘Too
Dear!’?
a)
King of Italy b) King of
France c) King of Japan
Ans:
a) King of Italy
23. How much did the criminal receive as
advance before leaving Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
one fourth of annuity b) one fifth of
annuity c) one third of annuity
Ans:
c) one third of annuity
24. Which was the only place of gambling in
Europe as mentioned in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Monaco b) Italy c) France
Ans:
a) Monaco
25. Who fetched the criminal’s food initially
in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
The king b) The guard c) The executioner
Ans:
b) the guard
26. Where was the criminal’s food fetched
from in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
The guard kitchen b) The king’s
garden c) The palace kitchen
Ans:
c) the palace kitchen
27. How long was the criminal in the prison
in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
one year b) two years c) three years
Ans:
a) one year
28. What does the keeper of the gaming house
pay to the Prince in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Less sum from profit b) a large sum from
profit c) nothing
Ans:
b) a large sum from profit
29. Who gains more from the gaming house in
‘Too Dear!’?
a)
The criminal b) The soldier c) The Prince
Ans:
c) the Prince
30. How much land would each inhabitant get
if all the land in Monaco were divided?
a)
Less than an acre b) more than an
acre c) two acres each
Ans:
a) less than an acre
31. What was unusual about the murder
committed in Monaco in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
nothing b) never murder
occurred c) second murder
Ans:
b) never murder occurred
32. What work did the prisoner do after being
released from the prison in ‘Too Dear!’?
a)
Business of brass b) Real estate c) market- gardening
Ans:
c) market-gardening
33. The king had to find a special source of
revenue because
a.
the income from the taxes was insufficient.
b.
his people drank and smoked less. c. the
people of Monaco gambled a lot.
Ans:
c) the people of Monaco gambled a lot
34. The death sentence in ‘Too Dear!’ was
altered because
a.
the king wanted to show mercy to the criminal.
b.
doing so would not be expensive.
c.
no one was willing to execute the criminal.
Ans:
c) no one was willing to execute the criminal
35. When the guard was dismissed, the
criminal in ‘Too Dear!’
a.
was happy and tried to run away.
b.
worried about the guard’s family.
c.
did not show any sign of running away.
Ans:
c) did not show any sign of running away
36. The criminal in ‘Too Dear!’ agreed to go
away from the prison after
a.
he was offered pension.
b.
he was allowed to emigrate.
c.
the guard was dismissed.
Ans:
a) he was offered pension
