MCQ Questions for Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 4 The Enemy with Answers
The Enemy MCQ Chapter 4 Question 1.
When did Sadao feel that he got his reward as a doctor?
(A) When the prisoner could escape.
(B) When he got recognition from the government.
(C) When his servants returned.
(D) When his wife appreciated him.
Answer:
(A) When the prisoner could escape.
Explanation:
The doctor felt rewarded after saving the soldier’s life as a sincere doctor escape.
The Enemy Class 12 MCQ Question 2.
What did Sadao decide to do when the assassins did not come?
(A) He decided to kill the prisoner himself.
(B) He decided to
(C) He decided to hand him over to the police.
(D) He decided to
Answer:
(B) He decided to
Explanation:
When the General’s men did not come to kill the American, Sadao decided to save his life. Dr. Sadao gave his boat to the young soldier, arranged food for him and provided him valuable information which helped him escape successfully. This is how Sadao helped the American soldier flee and thereby saved his life.
MCQ Of The Enemy Chapter 4 Question 3.
Who said – ‘Why are we different from other Japanese?’
(A) Yumi
(B) the General
(C) Sadao
(D) Hana
Answer:
(D) Hana
Explanation:
They were definitely different from the other Japanese because they had not given up their humanity, especially Dr. Sadao, who had not forgotten a physician’s duty, despite facing the chance of being condemned as a traitor.
Enemy MCQ Chapter 4 Class 12 Question 4.
What was the attitude of all the servants in Sadao’s household when they came to know about the prisoner being treated by Dr. Sadao?
(A) They were happy with their master.
(B) They felt that he deserved a reward.
(C) They were very critical of him.
(D) They wanted him to let the soldier die.
Answer:
(C) They were very critical of him.
Explanation:
The servants didn’t like the idea of giving shelter to an enemy in the house. Yumi, the governess of the children, stubbornly refused to wash the white man and threatened to leave the job if she was forced.
The Enemy MCQs Chapter 4 Question 5.
What did Hana tell Yumi, the servant when she refused to help?
(A) She said that Yumi could get out of the house.
(B) Hana told her to go back to the baby’s room.
(C) Hana instructed her to go and cook food.
(D) Hana told that they would hand over the prisoner to the police after making him conscious.
Answer:
(D) Hana told that they would hand over the prisoner to the police after making him conscious.
Explanation:
She wanted to make the servants understand the seriousness of the situation.
The Enemy MCQ Class 12 Question 6.
War between which two nations is mentioned in the story, ‘The Enemy’?
(A) Japan and Korea
(B) Israel and America
(C) Malaysia and America
(D) Japan and America
Answer:
(D) Japan and America
Explanation:
Dr was from Japan; Prisoner was an American.
Class 12 The Enemy MCQ Question 7.
Which of the following character traits are highlighted in Dr. Sadao?
(A) An excellent doctor
(B) A compassionate human being
(C) Sincere and responsible citizen
(D) All of these
Answer:
(D) All of these
Explanation:
Dr. Sadao was an excellent doctor and a true human being.
MCQs Of The Enemy Chapter 4 Class 12 Question 8.
“Those scars,” she murmured, lifting her eyes to Sadao. The ‘scars’ DO NOT indicate:
(A) torture perpetrated on prisoners of war.
(B) superiority of Japan over America.
(C) the quest for supremacy in war.
(D) the rumours of torture often heard.
Answer:
(B) superiority of Japan over America.
Class 12 English The Enemy MCQ Question 9.
Pick the quote that best describes the theme of the story.
(A) World belongs to humanity, not to this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader.
(B) You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
(C) The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
(D) To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
Answer:
(C) The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
Enemy Class 12 MCQ Chapter 4 Question 10.
‘She did not wish to be left alone with the white man.’ Why did Hana feel so, despite having studied in America? This was so because:
(A) being Japanese, it wasn’t appropriate to stay on with a stranger.
(B) America and Japan were not allies in the ongoing World War.
(C) He was someone she’d recognized from her past in America.
(D) her husband had cautioned her against the American.
Answer:
(B) America and Japan were not allies in the ongoing World War.
Extract Based MCQs
Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
I. The man moaned with pain in his stupor but he did not awaken.”The best thing that we could do would be to put him back in the sea,” Sadao said, answering himself. Now that the bleeding has stopped for the moment, he stood up and dusted the sand from his hands. “Yes, undoubtedly that would be best,” Hana said steadily. But she continued to stare down at the motionless man.”If we sheltered a white man in our house we should be arrested and if we turned him over as a prisoner, he would certainly die,” Sadao said. “The kindest thing would be to put him back into the sea,” Hana said. But neither of them moved. They were staring with curious repulsion upon the inert figure.
MCQ On The Enemy Chapter 4 Class 12 Question 1.
In which of the following options can the underlined words NOT be replaced with ‘stupor’?
(A) She hung up the phone feeling as though she had woken up from a slumber.
(B) The manager complained about the employee’s sluggishness.
(C) He seemed to be in a trance when the doctor called upon him last week.
(D) Seeing him in a daze, the lawyer decided not to place him in the witness box.
Answer:
(B) The manager complained about the employee’s sluggishness.
Enemy MCQ Class 12 Chapter 4 Question 2.
Pick the option that best describes Sadao and Hana in the passage.
(A) Sadao: scrupulous
(B) Sadao: daring
(C) Sadao: prudent
(D) Sadao: wary
Answer:
(C) Sadao: prudent
Hana: Wary
Hana: Prudnt
Hana: suspicious
Hana: daring
MCQ The Enemy Chapter 4 Class 12 Question 3.
Pick the idiom that best describes the situation in which Sadao and Hana were in.
(A) To be like a fish out of water
(B) Like water off a duck’s back
(C) To be dead in the water
(D) To be in hot water
Answer:
(D) To be in hot water
MCQ Of The Enemy Class 12 Chapter 4 Question 4.
Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.
Statement 1: Sadao and Hana cared about the soldier but were worried about the consequences of being considerate.
Statement 2: Sadao and Hana wanted to shirk their responsibilities of looking after an injured soldier, who could be an American.
(A) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
(B) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.
(C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.
(D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.
Answer:
(A) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
II. “I wondered, Your Excellency,” Sadao murmured. “It was certainly very careless of me,” the General said. “But you understand it was not lack of patriotism or dereliction of duty.” He looked anxiously at his doctor. “If the matter should come out you would understand that, wouldn’t you” “Certainly, Your Excellency,” Sadao said. He suddenly comprehended that the General was in the palm of his hand and that as a consequence, he himself was perfectly safe. “I swear to your loyalty. Excellency,” he said to the old General “and to your zeal against the enemy”
Enemy MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Question 1.
Pick the option that best describes the word ‘dereliction’ as used in the passage.
(i) Evasion
(ii) Deterioration
(iii) Negligence
(iv) Carelessness
(v) Dilapidation
(vi) Mmanagement
(A) (ii), (iii) and (vi)
(B) (i), (iv), and (v)
(C) (ii), (iv) and (vi)
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Class 12 English Chapter 4 The Enemy MCQ Question 2.
At the end of the conversation with the General, Sadao felt:
(A) rejuvenated and guilt-free
(B) conceited and egotistic
(C) refreshed and self-conscious
(D) relieved and guilt-free
Answer:
(D) relieved and guilt-free
The Enemy Chapter 4 MCQ Question 3.
Read the analysis of the General based on the given extract. Choose the option that fills in the given blanks most appropriately:
The General (i) ———- power but is (ii) ——— of the obligations of his job. He is so (iii) ——— with his health that he forgets to send the assassins to kill the prisoner. Due to his (iv) ———– interests, he doesn’t want to expose Sadao and agrees to keep the prisoner’s escape a secret.
(A) (i) fantasizes; (ii) lonely; (iii) consumed ; (iv) vested
(B) (i) relishes; (ii) weary; (iii) self-absorbed; (iv) selfish
(C) (i) fancies; (ii) apathetic; (iii) negligent; (iv) worthless
(D) (i) desires; (ii) concerned; (iii) indisposed; (iv) narrow
Answer:
(B) (i) relishes; (ii) weary; (iii) self-absorbed; (iv) selfish
MCQ The Enemy Class 12 Question 4.
Pick the option that best matches the idioms with ‘hand’ with their meanings.
Meanings
(A) in the care of somebody good and knowledgeable
(B) to reveal a secret about one’s plans
(C) do harm to someone who has been kind to you
(D) two or more people who are in collusion
Idioms
1. hand in glove
2. in good hands
3. tip one’s hand
4. bite the hand that feeds you
(a) 1-A; 2-D; 3-C; 4-B
(b) 1-B; 2-C; 3-D; 4-A
(c) 1-D; 2-A; 3-B; 4-C
(d) 1-C; 2-A; 3-D; 4-B
Answer:
(c) 1-D; 2-A; 3-B; 4-C
III. But at this moment the door opened and she looked out, a dark-blue woollen haori over her kimono. She came to him affectionately and put her arm through his as he stood, smiled and said nothing.
MCQ Questions Of The Enemy Class 12 Question 1.
Who is ‘she’ in the above lines?
(A) Louisa
(B) Bana
(C) Hana
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) Hana
Question 2.
What is a ‘kimono’?
(A) Loose, knee-length Japanese garment
(B) Coat like garment
(C) Japanese robe with wide sleeves
(D) Japanese shirt
Answer:
(C) Japanese robe with wide sleeves
Question 3.
Where were the two standing?
(A) On the roof
(B) In the verandah
(C) At the clinic
(D) In the hotel room
Answer:
(B) In the verandah
Question 4.
Where had they first met?
(A) Dr. Sadao’s clinic
(B) Army mess
(C) Departmental store
(D) Professor Harley’s home
Answer:
(D) Professor Harley’s home
IV. It was at this moment that both of them saw something black come out of the mists. It was a man.
Question 1.
Who are ‘both’ here?
(A) Hana and her husband
(B) Bana and her husband
(C) Mrs. and Mr. Harley
(D) Commissioner and his wife
Answer:
(A) Hana and her husband
Question 2.
From where was the man flung up?
(A) Airplane
(B) Ocean waves
(C) Heavy winds
(D) Back seat of the car
Answer:
(B) Ocean waves
Question 3.
Who was the man who had come out of the mists?
(A) Black man
(B) Red Indian
(C) White man
(D) A drunkard
Answer:
(C) White man
Question 4.
Who did the doctor initially mistake him for?
(A) Pilot
(B) Captain of a ship
(C) Local trader
(D) Fisherman
Answer:
(D) Fisherman
V. Sadao stopped Hana at his side and turned the man’s head. They saw the face. ‘A white man!’ Hana whispered. Yes, it was a white man.
Question 1.
What did Dr. Sadao see when he turned the face of the man?
(A) Man with yellow hair
(B) Man with yellow beard
(C) Man showing signs of being tortured
(D) All of these
Answer:
(D) All of these
Question 2.
In what state was the white man lying?
(A) Unconscious
(B)Dead
(C) Sleeping
(D) Drunk
Answer:
(A) Unconscious
Question 3.
Which part of the body of young man had wound?
(A) Left side of upper back
(B) Head and chest
(C) Both the legs
(D) Right side of lower back
Answer:
(D) Right side of lower back
Question 4.
To which of these the white man belongs to?
(A) US Army
(B) US Navy
(C) Japanese Army
(D) Japanese Navy
Answer:
(B) US Navy
VI. “What shall we do with this man?” Sadao muttered. But his trained hands seemed of their own will to be doing what they could to stanch the fearful bleeding.
Question 1.
Who was Sadao?
(A) Japanese army captain
(B) Japanese surgeon
(C) America traitor
(D) America spy
Answer:
(B) Japanese surgeon
Question 2.
Why was the man bleeding?
(A) Gun wound
(B) Knife cut
(C) Arm decapitated
(D) Ear severed
Answer:
(A) Gun wound
Question 3.
What did Dr. Sadao do to stop the bleeding?
(A) Bandaged the wound
(B) Packed the wound with sea moss
(C) Left it as it is
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) Packed the wound with sea moss
Question 4.
What did Sadao and his wife decide to do later?
(A) Put him back into the sea
(B) Hand him over to the police
(C) Give him shelter at their home
(D) Admit him to the nearest hospital
Answer:
(C) Give him shelter at their home
VII.But neither of them moved. They were staring with a curious repulsion upon the inert figure.
Question 1.
Who are ‘they’ here?
(A) Hana and her husband
(B) Mrs. and Mr. Harley
(C) Karnala Das and her mother
(D) Maria and her brother
Answer:
(A) Hana and her husband
Question 2.
Who were ‘they’ staring at with great repulsion?
(A) White man belonging to USA
(B) White man belonging to UK
(C) Dark man belonging to Nigeria
(D) Fair complexioned fellow Japanese
Answer:
(A) White man belonging to USA
Question 3.
What was the state of the ‘inert figure’?
(A) Dead
(B) Unconscious
(C) Dizzy
(D) In good spirits
Answer:
(B) Unconscious
Question 4.
What does ‘inert’ mean here?
(A) Healthy
(B) Smiling
(C) Self-contained
(D) Motionless
Answer:
(D) Motionless
VIII. I cannot bear for you to touch him/ she said. ‘We shall have to tell the servants he is here. I will tell Yumi now. She can leave the children for a few minutes and she can wash him.’
Question 1.
Who is the speaker of the above lines?
(A) DtSadao
(B) Hana
(C) Bama
(D) Karnala Das
Answer:
(B) Hana
Question 2.
Why is he needed to be washed?
(A) Too dirty
(B) Filled with blood
(C) Covered in oil
(D) Body washed with saltwater
Answer:
(A) Too dirty
Question 3.
Who was Yumi?
(A) Teacher
(B) Colleague
(C) Servant
(D) Doctor
Answer:
(C) Servant
Question 4.
Who did eventually wash ‘he’?
(A) Dr. Sadao
(B) Hana
(C) Yumi
(D) Yumi’s mother
Answer:
(B) Hana
IX. In the afternoon, the second thing happened. Hana, working hard on unaccustomed labor, saw a messenger come to the door in official uniform.
Question 1.
Which day had two things happened?
(A) The day the war broke.
(B) The day of the arrival of the American prisoner.
(C) The day Japan won the war.
(D) The seventh day after the arrival of the American prisoner.
Answer:
(D) The seventh day after the arrival of the American prisoner.
Question 2.
What was the second thing that happened on the very day?
(A) His servants left
(B) General sent him a message
(C) Received a message from the office
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) General sent him a message
Question 3.
Which of the following was giving trouble to the General?
(A) Liver
(B) Heart
(C) Gallbladder
(D) Lungs
Answer:
(C) Gallbladder
Question 4.
Why was Hana working in spite of having servants?
(A) The servants were on leave.
(B) The servants had gone to buy groceries.
(C) The servants had left the job.
(D) The servants had died.
Answer:
(C) The servants had left the job.
X.’Is it not enough? ‘Indeed it is/ she replied. ‘I am very sorry.’
Question 1.
Who is the speaker of the first line?
(A) Dr. Sadao
(B) Hana
(C) The white man
(D) The General’s Messenger
Answer:
(D) The General’s Messenger
Question 2.
Whom is ‘he/she’ addressing to?
(A) Dr. Sadao
(B) Hana
(C) The white man
(D) The General’s Messenger
Answer:
(B) Hana
Question 3.
Why did ‘she’ say sorry later?
(A) She had realized her mistake
(B) She had hit him on the nose
(C) She had accidentally stepped on him
(D) She could not remember his name
Answer:
(A) She had realized her mistake
Question 4.
How did ‘she’ feel when the speaker and doctor left?
(A) Exhausted from work
(B) Exhausted from fright
(C) Exhausted from excitement
(D) None of these
Answer:(B) Exhausted from fright
XI.’You are so well that I think if I put my boat on the shore tonight, with food and extra clothing in it, you might be able to row to that little island not far from the coast.
Question 1.
Who is T in the above lines?
(A) Dr. Sadao
(B) Hana
(C) Tom
(D) Yumi
Answer:
(A) Dr. Sadao
Question 2.
Who is ‘you’ in the above lines?
(A) Dr. Sadao
(B) Hana
(C) Tom
(D) Yumi
Answer:
(C) Tom
Question 3.
What things did T give to you?
(A) Woollen cap
(B) Deck of cards
(C) Bandages
(D) None of these
Ans.
(D) None of these
Question 4.
What instructions did ‘you’ give to T before leaving?
(A) Give signal when food was over
(B) Eat raw fish
(C) Not to kindle the fire
(D) All of these
Answer:
(D) All of these