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Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer: Exercise (Questions and Answers)| Major English Class 12
Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer
1. The story "Brahmadatta and the Banyan
Deer" is about .........................
a. sacrifice for wisdom
b. racial discrimination
c. compassion and pity
d. arrogance and pride
Answer:
c. compassion and pity
2. The story "Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer" is based on .....................
a. Norse mythology
b. Hindu mythology
c. Buddhist mythology
d. Christian mythology
Answer:
c. Buddhist mythology
3. The new king loved ........................
a. singing
b. fishing
c. travelling
d. hunting
Answer:
d. hunting
4. The Buddha was once born as a ..............
a. boar
b. rabbit
c. deer
a. leopard
Answer:
c. deer
5. Farmers and merchants devised a plan .........................
a. not to help the king
b. to make a stockade for trapping the animals
c. to be vegetarian
d. to stop farming and doing business
Answer:
b. to make a stockade for trapping the animals
6. ............... herds of deer were captured were trapped inside the stockade.
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
Answer:
a. Two
7. The human king didn't shoot at the Deer Kings because ............................
a They ran very fast
b. They were the magnificent animals
c. They were very dangerous
d. He couldn't see them
Answer:
b. They were the magnificent animals
8. ................. devised a plan to hold a lottery for being the king's prey.
a. Brahmadatta
b. The leader of the other herd
c. The leader of Banyan deer
d. Farmers and merchant
Answer:
c. The leader of Banyan deer
9. One day, .................. doe came to the other deer king to save her.
a. an old
b. an injured
c. a pregnant
d. a sick
Answer:
c. a pregnant
10. ............. was ready to replace the pregnant doe and got ready to be killed.
a. The king of other deer
b. The Banyan deer king
c. No one
d. A bear
Answer:
b. The Banyan deer king
11. As the king, it is .........................
a. one's duty to care for his subjects
b. not necessary to care for his subjects
c. right to seek for his happiness and freedom only
d. unnecessary to take the burden of his subjects
Answer:
a. one's duty to care for his subjects
12. Seeing the nobility and resolute(determined) concern, Brahmadatta announced to ............................
a. kill only birds
b. kill only fish
c. kill other four-footed creatures except deer
d. save/care all the four footed creatures, birds and fish
Answer:
d. save/care all the four footed creatures, birds and fish
13. At last, Brahmadatta erected............ to pay homage to the Banyan King.
a. a stone pillar
b. an iron pilar
c. a marble monument
d. a big tower
Answer:
a. a stone pillar
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer
1. Why was the stockade built by the people?
Answer:
The stockade was built by the people because they wanted to trap the animals for the king to hunt. Actually, the royal hunt had ruined the farms of farmers and even the important time of the businessmen and farmers. Thus, they proposed to build the stockade for the king.
2. Why were the farmers and businessmen unpleased with the king?
Answer:
The farmers and businessmen were unpleased with the king because they had to join the royal hunt compulsorily and chase the animals for the hunt, leaving their works undone. Due to the royal hunt, the farms of the farmers were also ruined.
3. What agreement did the kings of two herds make after being trapped inside the stockade?
Answer:
After being trapped inside the stockade, the kings of two herds made an agreement to hold a lottery to decide the turn of the deer to be hunted. In this way, the needless injury of the rushing deer could be stopped.
4. What did the pregnant doe request her king for?
Answer:
The pregnant doe requested that her king save her and her fawn's lives. She wanted to deliver her fawn before dying. According to her, dying now means killing two lives.
5. What was the reply of her leader to the pregnant doe?
Answer:
The reply of her leader to the pregnant woman was that the law was law and she had to die at any cost.
6. What lesson did the Banyan Deer king teach to the human king?
Answer:
The Banyan Deer king taught the wonderful lesson of compassion and pity to the human king. He also taught the duty and responsibility of the king to care for the safety and freedom of his subjects.
7. How did the Banyan Deer king convince the human king and make free to all the animals, birds and fish?
Answer:
The Banyan deer convinced the human king by stating that he was ready to sacrifice his own life for the sake of his herd, the other herd, all four-footed creatures, birds and fish. After seeing his humility and concerns for all the creatures, the human king declared to spare all the creatures' lives and forsake hunting. He declared to free all the animals, birds and fish. He stated that no one shall be trapped, hunted or killed.
8. What makes the story read like an ancient tale?
Answer:
By an ancient tale, we understand a kind of tale that is based on fiction with fictitious characters whose acts reveal moral lessons for all the readers. The story of 'Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer' is an ancient tale (fable) that contains all the fictitious characters, especially humans and animals, with a wonderful theme of compassion and pity. Moreover, it is based on the Jatak Katha of Buddhist mythology and the Buddha himself incarnated as a deer. The presence of all this evidence in the story makes this story read like an ancient tale.
9. What is the moral lesson of this story?
Answer:
The moral lesson of this story is the duty and responsibility of the king towards his citizens. The story reveals the facts regarding the duty of the king. Every king should always be ready to take care of his citizens and protect them from harm.
In a similar way, all living beings should have qualities of compassion and pity for their own survival.
10. Why do you think the Buddha was born as a deer?
Answer:
I think the Buddha was born as a deer because he wanted to teach human beings the lessons of compassion, kindness, non-violence and harmony to ensure the harmonious existence of all beings.
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