Three Questions DQ
Three Questions
Leo Tolstoy [1828-1910]
Descriptive Questions – 6 Marks
1. What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar? Why did he need correct answers to those questions? What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men? [3+1+2] [WBCHSE H.S. 2016, 2019]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
He needed correct answers to those questions because he wanted to be successful in anything he might undertake.
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
Related Question
What were the three questions the Tsar wanted to get answers of? Why did he need the answers? Why was he not satisfied with the answers of the learned men? Whom did the Tsar finally decide to consult? [3+1+1+1] [WBCHSE H.S. 2023]
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2. What were the three questions the Tsar wanted to be answered? Why did he need the answers? Why was he dissatisfied with the answers given by the scholars and the learned men? [3+1+2] [WBCHSE H.S. 2020]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
He needed correct answers to those questions because he wanted to be successful in anything he might undertake.
All the answers given by the scholars and the learned men being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them and became dissatisfied.
3. What were the three questions that had once occurred to a certain Tsar? Why did not Tsar agree with the answers of the learned men? Whom did he decide to consult and why? [3+1+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of the learned men and gave the reward to none.
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
4. What were the three questions mentioned in the short-story ‘Three Questions’? Why was the Tsar dissatisfied with those answers given by the learned men? What did he do then? [3+1+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
All the answers given by the scholars and the learned men being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them and became dissatisfied.
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
5. “All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them,” What were the questions to which the Tsar got different answers? Whom did he decide to consult when he was not satisfied? Where did that person live whom the Tsar decided to consult? What was he famous for? [3+1+1+1] [WBCHSE H.S. 2018, 2022]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
The hermit lived in a wood which he never quitted.
The hermit was widely renowned for his wisdom.
7. “It once occurred to a certain Tsar” What occurred to a certain Tsar? What did he do accordingly? [3+3]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people to him, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.
Related Questions
[I] “And this thought having occurred to him.” What was the thought? What did he do after the thought occurred to him? [3+3]
[II] What thought occurred to Tsar? What did he do because of it? Who provided the right answers and how? [3+1+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
And this thought having occurred to him, he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that he would give a great reward to anyone who would teach him what was the right time for every action, and who were the most necessary people to him, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do.
The wise hermit in the story ‘Three Questions’ provided the right answers to the questions of the Tsar. The hermit suggested the answer from the events that had happened in the story in presence of the Tsar and the hermit.
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7. “All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none.” Who is spoken about? Who are referred to ‘none of them’? Why did not he give the reward? What did he do instead? [1+1+2+2]
👉Here the above line is spoken about the Tsar who, being dissatisfied with the answers of the learned men, gave the reward to none.
Here ‘none of them’ refers to the learned men who came to answer the Tsar’s questions.
The Tsar did not give the reward to none because they all answered his questions differently, and so the Tsar did not agree with any of them.
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
Related Question
“……the Tsar agreed with none of them and gave the reward to none.” Who are referred to here by ‘them’? Why did not the Tsar agree with them? Why did he give the reward to none? [2+2+2]
👉The learned men who came to answer the Tsar’s questions are referred to here by ‘them’.
The Tsar did not agree with them because they all answered his questions differently.
The Tsar did not give the reward to none because they all answered his questions differently.
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8. What did the learned men say in reply to the Tsar’s questions? [6]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the learned men came to answer the Tsar’s three questions. But they all answered his questions differently.
In reply to the first question, some suggested that in order to know the right time the Tsar should draw up in advance a table of days, months and years and live strictly according to it. Others suggested the Tsar to be attentive to all that was going on and do what was most needful. Others again suggested that the Tsar’s council of wise of wise men would help him to fix the right time for everything. Others again suggested that to know the right time for every action, the Tsar must consult magicians who know beforehand what was going to happen.
Equally the Tsar got various answers to his second question. Some said the people the Tsar most needed were his councillors, the priests, others the doctors while some said the warriors were the most necessary people to the Tsar.
To the third question, as to what was the most important occupation, some replied that the most important thing in the world was science. Others said it was skill in warfare, and others again it was religious worship.
Related Question
What were the various answers to the Tsar’s questions? [6]
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9. What was the first question of the Tsar? What answers did he get to this question? [2+4]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The first one was– “What is the most important time to begin everything?”
In reply to the first question, some suggested that in order to know the right time the Tsar should draw up in advance a table of days, months and years and live strictly according to it. Others suggested the Tsar to be attentive to all that was going on and do what was most needful. Others again suggested that the Tsar’s council of wise of wise men would help him to fix the right time for everything. Others again suggested that to know the right time for every action, the Tsar must consult magicians who know beforehand what was going to happen.
Related Questions
[I] What was the first question of the Tsar? How did the learned men say in reply to the question? [2+4]
[II] What were the answers the Tsar received from the learned men in reply to his first question? [6]
[III] How did the learned men give various answers to the first question that occurred to the Tsar? What was the hermit’s answer? [5+1]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The first one was– “What is the most important time to begin everything?”
In reply to the first question, some suggested that in order to know the right time the Tsar should draw up in advance a table of days, months and years and live strictly according to it. Others suggested the Tsar to be attentive to all that was going on and do what was most needful. Others again suggested that the Tsar’s council of wise of wise men would help him to fix the right time for everything. Others again suggested that to know the right time for every action, the Tsar must consult magicians who know beforehand what was going to happen.
The hermit’s answer was to the first question of the Tsar was that the right time was always ‘now’. The present time is the most important time in our life.
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10. “And learned men came to the Tsar, but they all answered his questions differently.” Who are ‘they’, and whose questions are being referred to? In what way were his questions answered? What did he resolve to do afterwards? [2+2+2]
👉Here ‘they’ refers to the learned men who answered the questions of the Tsar.
Here the three questions of the Tsar that once occurred to him are being referred.
Hearing the proclamation of a great reward for the right answers to the Tsar’s questions, the learned came to the Tsar to answer his three questions. But they all answered the questions differently.
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
11. “All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none.” Why did not the Tsar agree with the answers of the learned men? Whom did the Tsar decide to consult again? What was the person famous for? How did the Tsar go to visit the person? What was the person doing when the Tsar appeared before him? [1+1+1+2+1]
👉All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none.
When the Tsar was dissatisfied with the answers of the learned men, he decided to consult a hermit who lived in a wood which he never quitted.
The hermit was widely famous for his wisdom.
Putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard behind, the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone.
When the Tsar appeared before the hermit, he was digging the ground in front of his hut.
12. “All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them, and gave the reward to none.” Who answered whose questions? Why were the answers different? What did the Tsar do next? [2+2+2]
👉In the short-story “Three Questions” the learned men answered the Tsar’s three questions which once occurred to him.
Here the answers were different because the learned men answered his questions differently.
When he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, still wishing to find the right answers to his questions, he decided to consult a hermit widely renowned for his wisdom.
13. Why did the Tsar visit the hermit? How did he go there? Why did he go there in disguise? What was the hermit doing at that time? [1+1+2+2]
👉When the Tsar was dissatisfied with the answers of the learned men, he decided to visit the hermit to get the right answers to his three questions.
Putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard behind, the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone.
The Tsar went there in disguise, putting on simple clothes, because the hermit received none but common folk.
When the Tsar appeared before the hermit, he was digging the ground in front of his hut.
Related Question
Why did the Tsar go to the hermit? Why did he go there in disguise? What was the hermit doing when the Tsar met him? [2+2+2]
👉The Tsar went to the hermit to get the right answers to his three questions.
The Tsar went there in disguise, putting on simple clothes, because the hermit received none but common folk.
When the Tsar met the hermit, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
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14. “He decided to consult a hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom.” Who is ‘he’? Why did he decide to consult the hermit? How did he go to meet the hermit? [1+3+2]
👉Here ‘he’ refers to the Tsar who decided to consult the hermit, widely renowned for his wisdom.
When the Tsar was dissatisfied with the answers of the learned men, he decided to visit the hermit to get the right answers to his three questions.
Putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard behind, the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone.
15. How did the Tsar go to the wood where the wise hermit lived? What was the hermit doing then? What did the Tsar say to the hermit? [2+1+3]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” as the hermit, who lived in a wood which he never quitted, received none but common folk, the Tsar, putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard behind, went to visit the hermit alone.
When the Tsar approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
When the Tsar approached, he went up to the hermit and told him respectfully that he had come to him to ask him to answer his three questions. First he wanted to know the right time for every action. Then he wanted to know about the people to whom he would pay more attention than to the rest. And at last he wanted to know from the hermit what affairs are the most important to him.
16. What do you mean by ‘Tsar’? What is the popular name of the author of the short-story “Three Questions”? Where did the hermit live in the story? Whom did the hermit use to receive? [2+2+2]
👉In olden times Russian or Bulgarian rulers were called as Tsar.
The popular name of the author of the short-story “Three Questions” is Leo Tolstoy. His full name is Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy.
In the story “Three Questions” The hermit was widely renowned for his wisdom. He lived in a wood which he never quitted. He received only common folk.
17. Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swore and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? [1+2+3] [WBCHSE H.S. 2017]
👉The bearded man became an enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property.
The bearded man swore to take revenge on the Tsar. And he was looking for a chance to kill the Tsar. Finally he got the chance when the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone. He resolved to kill the Tsar on his way back.
The bearded man became a swore enemy of the Tsar and wanted to take revenge on him. But when he was badly wounded by the Tsar’s bodyguard and came running to the Tsar, with the hermit’s help the Tsar served and saved his life. So the bearded wounded man became repentant and asked forgiveness of the Tsar.
After that the bearded man promised the Tsar that if he lived, and if the Tsar wished it, he would serve him as his most faithful slave and, would bid his sons did the same.
18. How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man and save his life? [6] [WBCHSE H.S. 2015]
👉When the bearded wounded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. The Tsar and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar washed it as best as he could, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and a towel the hermit had. But the blood would not stop flowing, and the Tsar again and again removed the bandage soaked with warm blood, and washed and rebandaged the wound.
When at last the blood ceased flowing, the man revived and asked something to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Finally, when night came, the Tsar with the hermit’s help carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the bed.
19. “Here comes someone running.” Who is the speaker and who is the person spoken to? Why did the man come running? Describe the physical state of the man. How was the man received by them? [1+2+1+2]
👉Here the hermit is the speaker and he speaks this to the Tsar.
The bearded man came running because he wanted to escape from the Tsar’s bodyguard who badly wounded him.
The man who came running was a sworn enemy of the Tsar, and he had beard on his face.
When the bearded wounded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. The Tsar and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar washed it as best as he could, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and a towel the hermit had. But the blood would not stop flowing, and the Tsar again and again removed the bandage soaked with warm blood, and washed and rebandaged the wound.
When at last the blood ceased flowing, the man revived and asked something to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Finally, when night came, the Tsar with the hermit’s help carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the bed.
Related Question
“Here comes someone running.” Who is the speaker? Who was coming? Why did he come running? What happened to him? How was the wounded man received and treated at the hermit’s cottage? [1+1+1+1+2]
👉Here the hermit is the speaker of the above mentioned line.
The wounded bearded man who was a sworn enemy of the Tsar was coming out of the wood.
The bearded man came running because he wanted to escape from the Tsar’s bodyguard who badly wounded him.
The Tsar’s bodyguard had badly wounded him, and to escape from the Tsar’s bodyguard he came running out of the wood.
When the bearded wounded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. The Tsar and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar washed it as best as he could, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and a towel the hermit had. But the blood would not stop flowing, and the Tsar again and again removed the bandage soaked with warm blood, and washed and rebandaged the wound.
When at last the blood ceased flowing, the man revived and asked something to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Finally, when night came, the Tsar with the hermit’s help carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the bed.
Related Question
“Here comes someone running.”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who came running?
(c) What was the condition of the person who came running?
(d) How was the person taken care of? [1+1+2+2] [WBCHSE H.S. 2024]
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20. “Here comes someone running.” Who comes running? What happened to the person spoken of? [1+5]
👉A bearded man, a sworn enemy of the Tsar, badly wounded by the Tsar’s bodyguard comes running.
In the story, “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property. From then the bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar and wanted to take revenge on the Tsar. But he could not find any chance to take revenge on the Tsar. But finally he got the chance.
One day when the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone, the bearded man hid in an ambush and was waiting for the Tsar. After a long time when the Tsar did not come back, he came out from his ambush to find the Tsar. While finding the Tsar he came upon the the Tsar’s bodyguard who recognized him and wounded him badly. To escape from them he came running out of the wood holding his hands pressed against his stomach, and blood was flowing from under them.
21. “You are tired.” Who said this and to whom? Why did the speaker come to the listener? Why did the speaker offer to help? How was he benefitted by this? [2+1+1+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story, “Three Questions” the Tsar said this to the hermit when he found the frail and weak hermit breathing heavily while digging the ground in front of his hut.
Here the speaker, the Tsar came to the listener, the hermit to get the right answers of his three important questions.
When the Tsar found the hermit frail and weak and breathing heavily while digging the ground in front of his hut, the Tsar offered his help to the hermit.
At the end of the story the Tsar got his reward of his help to the hermit in form of the right answers of his three questions from the hermit. Thus, the Tsar was benefitted by the hermit getting the right answers of his three questions with suitable explanations.
Related Question
“You are tired.” Who said this and to whom? Why did the person feel tired? What did the speaker offer to do for the person? [2+2+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story, “Three Questions” the Tsar said this to the hermit.
The hermit felt tired while digging the ground because he was frail and weak and as a result he was breathing heavily.
The Tsar offered his help to the hermit. He wanted to help him by digging the ground for him.
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22. “Forgive me!” said the bearded man in a weak voice, when he saw that the Tsar was awake and was looking at him.” Who was the bearded man? Why was his voice weak? When and why did the bearded man ask the Tsar for forgiveness? How did the Tsar forgive him? [1+1+2+2]
👉In the story, “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar.
The voice of the bearded man was weak because he was severely wounded by the Tsar’s bodyguard.
The bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property. The man waited to avenge his brother’s death, but he could not get the chance. Finally he got the chance of taking revenge on the Tsar. He waited on the Tsar’s way back. When the Tsar did not return, he came out from his ambush to find the Tsar, and he came upon the Tsar’s bodyguard, and they recognized him, and wounded him fatally. The man should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour.
The Tsar with the hermit’s help, after unfastening the man’s clothing, washed his wound as best as he could. Then he bandaged and rebandaged his wound again and again. The Tsar provided him fresh water and rest with the hermit’s help. Now the man repented his sin and asked for forgiveness of the Tsar, and he also took an oath of serving the Tsar through generations.
The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily, and to have gained him for a friend, and he not only forgave, but said he would send his servants and his own physician to attend him, and promised to restore his property.
Related Questions
[I]“Forgive me!” said the bearded man in a weak voice, when he saw that the Tsar was awake and was looking at him.” Who asked for forgiveness and from whom? Why did the speaker ask to be forgiven? How did the person spoken to react? [2+2+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s story, “Three Questions” the wounded bearded man asked for forgiveness from the Tsar
The bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property. The man waited to avenge his brother’s death, but he could not get the chance. Finally he got the chance of taking revenge on the Tsar. He waited on the Tsar’s way back. When the Tsar did not return, he came out from his ambush to find the Tsar, and he came upon the Tsar’s bodyguard, and they recognized him, and wounded him fatally. The man should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour.
The Tsar with the hermit’s help, after unfastening the man’s clothing, washed his wound as best as he could. Then he bandaged and rebandaged his wound again and again. The Tsar provided him fresh water and rest with the hermit’s help. Now the man repented his sin and asked for forgiveness of the Tsar, and he also took an oath of serving the Tsar through generations.
The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily, and to have gained him for a friend, and he not only forgave, but said he would send his servants and his own physician to attend him, and promised to restore his property.
[II] Who was the bearded man? Why did the man ask forgiveness of the Tsar? Was he forgiven? How do you know? [1+2+1+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s story “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar.
The bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property. The man waited to avenge his brother’s death, but he could not get the chance. Finally he got the chance of taking revenge on the Tsar. He waited on the Tsar’s way back. When the Tsar did not return, he came out from his ambush to find the Tsar, and he came upon the Tsar’s bodyguard, and they recognized him, and wounded him fatally. The man should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour.
The Tsar with the hermit’s help, after unfastening the man’s clothing, washed his wound as best as he could. Then he bandaged and rebandaged his wound again and again. The Tsar provided him fresh water and rest with the hermit’s help. Now the man repented his sin and asked for forgiveness of the Tsar, and he also took an oath of serving the Tsar through generations.
The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily, and to have gained him for a friend, and he not only forgave, but said he would send his servants and his own physician to attend him, and promised to restore his property.
[III] Who was the Tsar’s enemy? Why was he an enemy of the Tsar? How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy? [1+2+3]
[IV] How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy? [6]
[V] How was the Tsar’s enemy transformed to a loyal friend? [6]
[VI] How did Tsar get reconciled with his enemy? [6]
[VII] How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy? [6]
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23. How was the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar? What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? [2+2+2] [WBCHSE H.S. 2019, 2022]
👉When the bearded wounded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. The Tsar and the hermit unfastened the man’s clothing. There was a large wound in his stomach. The Tsar washed it as best as he could, and bandaged it with his handkerchief and a towel the hermit had. But the blood would not stop flowing, and the Tsar again and again removed the bandage soaked with warm blood, and washed and rebandaged the wound.
When at last the blood ceased flowing, the man revived and asked something to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Finally, when night came, the Tsar with the hermit’s help carried the wounded man into the hut and laid him on the bed.
The bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property. But when he saw that the Tsar was kind and considerate to him, he changed his mind. He came to know that he should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour. He was grateful to him as the Tsar saved his life. He became repentant of his sin and craved for the forgiveness of the Tsar.
The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily, and to have gained him for a friend, and he not only forgave, but said he would send his servants and his own physician to attend him, and promised to restore his property.
Related Questions
[I] How was the wounded man taken care of at the hermit’s hut? [6]
[II] How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man? [6] [WBCHSE H.S. 2015]
[III] Give a brief account of the Tsar’s effort to save the man’s life. [6]
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24. Who was the Tsar’s enemy? Why was he an enemy of the Tsar? How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy? [1+2+3]
👉In the story, “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar.
The bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property.
The sworn enemy of the Tsar, the bearded man had earlier vowed to take revenge on the Tsar. But when he saw that the Tsar was kind and considerate to him, he changed his mind. He came to know that the man should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour. He was grateful to him as the Tsar saved his life. He became repentant of his sin and craved for the forgiveness of the Tsar.
The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy so easily, and to have gained him for a friend, and he not only forgave, but said he would send his servants and his own physician to attend him, and promised to restore his property.
Related Questions
[I] “The Tsar was very glad to have made peace with his enemy.” Who was the Tsar’s enemy? How did he make him his friend? How did his new friend wish to serve him? [1+3+2]
[II] How was the Tsar’s enemy transformed to a loyal friend? [6]
[III] How did Tsar get reconciled with his enemy? [6]
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25. “I am that enemy of yours who swore to revenge himself on you,” Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swear and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? [1+1+2+2]
👉 In the story, “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar.
The bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property.
The sworn enemy of the Tsar, the bearded man had earlier vowed to take revenge on the Tsar. The man waited to avenge his brother’s death, but he could not get the chance. Finally he got the chance of taking revenge on the Tsar. He waited on the Tsar’s way and resolved to kill him on his way back.
The sworn enemy of the Tsar, the bearded man had earlier vowed to take revenge on the Tsar. But when he saw that the Tsar was kind and considerate to him, he changed his mind. He came to know that the man should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour. He was grateful to him as the Tsar saved his life. He became repentant of his sin and craved for the forgiveness of the Tsar. He also promised the Tsar that if he lived and if he wished, he would serve him as his most faithful slave, and would bid his sons to do the same.
26. “You have already been answered!” Who said this and to whom? How had the person referred to been answered? [1+1+4]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story ‘Three Questions’ the wise hermit said this to the Tsar who had come to him to get the right answers of his three questions.
Before his departure, the Tsar called for the answers from the hermit. The hermit suggested the answer from the events that had happened. He pointed out the answers to him thus :
First, the right time for him initially was to help him in the work of digging and thereby give no chance to his enemy to attack or wound him. Second, the right person for him was the hermit himself whose work had detained and spared him from his enemy’s attack. Third, the most important or right business for him was to help the old, weak and exhausted hermit.
In the second case the time of attending to the wounded man was the most important time for the Tsar and the wounded man was the most important person for him. The act of doing good to the wounded man was the most important business of his life.
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
Related Questions
[I] “You have already been answered!” What were the answers of the speaker? How did he give it?/ How did the speaker answer with examples from life? [1+5]
[II] “You have already been answered!” Who is the person spoken to? How were the answers given? What were the answers? [1+2+3]
[III] How did the hermit answer all the three questions of the Tsar and make him wise? [6]
[IV] What answer did the Tsar get from the hermit? [6]
[V] How did the hermit explain answers to the three questions of the Tsar? [6]
[VI] How did the Tsar get the answers of his questions finally? [6]
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27. “You have already been answered!” Who had already been answered? Who said this? What were the questions? What were the answers? [1+1+2+2]
👉The Tsar had already been answered.
At the end of the story, “Three Questions” the hermit said this to the Tsar.
In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
Related Questions
[I] “You have already been answered!” What had already been answered? How did the hermit explain the answer? [2+4]
👉The three important questions of the Tsar had already been answered in the events that had happened before in the story “Three Questions”.
Before his departure, the Tsar called for the answers from the hermit. The hermit suggested the answer from the events that had happened. He pointed out the answers to him thus :
First, the right time for him initially was to help him in the work of digging and thereby give no chance to his enemy to attack or wound him. Second, the right person for him was the hermit himself whose work had detained and spared him from his enemy’s attack. Third, the most important or right business for him was to help the old, weak and exhausted hermit.
In the second case the time of attending to the wounded man was the most important time for the Tsar and the wounded man was the most important person for him. The act of doing good to the wounded man was the most important business of his life.
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
[II] “You have already been answered!” What were the questions referred to here? Who answered the questions? What answers did the hermit give? [3+1+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
The learned men came and answered the questions, but they answered the questions differently.
Before his departure, the Tsar called for the answers from the hermit. The hermit suggested the answer from the events that had happened. He pointed out the answers to him thus :
First, the right time for him initially was to help him in the work of digging and thereby give no chance to his enemy to attack or wound him. Second, the right person for him was the hermit himself whose work had detained and spared him from his enemy’s attack. Third, the most important or right business for him was to help the old, weak and exhausted hermit.
In the second case the time of attending to the wounded man was the most important time for the Tsar and the wounded man was the most important person for him. The act of doing good to the wounded man was the most important business of his life.
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
[IV] “How answered? What do you mean?” asked the Tsar. What questions were answered? What did the Tsar learn as answers to the questions? [3+3]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
[V] What were the three questions of the Tsar? What were the answers to these questions that the Tsar got in the end? [3+3]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The questions were–
(I) What is the most important time to begin everything?
(II) Who are the most important people to listen to? and
(III) What is the most important thing to do?
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
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28. What was the third question that occurred to the Tsar? What answers were given to this question by the learned men? How did the hermit answer this question? [2+2+2]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s short-story “Three Questions” the three questions once occurred to a certain Tsar. The third question was–‘What is the most important thing to?’
To the third question, as to what was the most important occupation, some replied that the most important thing in the world was science. Others said it was skill in warfare, and others again it was religious worship.
The hermit answered to the third question of the Tsar as to the most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
29. “Remember then” Who is the speaker? Who is the person spoken to? What did the speaker advise to remember? [1+1+4]
👉Here the hermit is the speaker of the above mentioned line.
The hermit speaks this to the Tsar at the end of the story, “Three Questions”.
The hermit concluded by suggesting that the right time was always ‘now’. The right person was the person with whom one was. The most important business was to do good to the right person or persons, the essential purpose of living.
30. “Now rest awhile and let me work a bit” Who said this and to whom? When was it said? How did the person addressed respond to this? [2+2+2]
👉The hermit said this to the Tsar in Leo Tolstoy’s story “Three Questions”.
When, after digging two beds the, Tsar stopped and repeated his questions, the hermit, again giving no answer, rose and stretched out his hand for the spade and said the above quoted line.
At this the Tsar became dissatisfied and did not give the hermit the spade, and continued to dig for two hours.
31. “You do not know me, but I know you.” Who is the speaker? Who is referred to as ‘you’? How did the speaker meet with the person spoken to? What did the speaker promise to the person? [1+1+3+1]
👉Here the wounded bearded man is the speaker of the above mentioned line.
Here the word ‘you’ refers to the Tsar.
In the story, “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property. From then the bearded man became a sworn enemy of the Tsar and wanted to take revenge on the Tsar. But he could not find any chance to take revenge on the Tsar. But finally he got the chance.
One day when the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone, the bearded man hid in an ambush and was waiting for the Tsar. After a long time when the Tsar did not come back, he came out from his ambush to find the Tsar. While finding the Tsar he came upon the the Tsar’s bodyguard who recognized him and wounded him badly. To escape from them he came running out of the wood holding his hands pressed against his stomach, and blood was flowing from under them.
When the bearded wounded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. After that the Tsar with the hermit’s help saved his life. The bearded man became repentant and craved for the Tsar’s forgiveness. Thus the bearded man met with the Tsar.
The wounded bearded man also promised the Tsar that if he lived and if he wished, he would serve him as his most faithful slave, and would bid his sons to do the same.
32. “I resolved to kill you on your way back.” Who said this and to whom? Why did the speaker want to kill the person spoken to? Why was the speaker needed to be nursed by the person spoken to? [1+1+2+2]
👉The wounded bearded man said this to the Tsar in Leo Tolstoy’s story, “Three Questions “.
The wounded bearded man wanted to kill the Tsar because the Tsar executed his brother and seized his property.
The wounded bearded man was needed to be nursed by the Tsar because he was badly wounded by the Tsar’s bodyguard and after come running out of the wood when he reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. So, he was badly needed to nursed by the Tsar. And the Tsar with the hermit’s help did it whole-heartedly and saved the life of the wounded bearded man.
33. How did the Tsar meet the hermit? What was the hermit doing? What did the hermit do on seeing the Tsar? How did the hermit respond to the Tsar’s query? [2+1+1+2]
👉Putting on simple clothes and leaving his bodyguard behind, the Tsar went to visit the hermit alone.
When the Tsar met the hermit, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
On seeing the Tsar, the hermit greeted him and went on digging.
When the Tsar went up to the hermit and presented his three important questions to get the right answer from him, the hermit listened to the Tsar, but answered nothing.
34. “When the Tsar approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.” Why did the Tsar go to the hermit? What was the hermit’s reaction on hearing the Tsar? Why did the Tsar decide to return? Whom did the Tsar and the hermit see coming and in what condition? [1+1+2+2]
👉The Tsar went to the hermit to consult with him to get the right answer of his three important questions.
On hearing the Tsar, the hermit listened to the Tsar, but answered nothing.
After repeating his questions two times to the hermit when the Tsar could not get his answer, he became impatient and decided to return home.
In the meantime both the Tsar and the hermit saw a wounded bearded man coming out of the wood pressing his hands against his stomach and blood was flowing from under them.
35. Who was the bearded man? How was he injured? Why did he let go of his enmity towards the Tsar? [1+1+4]
👉In Leo Tolstoy’s story, “Three Questions” the bearded man was a sworn enemy of the Tsar.
He was badly injured by the Tsar’s bodyguard.
The sworn enemy of the Tsar, the bearded man had earlier vowed to take revenge on the Tsar. But when he saw that the Tsar was kind and considerate to him, he changed his mind. He came to know that the man should have bled to death had the Tsar with the hermit’s help did not come as his saviour. He was grateful to him as the Tsar saved his life. He became repentant of his sin and craved for the forgiveness of the Tsar. He also promised the Tsar that if he lived and if he wished, he would serve him as his most faithful slave, and would bid his sons to do the same.
36. What picture of the hermit do you get in the story ‘Three Questions’? Answer with reference to the text. [6]
37. Draw a character sketch of the Tsar as you find him in the story ‘Three Questions’. [6]
38. Justify the title of the prose-piece ‘Three Questions’ by Leo Tolstoy. [6]
39. What are the lessons that you learn from the Tsar’s meeting with the hermit in the short-story ‘Three Questions’? [6]
40. Who do you think to be the hero of the story ‘Three Questions’ — the Tsar, the hermit or the wounded man? Give reasons. [1+5]
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