The Antidote -MCQs BA English RTMNU Nagpur University
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The Antidote MCQs are posted for BA English semester 2 RTMNU University students.
About the Story -'The Antidote'
'The Antidote' is a short tale written by R K Narayan. The story revolves around the main character Gopal who believes in prediction/superstition told to him by astrologers. Gopal begins to live in fear and anxiety and his life changes as he believes the prediction of astrologer. R K Narayan portrays the negative effects of belief on prediction/superstition in the story humorously.
Gopal the main character of the story is an actor. He has to act on the instructions of his director. The director was not in the habit of narrating the story to anyone. He took his actors shot by shot just telling them their portion of acting. If any one would ask him question he would tell just do it. He treated his actors like a puppet and so it was unnecessary for the puppet to do it's own thinking. Director told Gopal to do the scene, he said he should pick the telephone after it rings three times. Gopal was doing the scene but his sound words was going wrong and so he kept on practicing. The director told that the scene would continue as he picks up the telephone and then Gopal would say only Hallo and listen. Then we would do the acting of falling down and die due to hearing of shocking news.
Gopal was unhappy to do the scene of death and he asked cant the director change the scene. The director asked him the reason. Gopal told him that the day was his birthday. It was peculiar 49th birthday because astrologers had told him that he would not see this birthday and if he would see it than he should not worry rest of his life. Astrologer suggested that he should not do anything unpleasant on this day and so he did not want to do the scene of the death. Gopal said he came late today because he had propitiatory rituals at home. The director was impressed and asked the story writer if he could change the scene. Gopal suggested to the director that public might like to scene happy ending so the scene could change. The story writer and the director did not agree and finally the director asked Gopal to act in the scene. Since Gopal was the only earning member in the home he could not afford to loose the job and he decided to act. Gopal wanted to do the scene tomorrow but the director did not agree.
The scene was ready to shoot and he began the scene and he fell back and rolled slight to a side before the director said cut Gopal shook his head and opened his right eye and winked just to show that he is alive. The director shouted Retake again since he had seen it.
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MCQs of The Antidote by R K Narayan
Answer the following MCQs – Multiple Choice Questions:
1. 1. Gopal
was ______by profession.
A. A short story writer
B. A director
C. An actor
D. An astrologer
Ans – C
2. 2.The
director viewed Gopal’s posture_______
A. Critically
B. Appreciatively
C. Hesitantly
D. Gleefully
Ans – A
3. 3.What
did the astrologers predict regarding Gopal’s birthday?
A. That he would die before that day
B. That if he lived to that day he had
nothing to worry
C. That he was going to die
D. That he should not play the part as
he would die on the set
Ans – B
4. 4.The
director was______________
A. In a habit of narrating a gist of
the story to everyone
B. In the habit of narrating the story
in detail to everyone
C. In the habit of narrating each actor’s
part to them
D. Not in the habit of narrating the
story to anyone
Ans – D
5. 5.Why
was Gopal supposed to swoon?
A. Because he was afraid he was going
to die
B. Because he knew his family would be
orphaned
C. Because he has heard terrible news
on the phone
D. Because the director wanted him to appear as though he was dying
Ans – D
6. 6.What
was unnecessary for a puppet to do?
A. Moving
B. Talking
C. Thinking
D. Walking
Ans – C
7. 7.What
did the astrologer advise Gopal not to do?
A. Go to work
B. Do anything unpleasant
C. Have the script changed
D. Think about the prediction
Ans – B
8. 8.The
director wanted Gopal to cooperate. His tone was_______
A. Pleading
B. Mollifying
C. Stern
D. Decisive
Ans – B
9. 9. Finally,________________________________________
A. Gopal decided to alter the
instructions with his own physical movements
B. The director postponed the shoot
till the next day
C. The story writer altered the script
D. The astrologers words came to pass
Ans - A
10. How was the director while he was working with actors?
A. He was in a habit of narrating the story to every actor.
B. He was not in the habit of narrating the story to anyone.
C. He was narrating the story before beginning the recording
D. He himself did not know the story.
Ans - B
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Extremely good mam
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