"The Three Questions" by Leo Tolstoy

Which of the following statements best summarizes how the three questions and the king’s desire for their answers contribute to the overall narrative?

• The three questions provide the framework for the story’s structure – their answers are revealed over the course of the story.

• The three questions propel the action of the story. The king goes out in search of their answers.

• The three questions help create the story’s mysterious mood

• The three questions symbolize three things that cannot be known, but that one must search for throughout his or her whole life

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Which of the following best summarizes how the “learned men” of the kingdom answer his questions?

• Their answers are similar.

• Their answers are unified and concise.

• Their answers are contradictory.

• Their answers are too varied for the king to decide

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Which of the following statements summarizes the most likely relationship between these answers and the people who answered them?

• The answers most likely reflect what the people learned from their own masters.

• The answers most likely reflect each person’s own values and occupations.

• The answers most likely support what would be best for the individuals’ lifestyles and gain.

• None of the above

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Which of the following statements best describes how the theme of power is developed in this story?

• The king wishes to be all-powerful, dominating everything around him. At the end of the story, he finds the knowledge to make this possible.

• The king is an incredibly powerful ruler whose power is threatened by a crazed man who wants to seek revenge for his family’s death.

• The king wants to have greater control over the future. He goes out in search of answers only to realize that his original wish was pointless.

• The king is weak, and very few people recognize him as an important man. By the end of the story, he has gained power in an unexpected way.

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Why did the king get off his horse to visit the hermit?

• The King wanted to be received a commoner .

• The King wanted to be alone to see the hermit.

• The hermit was afraid of animals.

• The King did not want the hermit to hear him coming.

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The bearded man came...

• to get the reward from the King for answering his questions.

• to ask the hermit questions.

• to find the King to warn him of danger.

• to kill the King.

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This story was designed to...

• teach a lesson

• spread awareness about a topic

• tell a story

• entertain

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What is the most important occupation according to the hermit?

• Warfare

• Science

• Priests

• Doing good to others

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The opening line/paragraph indicates what about the king?

"It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid; and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake."

• He is a dictator.

• He is wise.

• He wants to do the right thing.

• He wants power and control.

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The author of this story is from...

• the US

• Russia

• The Ukraine

• Germany

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