The Three Questions

Who is the author of "The Three Questions"?

• Vladimir Nabokov

• Fyodor Dostoevsky

• Anton Chekhov

• Leo Tolstoy

What was one suggestion for knowing the right time for every action?

• Consulting the stars

• Drawing up a table of days, months, and years

• Asking the elders

• Reading ancient texts

What did some suggest was needed to know what was going to happen?

• Studying history

• Reading the stars

• Praying to the gods

• Consulting magicians

What did the king hope to achieve by knowing the right time, people, and actions?

• Never failing in anything he might undertake

• Becoming the richest king

• Winning every battle

• Finding true love

What did some people believe only magicians knew?

• The secret to eternal life

• What was going to happen

• The location of hidden treasures

• The language of animals

What was the king's main concern in the story?

• How to be a good King

• Finding a new queen

• Expanding his kingdom

• Building a new castle

What was one of the occupations considered most important in the world?

• Farming

• Art

• Science

• Trade

What did others say was the most important skill in the world?

• Skill in warfare

• Skill in farming

• Skill in trade

• Skill in art

Where did the hermit live?

• In a palace

• In a city

• In a wood

• In a desert

What was the hermit's initial response to the king's questions?

• He answered immediately

• He ignored the king

• He laughed

• He continued digging