WorksheetsLet's Ponder: God Sees the Truth But He Waits by Leo Tolstoy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
What is the theme of the story?
a)
Vengeance
b)
Anguish
c)
Faith and forgiveness
d)
Spirituality
2.
Ivan’s wife said: “I dreamt you returned from the town, and when you took off your cap I saw that your hair was quite grey.” What did her dream meant?
a)
He will return home an old man
b)
A sign of bad luck
c)
Foreshadowing of the trials he will endure through time
d)
Something evil will bestow upon him on his journey
3.
What did Aksionov’s house and two shops represent in the story?
a)
His properties and wealth
b)
His material possessions and earthly affairs
c)
His fairly noble life
d)
All of the above
4.
What did the prison cell symbolized in the story?
a)
His hopelessness in life
b)
His weakness of faith in God
c)
His suffering and spiritual transformation
d)
His anger towards Makar
5.
Why did Aksionov bought the book "The Lives of Saints" while imprisoned?
a)
So that he may read something during his stay
b)
Because he will learn the lives of the saints
c)
To live the life of a saint
d)
To highlight his spiritual change and beliefs
6.
What is Tolstoy’s view of achieving personal peace?
a)
Removal of all material things and familial attachments
b)
Forgiving because he was first forgiven
c)
Writing his thoughts and beliefs in his novels
d)
Live the life of a monk
7.
What did Aksionov realize by the end of the story?
a)
Revenge is best served cold
b)
His family and wealth are temporary things
c)
His family is all that matters
d)
God sees the truth, always
8.
Which one did Aksionov offered to Makar in prison?
a)
Grace
b)
Mercy
c)
Forgiveness
d)
Humility
9.
Why was the story entitled "God Sees the Truth, But Waits"?
a)
Justice always comes too late
b)
Only God knows everything
c)
Leave everything in the hands of God
d)
The truth will be revealed... in God's time
10.
What do you want to say to Akshionov about his life?
(a)
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