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Unit-1 - Contributions Of Notable Leaders
The Wise Caliph
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Caliph _____ ur Rasheed was known and respected for his justice.
a. Mamoon
b. Haroon
c. Abdul
d. Furqan
2. At night, he would _______ himself as a common man and go through the streets of Baghdad.
a. Show
b. dress
c. disguise
d. make
3. He would mingle with the common people in order to gain first-hand ________ of their difficulties and problems.
a. information
b. knowledge
c. report
d. details
4. The Qazi told the Caliph that he had brought before him a dispute which he could not _____.
a. decide
b. understand
c. settle
d. pronounce
5. The two men were fighting over a _______.
a. dog
b. horse
c. camel
d. petty things
6. The rich man gave a ride to the beggar out of pity because he was ______.
a. old
b. poor
c. lame
d. weak
7. The beggar told the Caliph that he could _______ that the horse belonged to him.
a. confirm
b. prove
c. convince
d. swear
8. The beggar a;so told the Caliph whatever money he had, he _______ on the horse.
a. wasted
b. spent
c. put
d. used
9. The beggar also said that he was _____ because of the horse.
a. poor
b. in rags
c. paper
d. in debt
10. The Caliph said to the Qazi, "I think this case is not very ______ to decide."
a. complicated
b. problematic
c. difficult
d. hard
11. The Caliph told both the men to place their _____ on the horse, one by one.
a. sticks
b. hands
c. clothes
d. legs
12. The horse _____ When the beggar touched the horse.
a. winced
b. snorted
c. danced
d. cried
13. The horse ______ and neighed with pleasure when the rich man touched the horse.
a. winced
b. snorted
c. danced
d. cried
14. The Caliph told the beggar that he was a ______ and a wicked man.
a. liar
b. fool
c. cheater
d. fraud
15. The Caliph told the beggar that he tried to rob an honest and ______ man.
a. dignified
b. good
c. worthy
d. respectable
16. The Caliph told the beggar that he deserved severe _______.
a. penalty
b. fine
c. punishment
d. sentence
17. The Caliph asked the beggar to beg _____ of the gentleman.
a. pardon
b. forgiveness
c. excuse
d. favor
18. The rich man readily ____ the beggar.
a. pardoned
b. excused
c. condoned
d. forgave
19. The rich man also gave the beggar a handful of _____.
a. gold coins
b. currency
c. gold
d. money
20. The noble action of the rich man _______ everybody in the court.
a. pleased
b. influenced
c. gladdened
d. cheered
Fill In the Blanks:
1. The Caliph Haroon Rashid known and respected for his Justice and Wisdom.
2. At night he would disguise himself as a common man and go through the street of Baghdad.
3. He would mingle with the people in order to get irst hand knowledge about them.
4. There was a dispute between two persons over a white horse.
5. This horse actually belonged to the rich man and not to the beggar.
6. The rich man readily forgave the beggar.
7. He also gave him a handful of gold coins.
8. When the beggar touched the horse it winced.
9. But at the touched of the rich man's hand the horse snorted and neighed with pleasure.
10. The beggar was a liar and a wicked man.
11. The Caliph ordered the beggar to apologize to the rich man.
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