Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI Short Questions The Foolish Quack 1st Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 11th
Q 1. What is a clump of trees?
Ans. It means number of trees grown together.
Q 2. What was stuck in the camel’s throat?
Ans. A melon was stuck in the camel’s throat.
Q 3. What did the quack pretend to cure?
Ans. The quack pretended to cure goiter.
Q 4. What did the quack the do with the old women?
Ans. The quack tied up the women’s throat and struck the swollen part forcefully.
Q 5. What was the result of the cure?
Ans. The result was disastrous. The old woman could not bear it and died instantly.
Q 6. What was the punishment inflicted upon the quack by the villagers?
Ans. They punished him to dig the old women’s grave and then beat him well and let him go.
Q 7. For whom did the quack did the grave?
Ans. The quack dug the grave for the old woman who was killed by his wrong treatment.
Q 8. What did the quack do in the next village?
Ans. He claimed that he was a great doctor. An old man offered himself for treatment. This time the quack told the people that he would try his best to cure the disease. But id he would be killed during the treatment he would not be compelled to did the grave.
Q 9. Why didn’t the villagers let the old man cure?
Ans. The villagers did not trust the quack because he was talking of killing the patient even before the start of the treatment.
Q 10. Why did the quack come back to the camel-men?
Ans. The quack came back to the camel-men because he thought that they had not shown him the right way to cure that disease. He wanted to learn the correct method.
Q 11. How did the camel-men cure their camel?
Ans. One of the camels entered a melon-field and ate a melon. The melon stuck in its throat. The owner saw that it was going to die. He tied a blanket round its throat. Then he struck the place forcefully. The melon broke in the throat of the camel and it was swallowed easily. This is how the camel was cured.
Q 12. How did the quack try to cure the old woman?
Ans. When the quack claimed that he could cure goiter the old woman requested him to cure her disease. She also said that she would bless him for evermore. The quack agreed and demanded a blanket and a good-sized mallet. As soon as they were brought he tied up the woman’s throat and struck the swollen part forcefully. The old woman instantly expired. This is how he tried to cure the old woman.
Q 13. How did the quack come to realize his error?
Ans. The quack did not realize his error even after killing the old woman and being punished by the villagers. He went to the next village and again claimed that he could cure goiter but if the patient would be killed he would not dig the grave. They refused to get treatment. Then he went back to camel-men. One of them proved him practically that camel was quite strong animal and could bear the forceful hitting but the old men and women could not. Then he realized his error.
Q 14. How did the camel-man prove the stupidity of the quack?
Ans. The quack called the camel-men foolish and told them the story of the old woman. They said that he was stupid. One of the men stepped forward and said to the quack that he would practically demonstrate this to him. He lifted a heavy stick bound with iron rings and struck a camel. There was a mild effect on the animal. Then he struck the quack a similar blow. He became unconscious. When his consciousness returned the camel-men told him “what is good for camels is not therefore good for poor old men and women”.
Q 15. What lesson does the story teach?
Ans. The story teaches us that a little learning is very dangerous. We should learn properly and then apply it to others. In our lust for money we forget that we are not fit for doing a job but persist in doing it. It brings disaster not only for us but also for others.
Q 16. What did the owner do when he saw that a melon had stuck in the camel’s throat?
Ans. He tied a blanket round its throat, and then struck the place with the greatest violence.
Q 17. How did a certain man pretend to be a doctor?
Ans. He saw that the owner of the camel struck the camel and it recovered from its disease. So he went to the next village and pretended to be a doctor.
Q 18. What did the old woman say to the quack?
Ans. She said that if he would cure her goiter, she would bless him for evermore.
Q 19. How did the quack treat the old woman?
Ans. He tied up the woman’s throat, and struck the swollen part with so much force that the old woman died.
Q 20. What did the quack do after getting severe punishment?
Ans. He did not learn any lesson, mounted his camel and went on to the next village. He again pretended that he was a great doctor.
Q 21. What did the pretended doctor say before treating the old man?
Ans. He said if he would kill the old man, he would not be compelled to dig the old man’s grave.
Q 22. What did the quack plan after being rebuked by the villagers?
Ans. He planned to return to the camel-men and tell them that they had not shown him the right way to cure goiter.
Q 23. What did the man do to the quack?
Ans. The man struck the quack a heavy blow which felled him to earth like a log.
Q 24. What did the camel-man answer when the quack came into his senses?
Ans. He answered that what is good for camels is not therefore good for poor old men and women.
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