CLASS 9
THE HAPPY PRINCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to eradicate misery and sorrow from his city
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to show his power
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to show his richness
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Detailed explanation-1: -To eradicate misery and sorrow from his city. Explanation: The Happy Prince was a very kind hearted Statue which wanted to remove all sorrow from his city. So he asked the Swallow to help him by taking away his assets and giving them to the poor of the city.
Detailed explanation-2: -The prince couldn’t endure seeing his city’s ugliness, sadness, and suffering, so he gave away all of his valuable stones and gold to make his people happy.
Detailed explanation-3: -He sent one sapphire each to the young man and the match girl. He sent all the gold of his body to these children. Now they could buy bread and be happy. Thus the Happy Prince helped the poor and sad people of his city.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: When the Happy Prince was alive, he could not see the misery of people because he was never out of his palace and was happy throughout his life. He lived a comfortable life inside the palace and never saw the misery and ugliness of the people around him.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The prince sends the two sapphires of his eyes for a young writer and a match girl each. The young writer was trying to finish a play for the Director of the Theatre, but he was too cold to write any more. There was no fire in the grate, and hunger had made him faint.