The Country Of The Blind Quiz
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Have you read about the story of 'The Country of the Blind'? If you think you know everything about this short story, take this 'The Country Of The Blind' quiz. Here in this quiz, we have got a few questions to check your memory about the story. The more correct answers, the more your score is. You can ace the quiz with a perfect score if you remember everything about this popular short story. All the best! You can also share the quiz with your friends.
- 1.How did the mysterious mountain valley first become cut off from the rest of civilization, according to the introductory paragraphs?
- A.
Disease kept people away.
- B.
A landslide blocked it in.
- C.
The inhabitants walled themselves off.
- D.
Avalanches built a snow barrier.
- 2.How did Nunez manage to end up in the Country of the Blind?
- A.
He accidentally falls down a mountain into a ravine.
- B.
He is searching for the fabled land with a group of mountaineers.
- C.
He loses his way during a journey to Quito.
- D.
He meets a purblind mountaineer from the lost valley.
- 3.What were the two failed attempts that Nunez makes to prove that he can see in the story? Choose any two options.
- A.
He tries to predict when Pedro will come down the path.
- B.
He offers to explain what is happening among the houses.
- C.
He carefully describes the cavernous roof of the universe.
- D.
He tells the people what colors their doors are painted.
- 4.Why did Nunez agree to the eye operation in the story?
- A.
He has learned to rely on his other senses.
- B.
He hopes to regain his sanity.
- C.
He wishes to marry Medina-saroté.
- D.
He wants to be more like his fellow villagers.
- 5.In the story, what was the main reason that the people of the valley do not believe Nunez whenever he tries to explain the world of sighted humans?
- A.
They refuse to think that anything in the outside world can help them.
- B.
It is clear to them that Nunez is trying to trick them into giving him what he needs.
- C.
Nunez has an unconvincing way of presenting his ideas about the world to them.
- D.
Their leaders have provided them with a different interpretation of the world.
- 6.Why did the doctor believe that it was a good idea to remove Nunez’s eyes?
- A.
He wants Nunez to look like everyone else in the valley.
- B.
He is convinced that Nunez’s eyes are causing mental problems.
- C.
He believes that eyes are sinful and stand in the way of being human.
- D.
He knows that Nunez can see and is therefore has an advantage.
- 7.What main conflict did Nunez have with the valley inhabitants in the story?
- A.
They are reluctant to teach an outsider about their culture.
- B.
They will not allow him to speak to their women.
- C.
They do not believe his descriptions of life beyond the valley.
- D.
They refuse to help him get back up the mountain.
- 8.Which part of the plot of the story was represented by the tale of the early settler who sought to build a shrine?
- A.
Resolution
- B.
Exposition
- C.
Falling action
- D.
Rising action
- 9.How did Nunez resolve the conflict that he faces when he is to have his eyes removed?
- A.
He fights back the blind residents with a spade.
- B.
He agrees to lose his sight to gain his true love.
- C.
He keeps his sight and departs from the valley.
- D.
He tells Medina-saroté how he feels about seeing.
- 10.Which part of the story features slow pacing that establishes a mysterious mood?
- A.
The introductory part, which reveals the events that led to the legend.
- B.
The first meeting of Nunez with the inhabitants of the valley.
- C.
The moments after Nunez falls down the mountain and is laughing.
- D.
The scene in which Nunez holds a spade threateningly.
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