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Once  a Tsar thought that if he always knew the right time to start a thing, the right people to listen to and right act to do, he would never fail in anything. Preoccupied with this thought he had it proclaimed throughout his kingdom that whoever gave correct answers to his questions would receive great reward. Learned men soon met him but their answers were varied. As to the first question some said that the Tsar must require a time-table. Some others thought that the Tsar should follow the events and take decision according to them. Others observed that the Tsar must take the help of a council of learned men. There were some who advised the Tsar to take the advice of the magicians. Now to the second question some said that the Tsar required his councillors. Others said that he needed priests. Some suggested the doctors. Others supported the warriors.In reply to the third question some learned men said that the most important activity was science. Some wanted skill in warfare. Others spoke for religious worship. The Tsar bade farewell to his learned men. He then went who out to meet a wise hermit who lived in a wood. When the Tsar saw him, he found him engaged in digging the earth. He saw the Tsar and greeted him. The Tsar asked him his three questions. But he was silent. The hermit was frail and weak. He was working and breathing heavily. The Tsar wanted to help him. The hermit gave him the spade. The Tsar began to dig the earth. After digging two beds, the Tsar stopped. He repeated his questions. The hermit told him to take rest. The Tsar thought that the hermit was perhaps thinking over the questions. He went on digging till the evening. Then he decided to part with the hermit and wanted to know if the hermit could answer his questions.

The hermit saw someone come running towards them. The Tsar too saw the the bearded man. Soon the man reached the Tsar. He could stand no more. He fell down. He was senseless. The Tsar unclothed him and found a large wound in the stomach. He bandaged his wound. But blood was still flowing. He rebandaged it and kept changing the bandage until blood stopped flowing. At last the man revived. The Tsar carried him to the hermit's cottage. The man went off to sleep. The Tsar was very tired. He fell asleep. The next morning he came to learn that the wounded man had followed him in

the wood to kill him. The man confessed that he was the enemy of the Tsar. But as he saved his life, he begged apology. If forgiven, he would serve the Tear would serve the Tsar as his most faithful friend. The Tsar was happy. He promised to restore his property. Now the Tsar met the hermit and for the last time requested him to answer the three questions. The hermit said that the Tsar had already got the answers. The Tsar could not understand him. Then the hermit explained to him how in different situations he had got his answers. First, the most important time for the Tsar was when he was digging the earth. The most important man was then the hermit and the most important work was to nurse him.

Second, the most important time was when he was attending to the wounded man. The most important man was the wounded man. And the most important business of the Tsar was to nurse him good.

Three QuestionsTitle

"Three Questions' is a good short story. The title "is short and simple. Two words make the title.

"Three' is a mysterious number. And 'Questions' are always a puzzle. So three questions put by

the Tsar are really mysterious. The learned men of the kingdom try to answer them. But their answers are different. So the Tsar accepts none of them. Instead he seeks the counsel of a wise hermit. He repeats his questions thrice. The hermit gives him no answer. But a thing happens soon that helps the Tsar to find out his answers. He happens to nurse a wounded man. His service gives the dying man a new lease of life.The Tsar later learns that the man is none buthis enemy. He yearned to murder him to avenge the death of his brother. Now Tsar's kind acts come as an answer to his wrongs. The man becomes the Tsar's loyal servant and friend. But what will be the answers to his questions? The

Tsar approaches the hermit. When he hears the explanation in connection to the incidents he has been involved, he is sure to have his answers. The whole story deals with the Tsar's three questions. Hence it is an excellent choice as the title of the story.

VSA TYPE QUESTION-ANSWERS

1.Who wrote the story 'Three Questions?

Ans- Leo Tolstoy wrote the story Three Questions.

2. Who had 'Three Questions?

Ans-A Tsar had three questions.

3.What was the first question of the Tsar?

Ans-The Tsar's first question was what the right time for every action should be.

4.What was the second question of the Tsar?

Ans-The Tsar's second question was who the right persons for him were.

10. How could a council of wise men help the Tsar?

A council of wise men could help the Tsar to fix the proper time for every action.

11. How could the magicians help the Tsar?

▶ Only the magicians could predict future and so they could help the Tsar to know the 1 right time for every action.

12. Who, according to the learned men, would be the most important persons to the Tsar?

The learned men thought that the councillors, the priests, the doctors or the warriors would be the most important persons to the Tsar.

18. Why did the Tsar put on simple clothes before meeting the hermit?

As the hermit only received common folk, he put on simple clothes before meeting the hermit.

19. How did the Tsar go to the wood?

▶ The Tsar went to the wood wearing simple clothes.

39. Why did the bearded man stare at the Tsar?

▶ The wounded man stared at the Tsar as he was saved by the person whom he wanted to kill.

Why was the wounded man an enemy of the Tsar?

» The wounded man was an enemy of the Tsar as the Tsar had killed his brother and seized his property.

41. Why did the man want to take revenge?

» The man wanted to take revenge because

the Tsar had executed the man's brother and seized his property.

543. How did the wounded man want to serve the Tsar?

▶ The wounded man wanted to serve the

Tsar as his most faithful slave and employ his sons do the same.

44. What promise was made by the Tsar to the wounded man?

▶ The Tsar promised to restore all his property and send his physician and servants to serve him.

45. Who became a friend of the Tsar?

▶ The wounded man became a friend of the Tsar.

46. Who was said to be the most important man to the Tsar when he was digging the land?

» The hermit was the most important man to the Tsar when he was digging the land.

47. Which, according to the hermit, is the most important business of a man's life?

▶ According to the hermit, the most

important business of a man's life is to do good to man.

DESCRIPTIVE TYPE QUESTION-ANSWERS

Three Questions  long Questions answer 

1. What did then Tsar do to get answers to his three questions? Did his learned men satisfy him?

The Tsar wanted perfect answers to his three vital questions. To get answers his first choice was the learned men of his kingdom. So he made a public declaration of his three questions. He also announced a big prize to obtain the correct answers. Obviously the learned men came to the

Tsar. But what was surprising was that for each question they offered different answers. The Tsar found that he got many answers for each of the questions. Consequently, he got puzzled and was not satisfied. And quite naturally, could not give the reward to anybody.

2. Which three questions occurred to the Tsar?

A Tsar of Russia thought of three vital questions. The first question was related to the most important time when he could start every action. The second question was that he must know who would be the most important people to listen to and whom to avoid. The third question was to know what would be his most important act in life. Anyway, the Tsar had an idea that he would never meet a failure ifhe could get the perfect answers of his three important questions and able to meet them up properly.

3. How did the learned men answer to the first question of the Tsar?

To the Tsar's first question as to the most important time for him to begin a thing, the

learned men offered varied answers. Some said that the Tsar should draw up a time table to decide the right time. Others opined to notice the goings of life and take a ready decision. Another group suggested to depend upon a group of wise men for calculating the right time. Further opinion offered to consult the magicians as they only predict the future. The different answers to the questions showed that the learned men could not find the perfect way out.

4."All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them." What were the questions to which the Tsar got different answers? Whom did the Tsar decide to consult when he was not satisfied? Where did that person live whom the Tsar decided to consult? What was he famous for?

The learned men gave answers to the Tsar's questions.

The Tsar had three questions. He wanted to know the right time to start his work, the

right persons he should listen to and the right work he should do. Now he invited answers by

giving public declaration. Learned men came and offered varied answers to his questions.

The Tsar realised that none of the answers was correct. It was because all the learned men had

thought of prize money, but not of the answers. Then the Tsar went for his answers to the wood where lived a wise hermit.

5. What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar? Why did he need correct answers to those questions? What did he do when he was not satisfied with the answers of the learned men?

The questions that had occurred to the Tsar were the right time to begin everything, the right people to listen to and the most important thing to do. He needed correct answers to those questions

because in that case he would never fail in anything he might undertake.Being not satisfied with the answers of the learned men, he visited in disguise a hermit to get the correct answers to his three questions. The hermit gave satisfactory answers to all his questions.

6. Why did the Tsar go to the hermit? Why did he go there in disguise? What was the hermit doing when the Tsar met him?

▸ Being despaired and despondent with the answers of the wise men who failed to answer the questions of the Tsar correctly, the Tsar decided to visit the hermit who was known for his wisdom and lived alone in a wood. The Tsar went there in disguise because he knew it very well that the hermit received only common people. So he went there in simple dress and dismounted from his horse before reaching the hermit's cottage and leaving his bodyguard went alone to meet the hermit. When the Tsar met him, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his cottage. Seeing the Tsar he greeted him and kept himself busy in digging the soil.

7.Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swear and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him?

>> The bearded man had become an enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar had killed the man's

brother and seized his property. The man swore to take revenge himself on the Tsar. He resolved to kill the Tsar on his way back.

He asked forgiveness of the Tsar because having been wounded by the Tsar's body guard,

he would have bled to death had the Tsar himself not dressed his wound. He promised the Tsar to serve him as his most faithful slave. He added gratefully and sincerely that he would ask his sons to do the same.

8. "I do not know you, and have nothing to forgive you for."-Who said this and to whom? When did the speaker say this? Why did he say so?

The Tsar said this to the bearded man. The bearded man was in a critical condition. He was badly wounded. The Tsar saved his life. He brought him to the hermit's cottage. The man slept all night there. The Tsar was sleeping on the floor. Next day the bearded man told the Tsar to forgive him. Then the Tsar said this. The wounded man was a stranger to the Tsar. He nursed his wounds. He did not know

that he was actually giving a new life to his enemy. So when the man asked for his pardon, he felt surprised. Hence the Tsar said this.

9.How did the Tsar make peace with his enemy?(

Or, How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man?

The Tsar came to the wood, met the hermit there and day long worked for him. In the evening the Tsar met a bearded man. seriously bleeding from his stomach wounds. The Tsar bandaged his wounds. The man was saved. He fell asleep. The next day he told the Tsar to forgive him. The Tsar learnt that he had actually saved the life of his enemy who had given up all anger and wanted to serve him. The Tsar was very happy. He promised to give back his property. Thus the Tsar made peace with his enemy.

10.What were the three questions of the Tsar? What answers to his questions did he receive from the hermit?

» The three questions of the Tsar were:

(a)What is the right time to begin everything?

(b)Who are the right people whom one should listen to and whom to avoid?

(c)What is the most important thing to do?

The answers to his questions which the Tsar received from the hermit were:

(a) The right time to begin everything is the present.

(b)The right people whom one should listen to are they with whom one is ata particular time.

(c)The most important thing to do is to do them good, because for that purpose man has been sent to the earth.

11. Assess the character of the hermit

The hermit is an important character in Tolstoy's story, 'Three Questions'. He lives  simple life in the woods and does his own work. The Tsar meets him with three questions. He wants that the Tsar should know the answers

himself. In course of action the Tsar meets a bearded man. He saves his life. The man who was the Tsar's enemy is now his friend. Finally, the Tsar learns that his duty is to do good to man. Thus the hermit teaches the Tsar to teach himself. He is not only a man of learning but a man of wisdom also.