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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : At twelve, he was sent away for schooling in the Hindu sacred scriptures and four years later he returned home to marry a princess. They had a son and lived for ten years as befitted royalty. At about the age of twenty-five, the prince heretofore shielded from sufferings of the world, while out hunting chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him that he at once went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed.1. What happened at the age of twelve? Where was he sent away for schooling?a. He was sent away for schooling in the Hindu sacred scriptures.b. He was sent away for horse-riding.c. He was sent away for enlightenment.d. He was sent away for marriage.2. What happened when he was out hunting?a. He saw a monkey when he was out for hunting.b. He saw a sick man, then an aged man and then a funeral procession. Finally, he came across a monk begging for aims.c. He saw a killer when he was out for hunting.d. He saw a saint when he was out for hunting.3. The Prince chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a ______ begging for aims.a. The Prince chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a woman begging for aims.b. The Prince chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a beggar begging for aims.c. The Prince chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for aims.d. The Prince chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a man begging for aims.4. What did he study for four years?a. He studied the sacred Pali scriptures for four years.b. He studied the sacred Hindu scriptures for four years.c. He studied the English scriptures for four years.d. He studied the sacred Sanskrit scriptures for four years.5. What does the phrase "as befitted royalty" means?a. "As befitted royalty" means they lived as a King and Queen should live.b. "As befitted royalty" means that they lived happily.c. "As befitted royalty" means that they are royals.d. "As befitted royalty" means that they disliked poor people.

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1. a. He was sent away for schooling in the Hindu sacred scriptures.

2. b. He saw a sick man, then an aged man and then a funeral procession. Finally, he came across a monk begging for aims.

3. c. The Prince chanced upon a sick man, then an aged, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for aims.

4. b. He studied the sacred Hindu scriptures for four years.

5. a. "As befitted royalty" means they lived as a King and Queen should live.



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