Test: The Eagle and the Beetle - 2 - Class 8 MCQ

The passage mentions that the beetle aimed with precision and flung a microscopic ball of dung at Zeus.

The passage describes Zeus spewing divine abuse after the beetle flung the ball of dung at him.

The passage states that Zeus tipped out the eggs, and it can be inferred that they were destroyed.

The passage mentions that the eagle pined away and died of grief.

The passage states that eagles will not nest in months when beetles fly their best, according to superstition.

The passage mentions the belief that the strong who crush the weak may not be shown the other cheek.

The passage states that Vikram Seth has published five volumes of poetry, not six.

The passage states that the beetle wished she herself was dead when she saw her friend's head.

The passage mentions that the beetle mixed her tears with her friend's dark blood and cloaked his face with clods of mud.

The passage describes how the eagle sneered at the beetle and insulted it.