The Book that Saved the Earth

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SUMMARY "The Book That Saved the Earth" is a play written by Claire Bioko. In the twenty-fifth century, the Historian t...

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What steps did the Crew take to decipher the code in the sandwich? Answer : When the Martians invaded Earth, the...

2. Why did Think-Tank decide to evacuate Mars? Answer : Think-Tank misunderstood the rhymes and thought Earthlings...

3. How does Think-Tank describe the people on Earth? Why does he command Noodles to contact the Space probe? Answer :...

4. What do historians speak about the books? Answer : Historians say the twentieth century was known as "The Era of...

5. What do Noodles suggest to Think-Tank about the books? Answer : . Noodles told Think-Tank that Earthlings didn't...

6. Who was Omega? Why did he try to oat the book? Answer : Omega, the captain of the space control Probe One on Ear...

7. What different guesses were made by the Martians about what books are? Answer : During the Martian invasion of E...

8. Why do Noodles recommend giving space to people vitamins? What does Think-Tank say in this regard? Or Are they abl...

9. Why does Think-Tank declare that these sandwiches are not for ear communication but for eye communication? Answer...

10. What do Noodles say in the praise of Think-Tank? Why does Think-Tank ask Noodles to go over the whole thing again?...

11. How does Think-Tank compare the Earth and Earthlings, with Mars and Martians? Answer : Think-Tank's remarks abou...

12. When was the contact resumed with Mars? What did the Earthlings teach the Martians? Answer : In the twenty-fifth...

13. How did a dusty old book of nursery rhymes to save the world from a Martians invasion? Or In what way does Think-...

14. Why books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which book saved the Earth from Martian invasion? Answer : Boo...

15. How did the children’s book transform his life? Answer : The book for kids changed his life because he had to le...

16. Why did Think-Tank react in alarm to the third passage read? Answer : Think-Tank got scared because he didn't...

17. How does Think-Tank interpret the rhyme: “Mistress Mary….?” Why does he say that it is no time for laxity? Answer...

18. What happens when the Historian turns on the hysteroscopy? Answer : When the Historian switched on the hysteros...

19. What does Think-Tank, first of all, guess about the books? Why does he order to eat them? Answer : Think-Tank ex...

20. Why did Think-Tank send his crew on the earth? Answer : The leader of Mars, Think-Tank, thought of Earth as jus...

21. Why do Noodles say that those sandwiches are actually communication sandwiches? Does “Think-Tank’ confirm it? Ans...

22. How did Think-Tank interpret the poem ‘The Cat and the Fiddle “. Answer : The second rhyme was about a cat playi...

23. Why do they hesitate to eat sandwiches (books)? Who is made to eat a sandwich in the end? Answer : After statin...

24. Name the persons who are in the Mars Space Control. Answer : At the Mars Space Control, there are five people i...

25. Describe Think-Tank and his role in the play. Answer : The think-tank is the Commander-in-Chief and the ruler o...

26. What order does Think-Tank give Noodles for escaping from Mars? Answer : Think-Tank tells Noodles to get a space...

27. What happened when great and mighty Think-Tank was replaced by a clever Martians, Noodles? Answer : The powerful...

28. What is the time and place of the story at the beginning? Answer : This is a made-up story set in the future, in...

29. What strange thing about a book does the historian tells the audience? Answer : The historian explains to the au...

30. The story takes place in the twenty-fifth century. How does the historian take her audience back to the twenty-first...

31. Who is shown when the projector starts? Answer : On the screen, we see the Mars Space Control room. Think-Tank,...

32. How did Think-Tank interpret the `Humpty-Dumpty’ rhyme as a threat to the Martians? Answer : Even though people...

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Give a character sketch of Noodles highlighting his diplomatic handling of Think-Tank and even suggesting things with...

2. What is the message or the lesson that `The Book That Saved the Earth’ gives to the readers? Elucidate it. Or Half...

3. What does a Historian say about the importance of books in the twentieth century? Why does he point out that particul...

4. Who is a Think-Tank? Why has he sent a manned spacecraft to Earth? Answer : Think-Tank is the Commander-in-Chie...

5. Draw a pen portrait of a Great and Mighty Think-Tank. Was he really the most powerful and intelligent person in the u...

6. ’Pride has a fall’. Justify this statement, giving relevant points from how Think-Tank reacted to the readings from M...

7. Why does Think-Tank decide not to invade the earth? Answer : Omega examines the books and informs Think-Tank tha...

8. Why does Think-Tank decide to run away from Mars? What does the historian say after she has narrated the incident?...

9. Attempt a character sketch of Noodles highlighting the values projected by him. Answer : Noodles is part of the...

10. What happens when the Martians land in a library on the earth? What guess does Think-Tank make about books? Answ...

11. Historians speak highly about books. How can books help you in preventing a catastrophe? Answer : According to...

12. What ridiculous guesses did Great and Mighty Think-Tank make about the books found on the earth? How did Noodles man...

13. Dark is the nation and insane the King'. Discuss in context of the play 'The Book that saved the Earth'. Answer...

14. Is the title 'The Book that saved the Earth' justified? How? Answer : On the face of it, the tittle does seem a...

15. What does the historian tell the audience about the twentieth century and Mars? Answer : In the twenty-fifth...

16. How did one old book of nursery rhyme to save the earth from a Martian invasion? Or How do the three nursery rhy...

17. Justify the title of the play ‘The Book that Saved the Earth’. Answer : A good title should reflect the theme,...

18. Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time corrects his mistakes. What does this say about the characte...

Read and Find Out 1. Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’...

Read and Find Out 1. What guesses are made by Think-Tank about the books found...

Think About it 1. Noodle avoids offending Think − Tank but at the same time he...