1) Where was Louis Braille born? a) England b) France c) Italy d) Germany 2) How old was Louis Braille when the accident happened? a) Two years b) Three years c) Five years d) Ten years 3) What was Louis Braille’s father’s occupation? a) Farmer b) Blacksmith c) Teacher d) Soldier 4) What caused Louis Braille’s blindness? a) Fever b) A fall c) A sharp tool piercing his eye d) A fire accident 5) Which eye of Louis Braille was first affected? a) Left eye b) Right eye c) Both eyes together d) None of the above 6) At what age did Louis become totally blind? a) 3 years b) b) 5 years c) 7 years d) d) 10 years 7) When did Louis Braille get admission to the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons? a) 1809 b) 1819 c) 1829 d) 1839 8) How old was Louis Braille when he joined the Royal Institute? a) 5 years b) 7 years c) 10 years d) 15 years 9) Where was the Royal Institute for Young Blind Persons located? a) London b) Paris c) Berlin d) Rome 10) What materials did Louis use to learn letters at the institute? a) Sand and paper b) Wood, cloth, and pins in pincushions c) Ink and chalk d) Sticks and leaves 11) Who invented “Night Writing”? a) Louis Braille b) Capt. Charles Barbier de la Serre c) Thomas Edison d) A blind teacher 12) What was “Night Writing” made of? a) Lines and circles b) Raised dots and dashes c) Ink marks d) Colored chalk 13) Why was “Night Writing” invented? a) For blind children b) For soldiers to read in the dark c) For teachers to write notes d) For artists to make drawings 14) Why did “Night Writing” fail? a) It needed electricity b) It was too expensive c) It was too difficult to learn d) It required glasses 15) Who simplified “Night Writing”? a) A teacher at the institute b) Louis Braille c) Charles Dickens d) Napoleon Bonaparte 16) What did Louis Braille give to the world? a) A new kind of storybook b) The Braille alphabet c) A special machine d) A musical instrument 17) How is Braille read? a) Through eyes b) Through sound c) Through touch d) Through light 18) How many symbols are there in the English Braille alphabet? a) 24 b) 25 c) 26 d) 30 19) Why does Braille require more space? a) The letters are very large b) The dots need more paper c) The letters cannot be written too close together d) It uses thick ink 20) Which is thicker—a Braille book or a regular printed book? a) Regular book b) Braille book c) Both are the same d) It depends on the writer 21) Why is a Braille book thicker? a) It has more pages b) It uses heavy paper c) Braille takes more space d) It contains pictures 22) Who can learn Braille? a) Only blind people b) Only teachers c) Only children d) Both blind and sighted people 23) What can sighted people do if they learn Braille? a) Write poems and stories in Braille b) Paint in Braille c) See better d) Repair books 24) What does the story say about Louis Braille? a) He taught the world to see b) He became a soldier c) He stopped studying after blindness d) He invented printing press 25) What lesson can we learn from Louis Braille’s life? a) Accidents cannot be avoided b) Never give up despite difficulties c) Blind people cannot achieve much d) Soldiers are always inventors 26) What kind of writing system is Braille? a) Visual writing b) Audio writing c) Tactile writing (touch) d) Digital writing 27) What age was Louis when he became interested in “Night Writing”? a) Child b) Teenager c) Adult d) Old man 28) What was the main problem soldiers faced that led to the invention of “Night Writing”? a) They had no pens b) They could not read in the dark c) They forgot letters easily d) They needed to write quickly 29) What does Braille symbolize for the blind community? a) Difficulty in reading b) Freedom to read and write c) A secret code d) A form of art 30) How is Louis Braille remembered today? a) As a soldier b) As the inventor of Braille c) As a poet d) As a blacksmith

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