(السؤال الثالث (القصة

1) What special event is going to take place in Ruritania?

a. There will be a war.                                                b. There will be a new King.

c. There will be a new Duke of Strelsau.                 d. Colonel Sapt is going to become ruler.

2) Who is the Duke of Strelsau?

a. He is the true King of Ruritania.                     b. He is the King's father.

c. He is the King's half brother.                          d. He is Rudolf Rassendyll's brother.

3) Why does Fritz von Tarlenheim say that he understands Rudolf Rassendyll well?

a. They are both officers for a King or Queen.                     b. They both want to be King.

c. They both look like the King.                                            d. They both want to meet the Duke.

4) As well as how he looks, in what way is Rudolf Rassendyll like the King?

a. They are not kind men.                                    b. They both have an easy life.

c. They both like fighting.                                    d. They are both English.

B Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:

1) What kind of a person do you think that Rudolf Rassendyll is?

He comes from a rich and important family and is happy to have an easy life. However, he likes adventure and he is happy to travel to Ruritania alone, without telling anyone.

2) Rassendyll's position in society gave him opportunities. Do you agree? Why?

I agree that Rassendyll's position gave him opportunities because he went to a good school and learnt many languages, as well as learning to ride a horse and to use a gun and a sword.

3) Do you think there might be a problem with the fact that Rudolf looks very much like the King?

there might be a problem if Rudolf decides to pretend to be the King, because many people will think he is King of Ruritania.

Practice T 1 B

1) Why did Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim not eat much that evening?

a. They knew the food was poisoned.                            b. They were not hungry.

c. They were very ill.                     

  d. They did not want to eat much before the important coronation.

2) Why did the poor people in the capital want Duke Michael to become King?

a. They wanted things to change.                         b. They wanted things to stay the same.

c. They thought he was a lazy man.                      d. They wanted a war with the King.

3) The King has to return to the palace in the dark because ....... .

a. they don't want people to know that he was ill                              b. he is not wearing the King's clothes

c. the poor people would attack him if they saw him                       d. he is frightened of the Duke

4) Rudolf has to leave the country before it's light so that ....... .

a. the Duke can become King                                          b. nobody knows that he pretended to be the King 

c. he can write a story about what happened              d. people don't think that he poisoned the King

B Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:

1) Why do you think Duke Michael tried to get rid of his brother by poisoning him instead of any other way?

Because it would be difficult to prove that he was responsible for the poisoning

2) If you were Rassendyll, would you agree to risk your life and replace the King? Why?

Yes, because the future of the country depended on it./No, because he was not from that country and he could be in a lot of danger.

3) Why do you think that Rudolf really believed that he was the King in the capital city?

He started to believe it because everyone acted as though he was the King: they smiled and threw flowers.