Practice 5 A

1) Michael wanted to marry Princess Flavia because ....... .

a. He loved her.                             b. He wanted to become King legally.

c. He wanted to stop the King marry her.

d. He wanted to stop Rassendyll marrying her.

2) What did Rupert do to Rassendyll out of the country house?

a. He asked him for lunch.                                  b. He invited him to the castle.

c. He stabbed him in the shoulder.                    d. He killed him.

3) Where is the King kept in the castle?

a. on the drawbridge.                               b. in a room next to the castle moat.

c. in a tower.                                              d. in a country house.

4) Michael wanted his men to ....... if the castle was attacked.

a. kill the King and hide the body                     b. in a room next to the castle moat

c. say that he rescued the King                        d. kill Rassendyll

B Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:

1) What do you think Rassendyll might have done if Johann had refused to work as a spy? 

if Johann had refused to work as a spy, I think that Rassendyll wouldn't have kept him at Tarlenheim.

2) Why do you think that Rassendyll's pulse quickened at the thought of being King forever?

I think his pulse quickened because the idea excited him. He realised that it was possible that he could be King forever.

3) Do you think that Rassendyll could have been king forever? Why?

I think that Rassendyll could not have been King forever because someone would recognise him and his family in England.

                                                                                                    Practice 5 B

1) How did Rupert try to stop Rassendyll and his men from visiting the Castle of Zenda?

a. He said that the Duke had a dangerous illness.

b. He said that there was nobody at the castle.

c. He said that the building was going to fall down.

d. He said that the servants were all dangerous.

2) Why couldn't Rupert say that Rassendyll was not the real King in public?

a. Nobody would believe him.

b. People would know that he had kidnapped the King.

c. He was frightened of Rassendyll. d. He was frightened of the Duke.

3) Rassendyll, Sapt and Fritz decided to ....... .

a. kill Rupert                                     b. make a move against Michael

c. set Antoinette free                        d. make Johann a spy

4) Rassendyll saw that the guard inside the boat was ....... .

a. Rupert                     b. Josef                  c. Max Holf                   d. Detchard

B Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:

1) Do you agree that Rupert was a man of no principles? Why?

I agree that he has no principles. He stabs Rassendyll when he visits him and later he says that he doesn't like Duke Michael and would work against him.

2) Do you think that the innkeeper's daughter was right to apologise to Rassendyll (the pretend king) although she wasn't mistaken? Why?

I think she was right to apologise to Rassendyll because she thought that she might have done something wrong. It is more polite to apologise and be sure that you have not offended someone.

3) Do you think that Rassendyll wants to be King forever? Why/Why not?

Rassendyll says that he is excited by the thought of being King forever, but he knows that he would never be safe because the Duke would always be there, so he doesn't want to be King