chapter one Q Flashcards
Who is Rudolf Rassendyll?
- He is a wealthy English gentleman and the narrator ٞٚها of the story.
What did Rose Rassendyll blame Rudolf for?
- She blamed him for being lazy and for not doing anything useful.
Why doesn’t Rudolf Rassendyll work?
- Because he has nearly enough money to do anything he wants to,
- and he enjoys an important position in society. He is a member of the Rassendyll family.
Who is Robert Rassendyll?
- He is Rudolf Rassendyll’s brother and he is Lord Burlesdon.
Why was Rose Rassendyll annoyed when Rudolf said that his family didn’t need to do things?
Because her family were rich but less important than the Rassendylls.
Rudolf Rassendyll had he not been lazy all his life. Explain.
- -He had studied hard and learned a lot when he was at a German school and university.
- He spoke French, German, Italian and Spanish.
- He was very good at using guns and swords and riding horses.
How was Rudolf Rassendyll different from his brother?
- Rudolf had red hair, but Robert didn’t.
- Robert realized his position in society had responsibilities, but Rudolf only saw opportunities in his position.
What kind of work does Rose suggest Rudolf should do?
She suggests that he should work for Sir Jacob Borrodaile who was going to be an ambassador in six months’ time.
Who was Sir Jacob Borrodaile?
-He was to be an ambassador in six months.
Rose Rassendyll was a very persuasive person. Explain.
- She had a way of asking people to do things which is impossible to refuse
- She persuaded Rudolf to work for Sir Jacob Borrodaile.
Why did Rudolf Rassendyll agree to work for Sir Jacob Borrodaile?
- Because he thought the job sounded quite interesting and Rose persuaded him.
Why has the Rassendyll family been interested in the Elphberg family?
Because Countess Amelia Rassendyll married a member of the Ruritanian royal family, the Elphbergs.
Whose paintings did Lord Burlesdon have on his walls?
- He had paintings of Countess Amelia Rassendyll and her descendants.
What did many of Countess Amalia’s descendants have in common?
- Many of them had the same red hair and straight noses as the Elphbergs.
Where did Rassendyll decide to travel to? What did he tell his family about his plans?
- He decided to visit Ruritania. He told them that he was going walking in
- the Alps and that he was going to write a book about the social problems in the country.
Why didn’t Rudolf tell his family about his plans to travel to
Ruritania?
- Because he never liked to tell them where he was going on his travels.
- -He didn’t want them to stop him.
Why did Robert praise Rudolf for his idea of writing a book ?
-Because he thought that Writing a book’s the best way to get into politics.
What was Uncle William’s advice for those passing through Paris?
It was to spend a day in the city.
Who did Rudolf Rassendyll call on in Paris?
- He called on two old friends:
- George Featherly, an English friend of Rudolfwho worked in the English embassy in Paris
- and Bertram Bertrand, an English journalist who worked in Paris.
Who was Antoinette de Mauban?
- She was a French lady who was well known for her wealth and ambition.
- She was a beautiful, tall and fashionably dressed lady of about thirty.
- Sheloved Duke Michael.
Why did Antoinette de Mauban go to Paris?
- Because she was a guest of the Duke of Strelsau.
Who was Duke Michael Elphberg?
- He was Rudolf Elphberg’s half-brother.
Why didn’t George Featherly think that the Duke of Strelsau wouldn’t enjoy the coronation of his half brother Rudolf?
- Because he thought that Michael didn’t like being only a duke so he wished he were the king.
24- Why didn’t Rudolf Rassendyll tell George that he was going to Ruritania?
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If he had told him, he would have told Bertram (a journalist) and the news would have been in all the newspapers within days
