chapter one Q

Question 1

Who is Rudolf Rassendyll?

Answer 1

• He is a wealthy English gentleman and the narrator ٞٚها of the story.

Question 2

What did Rose Rassendyll blame Rudolf for?

Answer 2

• She blamed him for being lazy and for not doing anything useful.

Question 3

Why doesn’t Rudolf Rassendyll work?

Answer 3

1. • Because he has nearly enough money to do anything he wants to,
2. and he enjoys an important position in society. He is a member of the Rassendyll family.

Question 4

Who is Robert Rassendyll?

Answer 4

• He is Rudolf Rassendyll’s brother and he is Lord Burlesdon.

Question 5

Why was Rose Rassendyll annoyed when Rudolf said that his family didn’t need to do things?

Answer 5

Because her family were rich but less important than the Rassendylls.

Question 6

Rudolf Rassendyll had he not been lazy all his life. Explain.

Answer 6

1. -He had studied hard and learned a lot when he was at a German school and university.
2. • He spoke French, German, Italian and Spanish.
3. • He was very good at using guns and swords and riding horses.

Question 7

How was Rudolf Rassendyll different from his brother?

Answer 7

1. Rudolf had red hair, but Robert didn’t.
2. Robert realized his position in society had responsibilities, but Rudolf only saw opportunities in his position.

Question 8

What kind of work does Rose suggest Rudolf should do?

Answer 8

She suggests that he should work for Sir Jacob Borrodaile who was going to be an ambassador in six months’ time.

Question 9

Who was Sir Jacob Borrodaile?

Answer 9

-He was to be an ambassador in six months.

Question 10

Rose Rassendyll was a very persuasive person. Explain.

Answer 10

1. She had a way of asking people to do things which is impossible to refuse
2. She persuaded Rudolf to work for Sir Jacob Borrodaile.

Question 11

Why did Rudolf Rassendyll agree to work for Sir Jacob Borrodaile?

Answer 11

• Because he thought the job sounded quite interesting and Rose persuaded him.

Question 12

Why has the Rassendyll family been interested in the Elphberg family?

Answer 12

Because Countess Amelia Rassendyll married a member of the Ruritanian royal family, the Elphbergs.

Question 13

Whose paintings did Lord Burlesdon have on his walls?

Answer 13

• He had paintings of Countess Amelia Rassendyll and her descendants.

Question 14

What did many of Countess Amalia’s descendants have in common?

Answer 14

• Many of them had the same red hair and straight noses as the Elphbergs.

Question 15

Where did Rassendyll decide to travel to? What did he tell his family about his plans?

Answer 15

1. • He decided to visit Ruritania. He told them that he was going walking in
2. the Alps and that he was going to write a book about the social problems in the country.

Question 16

Why didn’t Rudolf tell his family about his plans to travel to
Ruritania?

Answer 16

1. • Because he never liked to tell them where he was going on his travels.
2. -He didn’t want them to stop him.

Question 17

Why did Robert praise Rudolf for his idea of writing a book ?

Answer 17

-Because he thought that Writing a book’s the best way to get into politics.

Question 18

What was Uncle William’s advice for those passing through Paris?

Answer 18

It was to spend a day in the city.

Question 19

Who did Rudolf Rassendyll call on in Paris?

Answer 19

• He called on two old friends:

1. George Featherly, an English friend of Rudolfwho worked in the English embassy in Paris
2. and Bertram Bertrand, an English journalist who worked in Paris.

Question 20

Who was Antoinette de Mauban?

Answer 20

1. She was a French lady who was well known for her wealth and ambition.
2. She was a beautiful, tall and fashionably dressed lady of about thirty.
3. Sheloved Duke Michael.

Question 21

Why did Antoinette de Mauban go to Paris?

Answer 21

• Because she was a guest of the Duke of Strelsau.

Question 22

Who was Duke Michael Elphberg?

Answer 22

• He was Rudolf Elphberg’s half-brother.

Question 23

Why didn’t George Featherly think that the Duke of Strelsau wouldn’t enjoy the coronation of his half brother Rudolf?

Answer 23

• Because he thought that Michael didn’t like being only a duke so he wished he were the king.

Question 24

24- Why didn’t Rudolf Rassendyll tell George that he was going to Ruritania?
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Answer 24

If he had told him, he would have told Bertram (a journalist) and the news would have been in all the newspapers within days

Question 25

25- Who did Rudolf see on the train to Dresden?

Answer 25

He saw Antoinette de Mauban.

Question 26

26- Why did the guards at the Ruritanian border stare at Rudolf Rassendyll?

Answer 26

• Because he looked very much like Rudolf Elphberg, the King of Ruritania.

Question 27

• What news did Rudolf read in the paper?

Answer 27

He read the news that the King’s coronation was to be in two days’ time and that all the hotels were full with people who wanted to see the king’s coronation.

Question 28

What is the capital of Ruritania?

Answer 28

Strelsau is the capital of Ruritania.

Question 29

Why couldn’t Rudolf Rassendyll stay in the capital city, Strelsau?

Answer 29

Because all the hotels there were full with people who wanted to see the coronation.

Question 30

What do you know about Zenda?

Answer 30

It’s a small town, 80 kilometers from the capital and about 10 kilometers from the border. It has a famous ancient castle.

Question 31

What does the owner of the inn think of Michael, the Duke of Strelsau?

Answer 31

-She loves him. She says he has always lived in Ruritania and he cares about the people, so people like him. She wishes the Duke was the King and not his brother.

Question 32

What does the owner of the inn think of the king?

Answer 32

• She thinks he is almost a stranger. He’s been abroad for most of his life and not many people even know how he looks like.

Question 33

Why was the King at the Duke’s hunting lodge at Zenda?

Answer 33

• Because Duke Michael invited him to rest there until the day of the coronation.

Question 34

Why was Duke Michael at Strelsau?

Answer 34

• He was there to make preparations for the coronation.

Question 35

Why did Rassendyll decide to walk through the forest the next day?

Answer 35

He decided to do that so that he might see the king.

Question 36

Who is Johann Holf?

Answer 36

He is a servant who works in the castle of Zenda.

Question 37

Why did Johann step back in surprise as soon as he saw Rudolf?

Answer 37

• Because Rudolf looked exactly like the King.

Question 38

Why did Johann invite Rudolf Rassendyll to stay at his sister’s house?

Answer 38

• Because all the hotels were full in Strelsau and Johann was unable to go.

Question 39

The castle of Zenda was well-defended……illustrate.

Answer 39

1. -It was very old but well-built.
2. • There was a moat all around it.
3. • Behind There was a large modern mansion. It could only be reached by a drawbridge between it and the mansion.

Question 40

Who did Rassendyll meet in the forest? Why were they surprised to see him?

Answer 40

He met Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim who worked for the king They were surprised to see him because he looked like the king.

Question 41

Who is Colonel Sapt? What does he look like?

Answer 41

• He is an old soldier who works for the King of Ruritania. He is short but looks very tough with light blue eyes. He looks like a soldier.

Question 42

Who is Fritz von Tarlenheim? What does he look like?

Answer 42

• He is a gentleman who works for the King of Ruritania. He is thin and of medium height. He looks like a gentleman.

Question 43

What happened when Rudolf and the king met for the first time? Why?

Answer 43

Rudolf gave a loud cry and the King stood back in amazement looking at Rudolf because they looked alike.

Question 44

How were Rudolf Rassendyll and the King of Ruritania alike?

Answer 44

-They looked so alike except perhaps for a centimetre or two difference in height. They did not have identical personalities or skills.