chapter seven ( Quotations ) Flashcards
**1- “We couldn’t wait any longer or he would surely die.”
1- Who said these words?
2- Where were these words said?
3- Who ‘would surely die’ and why?**
1- Rassendyll said these words.
2- These words were said at the country house “Tarlenheim”.
3- King Rudolf Elphberg, who was held prisoner in the castle, would surely die because he was looking very weak and ill and he needed to be set free at once.
**2- “Why doesn’t my brother kill me now?”
1- Who said this to whom?
2- Why did the speaker’s brother want to kill him?
3- Who want to rescue the king?**
1- The king said this to Detchard.
2- Michael wanted to kill his brother to take the crown.
3- Rassendyll, Sapt, Fritz and other men want to rescue the king.
**3- “The Duke doesn’t want you to die, not yet anyway. Sleep well!”
1- Who said this to whom?
2- Where was this said?
3- What was the addressed person doing there?**
1- Detchard said this to the king.
2- At the castle of Zenda.
3- He was held prisoner at the castle of Zenda by Duke Michael.
**4- “Go back to Strelsau and tell the Ambassador what you know. I’ll look into this for you.”
1- Who does Rassendyll say this to?
2- What is it that Rassendyll will look into?
3- Why doesn’t he want the Chief of Police to investigate about the missing man?**
1- Rassendyll says this to the Chief of Police of Strelsau.
2- Rassendyll will look into the case of the missing Englishman Mr Rassendyll.
3- Because he might find out that Rassendyll is pretending to be the King.
**5- “Would you really work against Michael?”
1- Who said this to whom?
2- Would that person really work against Michael? Why? Why not?
3- What did the speaker ask that person to do before that?**
1- Rassendyll said this to Rupert Hentzau.
2- Yes, he would. He didn’t like Michael and said that he was not a good man. He said Michael made him angry and that he had nearly killed him the night before.
3- Rassendyll asked Rupert to let the imprisoned King go free.
**6- “He makes me angry. I nearly killed him myself last night. Think carefully about my plan. “
1- Who says this to Rassendyll?
2- Who is the person talking about?
3- What is the person’s plan?**
1- Rupert Hentzau says this.
2- He is talking about Duke Michael.
3- He will help Rassendyll attack the castle. Hentzau will decide the time. But Sapt, Fritz, Michael and the real King must all die. Then Rassendyll will remain King and Hentzau will have a reward (and escape).
**7- “The Duke discovered that I helped you that night in the summer house.”
1- Who said this to whom?
2- How did the speaker help the addressed person before?
3- How did Michael punish that person?**
1- Antoinette said this in her letter to Rassendyll.
2- She warned him against Michael’s plan to kill him.
3- He kept her a prisoner in his mansion.
**8- “He is now keeping me a prisoner in his mansion because he cannot trust me.”
1- Who said this to whom?
2- Who was keeping that person a prisoner?
3- Why was that person kept a prisoner?**
1- Antoinette de Mauban said this in her letter to Rassendyll.
2- Duke Michael was keeping that person a prisoner.
3- Because Duke Michael discovered that she had helped Rassendyll in the summer house, so he couldn’t trust her.
**9- “Please, if you can, rescue me from this house of murderers.”
1- Who said this to whom?
2- Which house did the speaker refer to?
3- Why was that house called ‘house of murderers’?**
1- Antoinette de Mauban said this in her letter to Rassendyll.
2- Michael’s mansion.
3- Because Duke Michael and his men were planning to kill the king. Michael also kept Antoinette de Mauban a prisoner because she helped Rassendyll at the summer house.
**10- “I hear there are new servants at the castle. Do these servants know the King’s a prisoner there?”
1- Who says this to Johann?
2- What does Johann answer?
3- Why is that important?**
1- Rassendyll says it.
2- He answers that the servants do not know that the prisoner is the King.
- Rassendyll wants to know if the servants will think he is the King (and obey him or surrender يستسلم to him when he attacks the castle).
**11- “Tomorrow night, give this letter to Antoinette de Mauban.”
1- Who said this to whom and where?
2- Where was Antoinette at that time?
3- What did the speaker ask Antoinette to do?**
1- Rassendyll said this to Johann at the country house ‘Tarlenheim’.
2- She was kept a prisoner at Michael’s mansion.
3- He wanted her to cry out for help from her room at 2 o’clock in the morning and Johann would open the front door to the mansion at the same time. Sapt and his men would go into the mansion and save the King.
