chapter two ( Questions & Answers )

Question 1

1- What slight differences فروق طفيفة did Rudolf Rassendyll notice between him and the king of Ruritania?

Answer 1

He noticed that the king‘s mouth was less wide and Rudolf‘s face was a little thinner.

Question 2

2- Why did the king of Ruritania seem surprised when he saw Rudolf Rassendyll?

Answer 2

Because Rudolf Rassendyll looked exactly the same as him.

Question 3

3- Why do you think Fritz says that it is not a good time for Rassendyll to visit Strelsau?

Answer 3

Because he looked exactly like the king and that may cause problems for Rudolf and for the King.

Question 4

4- What did the king invite Rudolf to do?

Answer 4

He invited him to have dinner with him in the hunting lodge.

Question 5

5- Where was the king staying in the forest?

Answer 5

He was staying in the hunting lodge.

Question 6

6- Who was Josef?

Answer 6

He was a servant to the king of Ruritania.

Question 7

7- What did Colonel Sapt advise the King to do concerning بخصوص dinner in the hunting lodge? Why?

Answer 7

He advised him not to eat too much because they had to leave early the next day.

Question 8

8- Why did Rassendyll eat a lot when the King invited him to dinner?

Answer 8

Because he was hungry after his long walk, and the food was delicious

Question 9

9- What did the King’s servant bring him at the end of his meal?

Answer 9

He brought the king some cakes.

Question 10

10- Why didn’t Fritz and Sapt eat very much? What advice did they give the King?

Answer 10

They didn‘t want to overeat يكثر من تناول الطعام because they had to get up early the next day. They advised the King not to eat too much.

Question 11

11- How did Colonel Sapt wake Rudolf Rassendyll up?

Answer 11

He threw water over him.

Question 12

12- Why couldn’t Colonel Sapt and Fritz wake up the king the next morning in the hunting lodge?

Answer 12

It seemed كان يبدو that the king had been poisoned تم تسميمه by the cakes he ate the night before.

Question 13

13- The cakes that the king ate in the hunting lodge had a very bad effect on him. Explain.

Answer 13

His face was red and he was breathing heavily. يتنفس بصعوبة His pulse was weak and slow. النبض ضعيف وبطئ

Question 14

14- Why was it difficult to bring a doctor to help the king?

Answer 14

Because there was no doctor for 15 kilometers and even a thousand doctors wouldn’t make him better that day as he was too ill.

Question 15

15- Why did the Duke poison يسممthe King?

Answer 15

He hoped that the King would miss the coronation and that he (the Duke) would become the King instead.

Question 16

16- Why wasn‟t Rassendyll as sick as the King?

Answer 16

Because he ate only one cake, ,but The King ate more, so he received more poison.

Question 17

17- According to Colonel Sapt, what would happen if Rudolf Elphberg wasn’t crowned on the specified day اليوم المحدد?

Answer 17

He wouldn’t ever be the king.

Question 18

18- What would happen if Duke Michael managed to take the crown?

Answer 18

Rudolf Elphberg (the king) would either be dead or in prison.

Question 19

19- What did Colonel Sapt suggest to prevent Duke Michael from taking the crown?

Answer 19

He said that Rudolf Rassendyll could go to Strelsau to be crowned يتوج as he was exactly like the king.

Question 20

20- Why was Rudolf Rassendyll the ideal مثالى person to replace يحل محل the king?

Answer 20

He looked exactly like the king. His German was perfect.

Question 21

21- At first, Rudolf Rassendyll objected to اعترض replacing the king for two reasons. What were they?

Answer 21

People would realise يدرك that he wasn’t the king. He was English. He wasn’t a Ruritanian.

Question 22

22- Why did Fritz and Colonel Sapt hide يخبئ the king in the cellar القبو of the hunting lodge?

Answer 22

The king was unconscious فاقد الوعى and they didn’t want Duke Michael’s guards to find him.

Question 23

23- What was Colonel Sapt’s plan to get the ill king back to the palace?

Answer 23

Sapt, Fritz and Rudolf Rassendyll would go to the palace. Sapt and Rudolf would go back to the hunting lodge to bring the king while Fritz would stay in the palace to guard يحرسthe king’s bedroom. Then Rudolf would leave the country.

Question 24

24- What was Johann’s mother job?

Answer 24

She was a servant of the Duke.

Question 25

25- Why was Johann’s mother locked حبست in the cellar with the king?

Answer 25

She was locked in the cellar because she overheard Colonel Sapt’s plan to rescue ينقذ the king.

Question 26

26- Why do Sapt, Fritz and Rudolf Rassendyll go to the station early instead of waiting for Duke Michael’s guards?

Answer 26

They wanted to get out of the lodge and be on their way to the capital before the Duke‘s men came.

Question 27

27- What things did Sapt tell Rudolf Rassendyll about the King on their way to the palace?

Answer 27

He told him about the history of the King’s life, of his family, likes, interests اهتمامات, weaknesses نقاط الضعف, friends and servants.

Question 28

28- What did Fritz tell the station guard حارسto justify يبرر their early coming to the station?

Answer 28

He told him that the King had changed his plans.

Question 29

29- What is the first thing Fritz, Sapt and Rudolf Rassendyll do when they reach the capital?

Answer 29

The first thing they do is eat breakfast at the train station.

Question 30

30- Why weren’t the people from the palace at the station in Strelsau to meet Rudolf Rassendyll, Fritz and Sapt?

Answer 30

because the King (Rassendyll) arrived earlier than planned.

Question 31

31- Who was Marshal Strakencz?

Answer 31

He was an important person in the Ruritanian army.

Question 32

32- Why did Fritz feel very nervous عصبى when he shook Marshal Strakencz’s hand?

Answer 32

He was afraid that the Marshal might discover that Rudolf Rassendyll wasn’t the real King.

Question 33

33- What kind of life did rich people live in the capital of Strelsau?

Answer 33

They lived a comfortable life in big houses built in wide, modern streets.

Question 34

34- What kind of life did poor people live in Strelsau?

Answer 34

They lived a hard life. People were crowded مزدحمة into tiny صغيرة houses which were old and hot in summer, freezing cold شديدة البرودة in winter. The streets were narrow.

Question 35

35- Why did the rich of Strelsau support يؤيد: the King ?

Answer 35

They supported the King as they had always lived well under the King’s father and they knew that nothing would change.

Question 36

36- Why did the poor people of Strelsau support Duke Michael?

Answer 36

• Because they didn’t want things to stay the same.
• Duke Michael told them he wanted things to be different.
• He gave them hope for a better future.
• He cared for them.

Question 37

37- Why was Rassendyll afraid when he saw Antoinette de Mauban staring at him in Strelsau?

Answer 37

Her expression تعبير changed, so he thought she recognised تعرف that he is not the real King. He wasafraid that she would shout out and tell others.