The Professor, Part Two

Question 1

Intravenous

Answer 1

Going into a vein

Question 2

Fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardizes itself.

——W. H. Auden

Answer 2

The use of ‘succumb’ is wrong. It should read: Many a species succumbs to Fate; one alone jeopardises itself. or Fate endangers many a species; one alone jeopardises itself. It means that only Man is a danger to himself; all other animals are in danger only from outside themselves.

Question 3

Hibiscus

Answer 3

a tropical plant or bush with large brightly coloured flowers
Fu Rong

Question 4

Cappella

Answer 4

without instrumental accompaniment.

Question 5

Smokescreen

Answer 5

something that you do or say in order to hide what you are really doing or intending