input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER 15

Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice.

When Arthur went with his regiment to Windsor, the ladies intended to spend their evenings at home, a rule which had many exceptions, although Violet was so liable to suffer from late hours and crowded rooms, that Lady Elizabeth begged her to abstain from parties, and offered more than once to take charge of Theodora; but the reply always was that they went out very little, and that this once it would not hurt her.

The truth was that Theodora had expressed a decided aversion to going out with the Brandons. 'Lady Elizabeth sits down in the most stupid part of the room,' she said, 'and Emma stands by her side with the air of a martyr. They look like a pair of respectable country cousins set down all astray, wishing for a safe corner to run into, and wondering at the great and wicked world. And they go away inhumanly early, whereas if I do have the trouble of dressing, it shall not be for nothing. I ingeniously eluded all going out with them last year, and a great mercy it was to them.'

So going to a royal ball was all Theodora vouchsafed to do under Lady Elizabeth's protection; and as her objections could not be disclosed, Violet was obliged to leave it to be supposed that it was for her own gratification that she always accompanied her; although not only was the exertion and the subsequent fatigue a severe tax on her strength, but she was often uneasy and distressed by Theodora's conduct. Her habits in company had not been materially changed by her engagement; she was still bent on being the first object, and Violet sometimes felt that her manner was hardly fair upon those who were ignorant of her circumstances. For Theodora's own sake, it was unpleasant to see her in conversation with Mr. Gardner; and not only on her account, but on that of Lord St. Erme, was her uncertain treatment of him a vexation to Violet. 1. What spirit was referenced in the beginning of the chapter?
2. Who in the beginning of the story is travelling?
3. Was he alone?
4. Who was with him?
5. Who liked to venture to gatherings?
6. How many women were left behind when Arthur left?
7. What are their names?
numbered_answers: 1. self-sacrifice.
2. Arthur
3. no
4. his regiment
5. unknown
6. Two
7. Theodora had expressed a decided aversion to going out with the Brandons. 'Lady Elizabeth

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job -- but he couldn't balance his checkbook. "I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip," says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. "I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement."

One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don't get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. "It bothered me that I didn't understand this stuff," says Steve, "so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me."

He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to _ . They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.

Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. "Someone would say, 'I need to refinance my house -- what should I do? 'A lot of times, I wouldn't know the answer, but I'd go to find it and learn something in the process," he says.

In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it's paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.

"I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education," says Steve. "You can do anything once you understand the basics." 1. What was Steve an expert at?
2. What did he major in during collecge?
3. Did he graduate?
4. How many chrildren does he have?
numbered_answers: 1. engineering
2. engineering
3. yes
4. three

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Homer ( , "Homeros") is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the legendary author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. The "Iliad" is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war. The "Odyssey" focuses on the journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy.

Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity, the most widespread being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider them legends.

The Homeric Questionby whom, when, where and under what circumstances were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composedcontinues to be debated. Broadly speaking, modern scholarly opinion falls into two groups. One holds that most of the "Iliad" and (according to some) the "Odyssey" are the works of a single poet of genius. The other considers the Homeric poems to be the result of a process of working and re-working by many contributors, and that "Homer" is best seen as a label for an entire tradition. It is generally accepted that the poems were composed at some point around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. 1. Can you name one of Homer's poems?
2. Can you name another?
3. Who is the main character in the Odyssey?
4. Was he a king?
5. Of which place?
6. After which event did the Odyssey take place?
7. How long did the Trojan war last?
8. Was Troy a state?
9. What was it?
10. Name one of the main characters in the Iliad?
11. Can you name another?
12. What is the "Homeric Question"?
13. Has it been settled?
14. Where was Homer from?
15. What modern country is that part of?
16. Was he blind?
17. On the Homeric Question, how many sides are there?
18. Does one side think there was only one author of the Iliad?
19. What language are Homer's poem written in?
20. Around when were they put together?
numbered_answers:
1. Odyssey
2. Iliad
3. Odysseus
4. YES
5. Ithaca
6. the fall of Troy
7. ten years
8. no
9. city
10. King Agamemnon
11. Achilles
12. by whom, when, where and under what circumstances were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed
13. no
14. Ionia
15. Turkey
16. yes
17. two
18. yes
19. Homeric Greek
20. late 8th or early 7th century BC