Problem: Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dollars, with prescribed weights and composition of gold, silver, or copper for each. It was proposed in the mid-1800s that one hundred dollars be known as a union, but no union coins were ever struck and only patterns for the $50 half union exist. However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies, and gasoline prices are usually in the form of $X.XX9 per gallon, e.g., $3.599, sometimes written as $3.59910. When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion). Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the note form is significantly more common. In the past, "paper money" was occasionally issued in denominations less than a dollar (fractional currency) and gold coins were issued for circulation up to the value of $20 (known as the "double eagle", discontinued in the 1930s). The term eagle was used in the Coinage Act of 1792 for the denomination of ten dollars, and subsequently was used in naming gold coins. Paper currency less than one dollar in denomination, known as "fractional currency", was also sometimes pejoratively referred to as "shinplasters". In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union", "Half Union", and "Quarter Union", thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100.
1. Is the US dollar on a decimal system?
2. What country's dollar is not?
3. What is a mill?
4. And a cent?
5. And the dime?
6. What's the symbol for a mill?
7. And that for cent?
8. How much is an eagle?
9. What are these coins made of?
10. When was making $100 as a union proposed?
11. Were union coins made?
12. Were there patterns for it?
13. What about for the half union?
14. When are mills used in regular life?
15. When else?
16. How are values less than a dollar given out?
17. Are there one dollar coins?
18. Are they common?
19. What was occasionally issued for values under a dollar?
20. How much is a double eagle?
Answer: 1. yes
2. Spain
3. 1/1000 of a dollar
4. 1/100
5. 1/10
6.
7.
8. ten dollars
9. gold, silver, or copper
10. mid-1800s
11. no
12. no
13. yes
14. tax levies
15. gasoline prices
16. coins
17. yes
18. no
19. paper money
20. $20

Problem: CHAPTER XXVIII

THE CAPTURE OF THE WILD MAN

"Now then, you may go to work," said our hero, as he saw Mr. Dale come up close behind the wild man. "But sharpen the scissors first, please."

"I will," was Wilbur Poole's answer, and he opened up the shears and commenced to stroke them back and forth on a rock near by.

An instant later the wild man was jerked over backwards and the dangerous shears were snatched from his grasp. He commenced to struggle, but the whole crowd surrounded him, and before he could realize the situation his hands were made fast.

"It is treachery, base treachery!" he groaned. "My army has betrayed me!" And he commenced to weep.

"What a terrible state of mind to be in!" murmured Roger. "He is certainly as crazy as they make 'em!"

"I guess you are right," answered Phil. "But I am glad we have got him."

"He spoke about the blowing up of the hotel," said Dave. "And he said somebody saw him do it."

"Who was it?"

"He didn't mention any names."

"Maybe he was simply wandering in his mind," suggested Ben.

"I don't think so," returned Dave. "I think, if he was questioned long enough, we could get the truth out of him. He doesn't seem to be crazy all the time."

"It's a terrible thing for the Poole family--to have such a crazy man in it," was Buster's opinion; and the other lads agreed with him.

The prisoner was marched along the brook, past the home of old Herick, and then down the river-road. By this time all the searchers had come together, including Henry Morrison and some outsiders.
1. what did he stroke back and forth?
2. On what?
3. did the crazy guy fight when his sharp things were taken?
4. What did he say?
5. Then what did he do?
6. Who talked next?
7. what did he say?
8. how did he say it?
9. Who talked next?
10. What did he say?
11. who bombed the motel?
12. Wilbur poole spoke about it
13. What could they have from him after talking to him for awhile?
14. was he nuts all the time?
15. where did the inmate walk by?
16. who all came outside?
17. What house did the inmate walk by?
18. what kind of street did they walk?
Answer: 1. shears
2. a rock near by
3. Yes
4. base treachery
5. he commenced to weep
6. Roger
7. What a terrible state of mind to be in
8. murmured
9. Phil
10. I guess you are right
11. unknown
12. Poole family
13. the truth
14. No
15. brook
16. the searchers
17. old Herick
18. river-road

Problem: Old English (nglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers probably in the mid 5th century, and the first Old English literary works date from the mid 7th century. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, English was replaced for a time as the language of the upper classes by Anglo-Norman, a relative of French, and Old English developed into the next historical form of English, known as Middle English.

The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay south and southwest of the Thames; and the smallest, Kentish region lay southeast of the Thames, a small corner of England. The Kentish region, settled by the Jutes from Jutland, has the scantiest literary remains.
1. What were the four main dialectal forms?
2. Which region had the scantiest literary remains>
3. What is the oldest form of English?
4. Where was it spoken?
5. Who brought it to Great Britain?
6. Was it always known as old english?
7. Was it ever replaced?
8. What did it develop into after that?
9. When was it first brought to Great Britain?
10. Why was it changed?
Answer:
1. Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon.
2. The Kentish region.
3. Old English.
4. England and southern and eastern Scotland.
5. Anglo-Saxon settlers.
6. Also known as Anglo-Saxon.
7. English was replaced as the language of the upper class.
8. Middle English.
9. In the mid 5th century.
10. Because of Anglo-Saxon settlers.