Q: The Seven Years' War was fought between 1755 and 1764, the main conflict occurring in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. It involved every great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, and affected Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. Considered a prelude to the two world wars and the greatest European war since the Thirty Years War of the 17th century, it once again split Europe into two coalitions, led by Great Britain on one side and France on the other. For the first time, aiming to curtail Britain and Prussia's ever-growing might, France formed a grand coalition of its own, which ended with failure as Britain rose as the world's predominant power, altering the European balance of power.

Realizing that war was imminent, Prussia preemptively struck Saxony and quickly overran it. The result caused uproar across Europe. Because of Prussia's alliance with Britain, Austria formed an alliance with France, seeing an opportunity to recapture Silesia, which had been lost in a previous war. Reluctantly, by following the imperial diet, most of the states of the empire joined Austria's cause. The Anglo-Prussian alliance was joined by smaller German states (especially Hanover). Sweden, fearing Prussia's expansionist tendencies, went to war in 1757 to protect its Baltic dominions, seeing its chance when virtually all of Europe opposed Prussia. Spain, bound by the Pacte de Famille, intervened on behalf of France and together they launched an utterly unsuccessful invasion of Portugal in 1762. The Russian Empire was originally aligned with Austria, fearing Prussia's ambition on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but switched sides upon the succession of Tsar Peter III in 1762.

1. Nine years
2. 1755
3. 1764
4. Because the main part of the conflict happened from 1756-1763.
5. Great Britain and France
6. Great Britain
7. Prussia
8. France
9. Both
10. Spain and France
11. Portugal
12. Ottoman Empire
13. The World Wars
14. To recapture Silesia.
15. Saxony
16. unknown
17. Tsar Peter III
18. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Numbered questions:
1. How long did the Seven Years' War last?
2. When did it start?
3. When did it end?
4. Why was it called the Seven Years' War?
5. Who were the leaders of the two alliances?
6. Who came out ahead?
7. Who fired the first shot?
8. Who did most of the Holy Roman Empire join?
9. Who did Russia join?
10. Who attacked Portugal?
11. Who won?
12. Which major European power stayed neutral?
13. What was this war a prequel of?
14. Why did Austria join?
15. Which state was the first to be defeated?
16. What was India's role?
17. What ruler's rise changed the balance of power significantly?
18. Whom did Prussia have its eye on?

Q: CHAPTER VI. CLIMENE

Diligent search among the many scenarios of the improvisers which have survived their day, has failed to bring to light the scenario of "Les Fourberies de Scaramouche," upon which we are told the fortunes of the Binet troupe came to be soundly established. They played it for the first time at Maure in the following week, with Andre-Louis--who was known by now as Scaramouche to all the company, and to the public alike--in the title-role. If he had acquitted himself well as Figaro-Scaramouche, he excelled himself in the new piece, the scenario of which would appear to be very much the better of the two.

After Maure came Pipriac, where four performances were given, two of each of the scenarios that now formed the backbone of the Binet repertoire. In both Scaramouche, who was beginning to find himself, materially improved his performances. So smoothly now did the two pieces run that Scaramouche actually suggested to Binet that after Fougeray, which they were to visit in the following week, they should tempt fortune in a real theatre in the important town of Redon. The notion terrified Binet at first, but coming to think of it, and his ambition being fanned by Andre-Louis, he ended by allowing himself to succumb to the temptation.

It seemed to Andre-Louis in those days that he had found his real metier, and not only was he beginning to like it, but actually to look forward to a career as actor-author that might indeed lead him in the end to that Mecca of all comedians, the Comedie Francaise. And there were other possibilities. From the writing of skeleton scenarios for improvisers, he might presently pass to writing plays of dialogue, plays in the proper sense of the word, after the manner of Chenier, Eglantine, and Beaumarchais.

1. Pipriac
2. succumb to the temptation.
3. actor-author
4. skeleton
5. Three
6. Chenier
7. Eglantine
8. Beaumarchais
9. Les Fourberies de Scaramouche
10. in the following week
11. Andre-Louis

Numbered questions:
1. Who came after Maure?
2. What did it seem to Andre-Louis?
3. What career did he look forward to?
4. What types of scenarios were for improvisers?
5. After the manner of how many different people?
6. Which was one?
7. And another?
8. And the last?
9. Upon what did Binet troupe fortunes get established?
10. When did they first play in Maure?
11. With who?

Q: Once there was a boy named Bill who liked to play at being a cowboy. One day he was playing at chasing Indians in his room when he heard a loud crack of thunder. He got really scared. Bill's parents, Ned and Susan, came into his room. They told him not to be scared. They said they were going to make sure the car windows were shut and they would be back soon. Bill said okay. He climbed under his bed and listened to the wind outside. He had his favorite toy gun to keep him safe, but he was still scared because his parents weren't back yet. His brother Zack had given him the gun. Bill started to think he could hear voices in the wind. It sounded like a strange kind of chanting. He started to shake and hug his toy gun. He said, "I'm not afraid of you. If you try to hurt me I'll shoot you." After that he felt a little better. But then he jumped as his bedroom door slammed shut. He hit his head on the bottom of his bed and it hurt. He looked out from under his blanket and saw a strange orange light in his room. He was worried that it was on fire, but he couldn't smell any smoke.

1. Bill
2. playing at chasing indians

Numbered questions:
1. who liked playing a cowboy?
2. what was he doing in his room?