Question: Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 c. 250) was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this theology and became Origen's constant companion, and was ordained deacon. He plied Origen with questions, and urged him to write his Commentaries () on the books of the Bible, and, as a wealthy nobleman and courtier, he provided his teacher with books for his studies and secretaries to lighten the labor of composition.

He suffered during the persecution under the Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax in 235. He was later released and died a confessor. The last mention of Ambrose in the historical record is in Origen's "Contra Celsum," which the latter wrote at the solicitation of Ambrose.

Origen often speaks of Ambrose in affectionately as a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes. All of Origen's works written after 218 are dedicated to Ambrose, including his "On Martyrdom", "Contra Celsum", "Commentary on St. John's Gospel", and "On Prayer". Ambrose's letters to Origen (praised by Jerome) are lost, although part of one exists. 1. Which religions theory did Origen believe in?
2. What about Origen piqued Ambrose's interest?
3. Where did he teach?
4. When was this?
5. What was Ambrose's original religious belief?
6. Did he eventually give up this belief?
7. What caused him to do this?
8. What religious figure did he become?
9. Did he have a lot of wealth?
10. What did he do with his wealth?
11. How did he die?
12. Did Origen think highly of him?
13. What did Origen say about him?
14. Did Origen dedicate anything to him?
15. When were those works written?
16. Who thought highly of Ambrose's letters to his friend?
17. What happened to these letters?
18. When did Ambrose die? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Christian
2. fame as a teacher
3. Catechetical School of Alexandria
4. 212
5. gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist
6. Yes.
7. Origen's teaching
8. ordained deacon
9. Yes.
10. he provided his teacher with books and secretaries.
11. as a confessor
12. Yes.
13. a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes
14. Yes.
15. after 218
16. Jerome
17. they were lost
18. c. 250

Question: CHAPTER VIII

AN UNUSUAL COMPACT

"He'll do it--he is bound to do it!" cried Ben, as he and Phil hurried down to the dining-room.

"I think so myself, Ben," answered the shipowner's son. But, for some reason, he did not seem as joyful over the outcome of the interview as might have been expected.

"He won't dare let this news become public property," went on the other student. "He is too afraid of public opinion."

"Ben, he thinks we got that lawyer to take the case up."

"You told him we hadn't."

"But he didn't believe it--I could tell that by his manner. And, Ben, do you know, after all, this looks to me as if we had, somehow, bribed him to be easy on us," continued Phil, with added concern.

"Oh, don't bother your head about that, Phil. We only asked for what is fair, didn't we?"

"Yes, but----" And then the shipowner's son did not finish, because he did not know what to say. In some manner, Phil's conscience troubled him, and he wondered what Dave and Roger would say when they heard of what had occurred.

During the meal that followed but little was said by any of the boys. Once or twice our hero looked at Phil, but the latter avoided his gaze. As soon as the repast was over, Phil rushed outside, followed by Ben; and that was the last seen of the pair until it was time to go to bed.

"They have been up to something, that is certain," was the comment of the senator's son. 1. where were they rushing to?
2. who was?
3. why is Ben insisting that someone will do something?
4. does Ben think someone will do it because he is bound to it?
5. who agreed with him?
6. was he overly joyous about it?
7. what does Ben say that the person is assuming?
8. Does he say that the person assumes they got an attorney?
9. why would they need an attorney?
10. had they told him they got an attorney?
11. what did Ben say they asked for?
12. who is the shipowner's son?
13. who was conflicted? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. to the dining-room.
2. Ben and Phil
3. unknown
4. yes
5. the shipowner's son
6. no
7. unknown
8. Phil says that, yes.
9. to take on the case
10. no
11. what is fair
12. Phil
13. Phil

Question: CHAPTER XIX: THE FIGHT AT THE FORD

By the early September sunrise the thicket beneath the pass was sheltering the twenty well-appointed reiters of Adlerstein, each standing, holding his horse by the bridle, ready to mount at the instant. In their rear were the serfs and artisans, some with axes, scythes, or ploughshares, a few with cross-bows, and Jobst and his sons with the long blackened poles used for stirring their charcoal fires. In advance were Master Moritz and the two barons, the former in a stout plain steel helmet, cuirass, and gauntlets, a sword, and those new-fashioned weapons, pistols; the latter in full knightly armour, exactly alike, from the gilt-spurred heel to the eagle- crested helm, and often moving restlessly forward to watch for the enemy, though taking care not to be betrayed by the glitter of their mail. So long did they wait that there was even a doubt whether it might not have been a false alarm; the boy was vituperated, and it was proposed to despatch a spy to see whether anything were doing at Schlangenwald.

At length a rustling and rushing were heard; then a clank of armour. Ebbo vaulted into the saddle, and gave the word to mount; Schleiermacher, who always fought on foot, stepped up to him. "Keep back your men, Herr Freiherr. Let his design be manifest. We must not be said to have fallen on him on his way to the muster."

"It would be but as he served my father!" muttered Ebbo, forced, however, to restrain himself, though with boiling blood, as the tramp of horses shook the ground, and bright armour became visible on the further side of the stream. 1. How many people were beneath the pass?
2. What was next to each?
3. How were they holding them?
4. Who was behind them?
5. What were some of them holding?
6. What else?
7. Anything else?
8. Who had poles?
9. What color were the poles?
10. How many people were ahead?
11. Were they all dressed the same?
12. How many were?
13. What weapon did the first person have?
14. And what else?
15. Was that a new weapon?
16. Who got on his horse?
17. Then what did he do?
18. What was proposed?
19. Did Ebbo restrain himself?
20. What chapter is this? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. 20
2. Horses
3. By the bridle
4. Serfs and artisans
5. axes
6. scythes
7. Also ploughshares
8. Jobst and his sons
9. Black
10. Three people
11. No
12. Two
13. a sword
14. pistols
15. Yes
16. Ebbo
17. Gave the word to mount
18. That Ebbo keep his men back
19. Yes
20. CHAPTER XIX