Q: Everyone dreams of seeing the world. But some people take that dream to the extreme.

In 2000, Canadian Jean Beliveau was suffering from a mid-life crisis . He thought a good walk might help. So, he decided to go for one... around the whole world. It took him 11 years and 54 pairs of shoes. He ate insects in Africa, survived a puma attack in South America, and fell in love for nine days in Mexico. Jean has successfully overcome his mid-life crisis and is now writing a book about his 75,000- kilometre journey.

A Russian man, Vladislav Ketov, is currently cycling around the globe. So far he's ridden through 93 countries. And he's been at it for 20 years. Why so long? Two reasons. Firstly, he's not just going through countries, he's actually riding along the coast of every continent. Secondly, he set off without any money. He has to draw portraits of the people he meets along the way to carry on with his trip. Of course, he is planning to write a book on his eventual return, too.

Then there's Ezra Cooley. He set out in 2006 with the idea of riding his horse around the world. Why? "I've always wanted to accomplish something," Ezra said. So far he's only ridden across the United States and part of Australia. He recently took a year off to write a book about his trip.

Circling the globe has a long history. In 1901, Captain Voss (from Canada) set off around the world in a 12-metre dugout canoe . Even more impressive, the canoe, which Voss bought from a Native American woman, was built in the early 19th century. He armed the canoe with a Spanish cannon for protection. The journey took three years and, of course, Voss wrote about his trip in a book.

1. Everyone
2. Jean Beliveau
3. Jean Beliveau
4. a mid-life crisis
5. in 2000
6. he walked
7. 11 years
8. 54
9. insects
10. Africa,
11. nine days
12. Mexico
13. 75,000- kilometre
14. Vladislav Ketov
15. Russian
16. 93
17. 20 years.
18. draws portraits
19. 20 years
20. Ezra Cooley.
21. 2006
22. he wanted to accomplish something,
23. yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who dreams?
2. who was suffering?
3. who was suffering?
4. From what?
5. When?
6. What did he do about it?
7. for how long?
8. How many pairs of shoes?
9. What did he eat?
10. Where
11. How long did he fall in love?
12. Where?
13. How far was his walk?
14. Who is cycling around the globe?
15. What nationality is he?
16. How many countries has he gone through?
17. For how long?
18. How does he sustain himself?
19. For how long?
20. Who rides his horse around the world?
21. When did he start?
22. Why?
23. Did he take a year off?

Q: CHAPTER XII

Trent rose up with flashing eyes. Da Souza shrank back from his outstretched hands. The two men stood facing one another. Da Souza was afraid, but the ugly look of determination remained upon his white face. Trent felt dimly that there was something which must be explained between them. There had been hints of this sort before from Da Souza. It was time the whole thing was cleared up. The lion was ready to throw aside the jackal.

"I give you thirty seconds," he said, "to clear out. If you haven't come to your senses then, you'll be sorry for it."

"Thirty seconds is not long enough," Da Souza answered, "for me to tell you why I decline to go. Better listen to me quietly, my friend. It will be best for you. Afterwards you will admit it."

"Go ahead," Trent said, "I'm anxious to hear what you've got to say. Only look here! I'm a bit short-tempered this morning, and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!"

"This is no play at all," Da Souza remarked, with a sneer. "I ask you to remember, my friend, our first meeting."

Trent nodded.

"Never likely to forget it," he answered.

"I came down from Elmina to deal with you," Da Souza continued. "I had made money trading in Ashanti for palm-oil and mahogany. I had money to invest--and you needed it. You had land, a concession to work gold-mines, and build a road to the coast. It was speculative, but we did business. I came with you to England. I found more money."

1. thirty seconds
2. Elmina
3. anxious
4. short-tempered
5. no
6. yes
7. trading
8. Ashanti
9. palm-oil and mahogany
10. to throw aside the jackal
11. white
12. no
13. and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!
14. England
15. Trent
16. yes
17. invest money
18. land
19. a concession to work gold-mines
20. yes

Numbered questions:
1. how much time did Trent give Da Souza?
2. where did Da Souza come from with him?
3. how was Trent feeling that morning?
4. and?
5. Did Da Souza feel 30 seconds was enough?
6. was Da Souza afraid?
7. how had Da souza made his money?
8. where?
9. what was he trading for?
10. what was the lion ready to do?
11. what color was Da Souza's face?
12. Did Trent want Da Souza to beat around the bush?
13. what did he tell him about his words?
14. where did Da Souza go with him?
15. who had stretched out their hands?
16. did Trent remember their first meeting?
17. what had Da Souza declined to do?
18. what did Trent have while Da Souza had money?
19. and?
20. Did Da Souza make more money?

Q: Henry VIII (28 June 1491 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII.

Henry is best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. His disagreement with the Pope on the question of such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority and appointing himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Despite his resulting excommunication, Henry remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings.

Domestically, Henry is known for his radical changes to the English Constitution, ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings to England. Besides asserting the sovereign's supremacy over the Church of England, he greatly expanded royal power during his reign. Charges of treason and heresy were commonly used to quash dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial, by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in Henry's administration. He was an extravagant spender and used the proceeds from the Dissolution of the Monasteries and acts of the Reformation Parliament to convert into royal revenue the money that was formerly paid to Rome. Despite the influx of money from these sources, Henry was continually on the verge of financial ruin due to his personal extravagance as well as his numerous costly continental wars, particularly with Francis I of France and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, as he sought to enforce his claim to the Kingdom of France. At home, he oversaw the legal union of England and Wales with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 and following the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 he was the first English monarch to rule as King of Ireland.

1. Henry VII
2. Henry VIII
3. 28 June 1491
4. 21 April 1509
5. England
6. 28 January 1547
7. 28 January 1547
8. England and Wales
9. 1535
10. 1542
11. Ireland
12. King
13. six
14. Catherine of Aragon
15. it was annulled
16. the Pope
17. papal authority
18. the English Reformation
19. Henry
20. He became Supreme Head of the Church of England

Numbered questions:
1. Who was the first Tudor monarch?
2. Who was the second?
3. When was he born?
4. When was he King?
5. Where was he King?
6. When did he die?
7. When did his stop serving as the King?
8. What did the Wales acts combine?
9. When was that?
10. When was the Crown of Ireland Act?
11. What did that put him in charge of?
12. What was his title there?
13. How many wives did he have?
14. Who was his first?
15. What happened with that marriage?
16. Who argued with him about it?
17. What did the Church of England separate from?
18. What movement led to that?
19. Who started that?
20. What happened to him because of that?