CHAPTER II. THE ULTIMATUM

News of the affair at Tavora reached Sir Terence O'Moy, the Adjutant-General at Lisbon, about a week later in dispatches from headquarters. These informed him that in the course of the humble apology and explanation of the regrettable occurrence offered by the Colonel of the 8th Dragoons in person to the Mother Abbess, it had transpired that Lieutenant Butler had left the convent alive, but that nevertheless he continued absent from his regiment.

Those dispatches contained other unpleasant matters of a totally different nature, with which Sir Terence must proceed to deal at once; but their gravity was completely outweighed in the adjutant's mind by this deplorable affair of Lieutenant Butler's. Without wishing to convey an impression that the blunt and downright O'Moy was gifted with any undue measure of shrewdness, it must nevertheless be said that he was quick to perceive what fresh thorns the occurrence was likely to throw in a path that was already thorny enough in all conscience, what a semblance of justification it must give to the hostility of the intriguers on the Council of Regency, what a formidable weapon it must place in the hands of Principal Souza and his partisans. In itself this was enough to trouble a man in O'Moy's position. But there was more. Lieutenant Butler happened to be his brother-in-law, own brother to O'Moy's lovely, frivolous wife. Irresponsibility ran strongly in that branch of the Butler family.

For the sake of the young wife whom he loved with a passionate and fearful jealousy such as is not uncommon in a man of O'Moy's temperament when at his age--he was approaching his forty-sixth birthday--he marries a girl of half his years, the adjutant had pulled his brother-in-law out of many a difficulty; shielded him on many an occasion from the proper consequences of his incurable rashness. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What ran powerfully through a branch of the Butler family?
2. Where was the affair that reached O'Moy?
3. What was his title?
4. How did he get wind of the affair?
5. From where?
6. Who was missing from his regiment?
7. Where had he departed, alive?
8. What else was in those dispatches that were about something else?
9. Was he going to handle them immediately?
10. What struck his as the worst part of it all?
11. How was O'Moy's wife described?
12. Did he love her?
13. How is his jealousy of her described?
14. Is that strange for a guy of his temperament?
15. How old is he?
16. And his wife?
17. What is something he'd done for his brother-in-law?
18. And what did he protect him from?
19. Had all this put ammunition in the hands of of Principal Souza?
20. Had it made a situation worse that was already bad?
Answer: 1. Irresponsibility
2. Tavora
3. the Adjutant-General at Lisbon
4. Dispatches
5. Headquarters
6. Lieutenant Butler
7. the convent
8. Other unpleasant matters
9. Yes
10. He was his brother-in-law
11. lovely and frivolous
12. Yes
13. fearful
14. no
15. 46
16. Half his years - 23.
17. Pulled him out of many a difficulty.
18. the consequences of his incurable rashness.
19. Yes
20. Yes

Problem: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) () is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. It is the successor of the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.

UNESCO has 195 member states and ten associate members. Most of its field offices are "cluster" offices covering three or more countries; national and regional offices also exist.

UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information. Projects sponsored by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programmes, international science programmes, the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press, regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural diversity, translations of world literature, international cooperation agreements on secure the world cultural and natural heritage (World Heritage Sites) and to preserve human rights, and attempts to bridge the worldwide digital divide. It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group.

UNESCO's aim is "to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information". Other priorities of the organization include attaining quality Education For All and lifelong learning, addressing emerging social and ethical challenges, fostering cultural diversity, a culture of peace and building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.
1. What is an agency?
2. What does that stand for?
3. Is it specialized?
4. where is it based?
5. What organization is it a part of?
6. How many member states does it have
7. Associate members?
8. Do national offices exist?
9. How many major programs does it have
10. Is it a member of the United Nations Development Group
11. What is its aim
12. What is its declared purpose
13. What is its predecessor?
Answer: 1. UNESCO
2. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
3. yes
4. Paris
5. the United Nations
6. 195
7. ten
8. yes
9. five
10. yes
11. to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration
12. to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration
13. the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.

question: It's a fine day. The White family get up at seven o'clock. They have breakfast at seven forty. And then they go to the park. They take a basket of food and a carpet . The park is not far from their home, so they ride bikes there. Then they get to the park, it's half past eight. Mr. and Mrs. White are talking with each other. Their son, ted, is playing with a ball. Their daughter, Jenny, is taking photos. After about an hour, Ted and Jenny sit down to relax. At that time, they see a _ eating a pine nut in a big tree. When they see the squirrel eating, they feel hungry . They go to help their parents take the food out of the basket. Ted has a hamburger. Hamburgers are his favorite food. Jenny has an apple. Mr. and Mrs. White have some bread. They have a great time in the park.
1. Which family went to the park?
2. What is the son's name?
3. and the daughter's?
4. When did the family wake up?
5. When did they eat breakfast?
6. What did they have?
7. Where did they go next?
8. Did they take anything with them?
9. How did they get there?
10. Was it closeby?
11. When did they arrive?
12. Who was taking photos?
13. What was Ted doing?
14. Which animal did they see eating?
15. Who had an apple for lunch?
16. What did Ted have?
17. What about the parents?
18. and the squirrel?
19. How long did the kids play before breaking for lunch?
20. Where was the food stored when they played?
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answer:
1. The White family
2. Ted
3. Jenny
4. seven o'clock
5. seven forty
6. unknown
7. to the park
8. a basket of food and a carpet
9. they ride bikes there
10. yes
11. half past eight
12. Jenny
13. playing with a ball
14. squirrel
15. Jenny
16. a hamburger
17. They have some bread.
18. a pine nut
19. about an hour
20. in the basket