Q: CHAPTER XVI Old Man Coyote is Very Crafty.

Coyote has a crafty brain; His wits are sharp his ends to gain.

There is nothing in the world more true than that. Old Man Coyote has the craftiest brain of all the little people of the Green Forest or the Green Meadows. Sharp as are the wits of old Granny Fox, they are not quite so sharp as the wits of Old Man Coyote. If you want to fool him, you will have to get up very early in the morning, and then it is more than likely that you will be the one fooled, not he. There is very little going on around him that he doesn't know about. But once in a while something escapes him. The coming of Paddy the Beaver to the Green Forest was one of these things. He didn't know a thing about Paddy until Paddy had finished his dam and his house, and was cutting his supply of food for the winter.

You see, it was this way: When the Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind first heard what was going on in the Green Forest and hurried around over the Green Meadows and through the Green Forest to spread the news, as is their way, they took the greatest pains not to even hint it to Old Man Coyote because they were afraid that he would make trouble and perhaps drive Paddy away. The place that Paddy had chosen to build his dam was so deep in the Green Forest that Old Man Coyote seldom went that way. So it was that he knew nothing about Paddy, and Paddy knew nothing about him for some time.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of this chapter?
2. what kind of brain does he have
3. how are his wits?
4. is there anything more true?
A: 1. Old Man Coyote is Very Crafty
2. a crafty brain
3. sharp
4. His wits are sharp his ends to gain
Q: Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel Comic Books. Spiderman's story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him _ ,Peter decides to use his powers to fight against enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born. Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but he can't tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he's so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight against different kinds of cruel enemies.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was created?
2. by whom?
3. when?
4. was he famous?
5. who is he?
6. is he outgoing?
7. what bites him?
8. what did the spider bite do?
9. like what?
10. can he fly?
11. what does he use his power for?
12. does he love anyone?
13. who?
14. does she know?
15. does he have a best friend?
16. what's his name?
17. how does he make money?
18. sells to who?
19. where did he get bit?
20. why was he there?
A: 1. Spiderman
2. Stan Lee
3. in 1963
4. yes
5. Peter Parker
6. no
7. a special spider
8. gave him amazing powers
9. he's strong and quick and has a sixth sense
10. yes
11. to fight against enemies who do cruel things
12. yes
13. Mary Jane
14. no
15. yes
16. Harry
17. sells photos of Spiderman/himself
18. a newspaper
19. a science lab
20. a class trip
Q: Sparta (Doric Greek: ; Attic Greek: ) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece. In antiquity the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece.

Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars. Between 431 and 404 BC, Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, from which it emerged victorious, though at a great cost of lives lost. Sparta's defeat by Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC ended Sparta's prominent role in Greece. However, it maintained its political independence until the Roman conquest of Greece in 146 BC. It then underwent a long period of decline, especially in the Middle Ages, when many Spartans moved to live in Mystras. Modern Sparta is the capital of the Greek regional unit of Laconia and a center for the processing of goods such as citrus and olives.

Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution, which configured their entire society to maximize military proficiency at all costs, and completely focused on military training and excellence. Its inhabitants were classified as Spartiates (Spartan citizens, who enjoyed full rights), mothakes (non-Spartan free men raised as Spartans), perioikoi (free residents, literally "dwellers around"), and helots (state-owned serfs, enslaved non-Spartan local population). Spartiates underwent the rigorous "agoge" training and education regimen, and Spartan phalanges were widely considered to be among the best in battle. Spartan women enjoyed considerably more rights and equality to men than elsewhere in the classical antiquity.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was Sparta called before?
2. what was it dominant for?
3. when?
4. where is it located?
5. What wars was it a leader in?
6. Who was one of their enemies?
7. when?
8. why was it unique?
9. which did what?
10. what did it focus on?
11. and?
12. who defeated Sparta?
13. in what battle?
14. when?
15. what did this end?
16. when did it lose its independence?
17. who took it?
18. did many Sparta stay there?
19. where did they go?
20. What does the Modern Sparta process?
21. anything else?
A:
1. Lacedaemon
2. military land-power
3. 650 BC
4. Greece
5. Greco-Persian Wars.
6. Athens
7. Peloponnesian War,
8. for its social system and constitution
9. configured their entire society to maximize military proficiency
10. military training
11. excellence
12. Thebes
13. Battle of Leuctra
14. 371 BC
15. its prominent role in Greece
16. 146 BC
17. Roman
18. no
19. Mystras.
20. citrus
21. yes