Question: CHAPTER XVI: IN NERO'S PALACE

Upon leaving Phaon, Beric was conducted to the room where he had left Scopus. The latter at once joined him, and without asking any questions left the palace with him.

"I would ask nothing until you were outside," Scopus said. "They were wondering there at the long audience you have had with Nero. Judging by the gravity of your face, things have not gone well with you."

"They have gone well in one sense," Beric said, "though I would vastly rather that they had gone otherwise. I feel very much more fear now than when I stood awaiting the attack of the lion."

And he then related to Scopus the conversation he had had with Nero. The lanista inclined himself humbly to the ground.

"You are a great man now, Beric, though, as you say, the place is not without its dangers. I guessed when Caesar sent for you that he purposed to use your strength and courage in his service. Your face is one that invites trust, and Nero was wise enough to see that if he were to trust you he must trust you altogether. He has acted wisely. He deemed that, having no friends and connections in Rome, he could rely upon you as he could rely upon no one who is a native here. You will be a great man, for a time at any rate."

"I would rather have remained at your ludus, Scopus. I shall feel like a little dog I saw the other day in a cage of one of the lions. The beast seemed fond of it, but the little creature knew well that at any moment the lion might stretch out its paw and crush it." 1. What chapter is this?
2. And where does it take place?
3. Who joined someone? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. CHAPTER XVI
2. IN NERO'S PALACE
3. Scopus

Question: Constantine the Great (; ; 27 February 272AD 22 May 337AD), also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine (in the Orthodox Church as Saint Constantine the Great, Equal-to-the-Apostles), was a Roman Emperor of Illyrian-Greek origin from 306 to 337AD. He was the son of Flavius Valerius Constantius, a Roman Army officer, and his consort Helena. His father became "Caesar", the deputy emperor in the west, in 293AD. Constantine was sent east, where he rose through the ranks to become a military tribune under Emperors Diocletian and Galerius. In 305, Constantius raised himself to the rank of "Augustus", senior western emperor, and Constantine was recalled west to campaign under his father in Britannia (Britain). Constantine was acclaimed as emperor by the army at Eboracum (modern-day York) after his father's death in 306AD, and he emerged victorious in a series of civil wars against Emperors Maxentius and Licinius to become sole ruler of both west and east by 324AD.

As emperor, Constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. The government was restructured, and the civil and military authorities were separated. A new gold coin was introduced to combat inflation known as the solidus. It became the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years. 1. who was emperor?
2. Who was his father?
3. When Did Constantine die?
4. What did Constantine become in 305?
5. When was Constantine declared Emperor?
6. What is the solidus?
7. Did he enact reforms as emperor?
8. When was Constantine emperor until?
9. How long was the solidus the standard currency?
10. Who was his mother?
11. What did his father become in 293 AD
12. Who acclaimed him as emperor?
13. Was he victorious against other Emperors?
14. Where was he sent?
15. What Emperors was he victorious against?
16. Did he enact military reforms?
17. Were the civil and military authorities combined? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Constantine the Great
2. Flavius Valerius Constantius
3. 22 May 337
4. rank of "Augustus"
5. 306AD
6. gold coin
7. yes
8. 337AD
9. more than a thousand years
10. Helena
11. "Caesar", the deputy emperor in the west
12. the army at Eboracum
13. yes
14. recalled west
15. Emperors Maxentius and Licinius
16. yes
17. no

Question: The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. Initially topped by a crown, this was removed in 1949 when the FA was given an official coat of arms by the College of Arms; this introduced ten Tudor roses, one for each of the regional branches of the FA. Since 2003, England top their logo with a star to recognise their World Cup win in 1966; this was first embroidered onto the left sleeve of the home kit, and a year later was moved to its current position, first on the away shirt.

Although England's first away kits were blue, England's traditional away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks. In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks. This kit was only worn three times, including against Germany in the semi-final of Euro 96 but the deviation from the traditional red was unpopular with supporters and the England away kit remained red until 2011, when a navy blue away kit was introduced. The away kit is also sometimes worn during home matches, when a new edition has been released to promote it. 1. Which team uses the emblem of past royalty as their motif?
2. what is on it?
3. what royalty did it belong to?
4. when did he rule?
5. what color are the lions?
6. what changes have been made?
7. when?
8. why?
9. by who?
10. what was added to the motif?
11. what was the significance?
12. what color uniform do they usually wear?
13. has it always been that color?
14. what have they been before?
15. what did the star symbolize that was added to the logo?
16. when?
17. where is the logo worn? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. the England national football team
2. three lions passant guardant
3. King Richard I
4. 1189 to 1199
5. blue
6. a crown was removed
7. 1949
8. they were given an official coat of arms
9. the College of Arms
10. ten Tudor roses
11. one for each of the regional branches of the FA
12. grey shirts, shorts and socks
13. no
14. blue and then red
15. their World Cup win
16. 1966
17. the left sleeve