CHAPTER II.

THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR.

1. Wars of Edward III.--By the Salic law, as the lawyers called it, the crown was given, on the death of Charles IV., to _Philip, Count of Valois_, son to a brother of Philip IV., but it was claimed by Edward III. of England as son of the daughter of Philip IV. Edward contented himself, however, with the mere assertion of his pretensions, until Philip exasperated him by attacks on the borders of Guienne, which the French kings had long been coveting to complete their possession of the south, and by demanding the surrender of Robert of Artois, who, being disappointed in his claim to the county of Artois by the judgment of the Parliament of Paris, was practising by sorcery on the life of the King of France. Edward then declared war, and his supposed right caused a century of warfare between France and England, in which the broken, down-trodden state of the French peasantry gave England an immense advantage. The knights and squires were fairly matched; but while the English yeomen were strong, staunch, and trustworthy, the French were useless, and only made a defeat worse by plundering the fallen on each side alike. The war began in Flanders, where Philip took the part of the count, whose tyrannies had caused his expulsion. Edward was called in to the aid of the citizens of Ghent by their leader Jacob van Arteveldt; and gained a great victory over the French fleet at Sluys, but with no important result. At the same time the two kings took opposite sides in the war of the succession in Brittany, each defending the claim most inconsistent with his own pretensions to the French crown--Edward upholding the male heir, John de Montfort, and Philip the direct female representative, the wife of Charles de Blois. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who declared the war?
2. Who did the kings demand to be surrendered?
3. How man kings took opposite sides?
4. What is Edward III's relation to Philip IV?
5. What did the French kings wish to complete?
6. Was the French peasantry in good shape?
7. What kind of shape was it in?
8. Where did the war start?
9. Where was the French fleet defeated?
10. Was that in important victory?
11. What role did Charles de Blois's wife play?
12. Where the two counties fairly matched?
13. What did the French to to make themselves more worthless?
14. Who was Jacob van Arteveldt?
15. And John de Montfort?
Answer: 1. Edward
2. Robert of Artois
3. two
4. son of the daughter of Philip IV
5. their possession of the south
6. no
7. down-trodden
8. Flanders
9. Sluys
10. no
11. the direct female representative
12. The knights and squires were fairly matched
13. plundered the fallen on each side
14. leader of Ghent
15. the male heir

Problem: CHAPTER XV. SAFE-CONDUCT

Across the body of that convulsively sobbing woman, the mother of one and the mistress of the other, the eyes of those mortal enemies met, invested with a startled, appalled interest that admitted of no words.

Beyond the table, as if turned to stone by this culminating horror of revelation, stood Aline.

M. de La Tour d'Azyr was the first to stir. Into his bewildered mind came the memory of something that Mme. de Plougastel had said of a letter that was on the table. He came forward, unhindered. The announcement made, Mme. de Plougastel no longer feared the sequel, and so she let him go. He walked unsteadily past this new-found son of his, and took up the sheet that lay beside the candlebranch. A long moment he stood reading it, none heeding him. Aline's eyes were all on Andre-Louis, full of wonder and commiseration, whilst Andre-Louis was staring down, in stupefied fascination, at his mother.

M. de La Tour d'Azyr read the letter slowly through. Then very quietly he replaced it. His next concern, being the product of an artificial age sternly schooled in the suppression of emotion, was to compose himself. Then he stepped back to Mme. de Plougastel's side and stooped to raise her.

"Therese," he said.

Obeying, by instinct, the implied command, she made an effort to rise and to control herself in her turn. The Marquis half conducted, half carried her to the armchair by the table.

Andre-Louis looked on. Still numbed and bewildered, he made no attempt to assist. He saw as in a dream the Marquis bending over Mme. de Plougastel. As in a dream he heard him ask:
1. Who was crying?
2. Who was stunned by the news?
3. Was she still?
4. Who moved first?
5. Where did he remember a letter was sitting?
6. Who had told him this?
7. How did he walk?
8. Was he steady on his feet?
9. Where was the letter on the table?
10. Who was Aline looking at?
11. Where was he looking?
12. With what expression?
13. Who helped Therese walk?
14. To where?
15. Did Andre-Louis help?
16. Why not?
17. Who read the letter?
18. Quickly?
19. He he retain his composure?
Answer: 1. a woman
2. Andre-Louis
3. yes
4. M. de La Tour d'Azyr
5. on the table
6. Mme. de Plougastel
7. unhindered.
8. no
9. beside the candlebranch.
10. Andre-Louis
11. his mother.
12. in stupefied fascination
13. M. de La Tour d'Azyr
14. to the armchair
15. no
16. he was still numbed and bewildered
17. M. de La Tour d'Azyr
18. no
19. yes

question: Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of . The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands (part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes outlying islands, such as Rennell and Bellona, and the Santa Cruz Islands.

The islands have been inhabited for thousands of years. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendana was the first European to visit them, naming them the "Islas Salomon". Britain defined its area of interest in the Solomon Islands archipelago in June 1893, when Captain Gibson R.N., of , declared the southern Solomon Islands a British protectorate. During World War II, the Solomon Islands campaign (19421945) saw fierce fighting between the United States and the Empire of Japan, such as in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

The official name of the then British overseas territory was changed from "the British Solomon Islands Protectorate" to "Solomon Islands" in 1975. Self-government was achieved in 1976; independence was obtained two years later. Today, Solomon Islands is a constitutional monarchy with the Queen of Solomon Islands, currently Queen Elizabeth II, as its head of state. Manasseh Sogavare is the current prime minister.
1. Where does the Solomon country take its name from?
2. What type of country is it?
3. How many major islands does it have?
4. and what about the smaller islands?
5. What is its capital
6. Which is located on which island?
7. Who was the first person to visit it?
8. In what year?
9. What type of monarchy is it now?
10. who is its head of state?
11. And its prime minister's name?
12. When was its self government achived?
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answer:
1. the Solomon Islands archipelago
2. it is a sovereign country
3. six
4. there are over 900 smaller islands
5. Honiara
6. Guadalcanal.
7. Alvaro de Mendana was the first European to visit
8. In 1568
9. a constitutional monarchy
10. currently Queen Elizabeth II
11. Manasseh Sogavare
12. in1976