Question:
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Chapter 16: A Treasure Room. 

"'Tis infamous," Cacama said, as he paced up and down the room; "but what is to be done? They hold him in their hands as a hostage, in the heart of his own capital, and among his own people; and are capable of hanging him from the walls, should a hostile movement be made against them. 

"You were right, Roger Hawkshaw, in warning us against these men. They are without faith and honor, thus to seize a host who has loaded them with presents, who has emptied his treasuries to appease their greed, and who has treated them with the most extraordinary condescension. It is a crime unheard of, an act of base ingratitude, without a parallel. What is to be done?" 

Roger was silent. Such a situation, so strange and unlooked for, confounded him. 

"I should say," Cuitcatl burst out passionately, "that every Mexican should take up arms, and annihilate this handful of invaders. What though Montezuma fall? Better that a monarch should perish than a nation. Besides, Montezuma has shown himself unfit to govern. It is his weakness that has brought things to this pass. Think you that the white men could ever have advanced beyond the plateau of Tlascala, had all the forces of Mexico barred the way? Think you that they could ever have entered the capital, had it been defended with resolution? One moment he flattered the strangers and loaded them with gifts; the next he was ready to send his forces against them. The Cholulans had good reason for believing that he designed the annihilation of the Whites, if he did not actually order the attack upon them. 
1. Who is the hostage?
2. Where is he being held?
3. Who is holding him?
4. What do they plan to do with him?
5. Who is not fit to rule?
6. Why is he not fit?
7. What's an example of his weakness?
8. What did the Cholulans think of him?
9. Was he consistent in his treatment of outsiders?
10. How so?
11. What does Roger think of this?
12. Who is guilt of lack of thankfulness?
13. What does Cuitcatl think should be done?
14. Who asks him?

Numbered answers:
1. unknown
2. In the heart of his own capital.
3. Invaders.
4. Hang him from the walls.
5. Montezuma.
6. He is weak.
7. Because he didn't send forces out to stop the invaders early on.
8. They believed that he designed the annihilation of the Whites
9. No.
10. One moment he flattered the strangers and loaded them with gifts; the next he was ready to send his forces against them.
11. He doesn't approve.
12. The Choulans.
13. That all Mexicans should fight to annihilate the invaders.
14. Roger Hawkshaw.


Question:
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Norfolk () is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the west and north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and, to the north-west, The Wash. The county town is Norwich. With an area of and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile (155 per km²). Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000). 

The Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county, extending south into Suffolk. The area is not a National Park although it is marketed as such. It has similar status to a national park, and is protected by the Broads Authority. 

Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with camps along the higher land in the west, where flints could be quarried. A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the 1st century BC to the end of the 1st century AD. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47, and again in 60 led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the county to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the county and farming was widespread.
1. When does the habitation of Norfolk date back to?
2. What was mined there?
3. Where were settlements made?
4. What famous historical figure came from around the area?
5. What group did the Romans fight?
6. Did the Romans try to set up permanent control of the area?
7. What country is Norfolk located in today?
8. Is it mostly urban?
9. Where is its greatest concentration of people?
10. Who protects the network of rivers in the county?

Numbered answers:
1. 1st century BC
2. unknown
3. along the higher land in the west
4. Romans
5. The Iceni
6. Yes
7. England
8. No
9. Norwich
10. the Broads Authority


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(CNN) -- Jorge Lorenzo climbed from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans on Sunday and take the lead in the championship. 

Riding his Yamaha flawlessly in the wet conditions, Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and eventually finished 9.905 seconds clear of Valentino Rossi, who had the consolation of his best finish so far for Ducati. 

Rossi held off a determined Casey Stoner, who finished third in the week he announced he was quitting the sport at the end of the season. 

"It was really difficult to hold concentration today, in the dry it's complicated but in the wet it's even more," Lorenzo said. "The race feels much longer and you have to remember where the corners are slippery every lap. If you forget one you can crash very easily." 

Lorenzo, who won for the second time this season, leads the championship by eight points from Stoner. 

"I was pretty happy to hold on for a podium today," Stoner said. "I enjoyed the battle with Valentino at the end, there was clean overtaking and we swapped positions a few times but in the end we knew that Valentino had better pace than us and after he passed there was no way I could stay with him. 

"We did everything we could today and to come away with a podium is a good result." 

Stoner's Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa started on pole but ended up fourth, and is now 25 points adrift of Lorenzo. 
1. What conditions were there?
2. During what?
3. Who was in the lead?
4. How large was it?
5. Who was he ahead of?
6. Who came in third?
7. Would he be returning?
8. When?
9. Who is ahead in points?
10. By how many?
11. Who is he ahead of?
12. Who is Dani?
13. Where did he place?
14. How far is he behind the leader?
15. Who rides for Ducati?
16. Was this his worst race?
17. How far behind was the winner at the start?
18. How did he ride?
19. On what?
20. Does the race feel shorter in the rain?


Numbered answers:
1. Wet conditions?
2. French MotoGP at Le Mans
3. Jorge Lorenzo.
4. 9.905 seconds.
5. Valentino Ross
6. Casey Stoner
7. No, retiring.
8. The end of the season.
9. Lorenzo
10. eight points
11. Stoner.
12. Stoner's Honda teammate
13. fourth
14. 25 points.
15. Valentino Rossi
16. His best.
17. He climbed from fourth.
18. Flawlessly
19. His Yamaha
20. Much longer