Problem: Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 – c. 250) was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this theology and became Origen's constant companion, and was ordained deacon. He plied Origen with questions, and urged him to write his Commentaries () on the books of the Bible, and, as a wealthy nobleman and courtier, he provided his teacher with books for his studies and secretaries to lighten the labor of composition. 

He suffered during the persecution under the Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax in 235. He was later released and died a confessor. The last mention of Ambrose in the historical record is in Origen's "Contra Celsum," which the latter wrote at the solicitation of Ambrose. 

Origen often speaks of Ambrose in affectionately as a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes. All of Origen's works written after 218 are dedicated to Ambrose, including his "On Martyrdom", "Contra Celsum", "Commentary on St. John's Gospel", and "On Prayer". Ambrose's letters to Origen (praised by Jerome) are lost, although part of one exists.
1. Which religions theory did Origen believe in?
2. What about Origen piqued Ambrose's interest?
3. Where did he teach?
4. When was this?
5. What was Ambrose's original religious belief?
6. Did he eventually give up this belief?
7. What caused him to do this?
8. What religious figure did he become?
9. Did he have a lot of wealth?
10. What did he do with his wealth?
11. How did he die?
12. Did Origen think highly of him?
13. What did Origen say about him?
14. Did Origen dedicate anything to him?
15. When were those works written?
16. Who thought highly of Ambrose's letters to his friend?
17. What happened to these letters?
18. When did Ambrose die?
Answer: 1. Christian
2. fame as a teacher
3. Catechetical School of Alexandria
4. 212
5. gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist
6. Yes.
7. Origen's teaching
8. ordained deacon
9. Yes.
10. he provided his teacher with books and secretaries.
11. as a confessor
12. Yes.
13. a man of education with excellent literary and scholarly tastes
14. Yes.
15. after 218
16. Jerome
17. they were lost
18. c. 250

Problem: CHAPTER XIII. UMBELAZI THE FALLEN 

So I stayed on at Nodwengu, who, indeed, had no choice in the matter, and was very wretched and ill at ease. The place was almost deserted, except for a couple of regiments which were quartered there, the Sangqu and the Amawombe. This latter was the royal regiment, a kind of Household Guards, to which the Kings Chaka, Dingaan and Panda all belonged in turn. Most of the headmen had taken one side or the other, and were away raising forces to fight for Cetewayo or Umbelazi, and even the greater part of the women and children had gone to hide themselves in the bush or among the mountains, since none knew what would happen, or if the conquering army would not fall upon and destroy them. 

A few councillors, however, remained with Panda, among whom was old Maputa, the general, who had once brought me the "message of the pills." Several times he visited me at night and told me the rumours that were flying about. From these I gathered that some skirmishes had taken place and the battle could not be long delayed; also that Umbelazi had chosen his fighting ground, a plain near the banks of the Tugela. 

"Why has he done this," I asked, "seeing that then he will have a broad river behind him, and if he is defeated water can kill as well as spears?" 

"I know not for certain," answered Maputa; "but it is said because of a dream that Saduko, his general, has dreamed thrice, which dream declares that there and there alone Umbelazi will find honour. At any rate, he has chosen this place; and I am told that all the women and children of his army, by thousands, are hidden in the bush along the banks of the river, so that they may fly into Natal if there is need." 
1. Were there many people at the place?
2. Where has he remained?
3. Who was still there?
4. Anyone else?
5. Was anyone associated with royalty?
6. Whom?
7. What are they?
8. Did any rulers belong to this?
9. How many?
10. Who were they?
11. Did anyone choose sides?
12. Who did this?
13. Did anyone stay with Panda?
14. How many did?
15. Can you name one?
16. What does he do?
17. When would he visit him?
18. To discuss what?
19. Who had chosen a site to battle?
20. Where had he picked?
Answer: 1. No
2. Nodwengu,
3. A couple of regiments.
4. Sangqu and the Amawombe.
5. yes
6. The royal regiment.
7. A kind of Household Guards,
8. Yes.
9. Three.
10. The  Kings Chaka, Dingaan and Panda all belonged in turn
11. Yes
12. Most of the headmen .
13. Yes
14. A few.
15. Maputa.
16. A general.
17. At night.
18. The rumours that were flying about.
19. Umbelazi
20. A plain near the banks of the Tugela.

Problem: Paul worked as a cook in a restaurant. For Valentine's Day, he made chocolate desserts. He tripled the recipe to feed all the people. He separated the eggs and measured the sugar. Then he melted the chocolate. He mixed the egg whites until they made a thick foam. He mixed the egg yolks with the sugar. But as he was ready to mix everything, his boss asked him to do a different job. Paul chopped some vegetables. 

When he came back, Greg had taken over his work and made a mistake. The mix was much too thin. It looked like chocolate soup. It wouldn't rise at all. Luckily Paul was ready. He had practiced the dessert recipe before. It looked like it didn't have enough egg whites. Paul separated more eggs and mixed the egg whites. He added the extra egg whites to the mix. His addition worked. The desserts rose high in the oven. He saved the day!
1. Did Paul work in a Restaurant?
2. What was his job at the restaurant?
3. What did he make for Valentine's Day?
4. Why did he triple the recipe?
5. Did he use eggs and sugar?
6. What did he have to melt?
7. What did he mix with the egg yolks?
8. What did Paul do after his boss asked him to do a different job?
9. Who took over pauls work for him?
10. Did he make a mistake?
11. What was it?
12. What did it look like?
13. Was Paul ready fot the mistake?
14. What did it look like it was missing?
15. Did paul seperate more eggs?
16. Did he add the egg whites to the mix?
17. Did that work?
18. Did Paul save the day?
Answer:
1. yes
2. a cook
3. chocolate desserts
4. to feed all the people
5. Yes
6. the chocolate
7. sugar
8. chopped some vegetables
9. Greg
10. yes
11. The mix was much too thin
12. chocolate soup
13. yes
14. egg whites.
15. Yes
16. Yes
17. yes
18. yes