TPOZ – EXERCISES FOR LEP 2011

THE PRISONER OF ZENDA – EXERCISES ( LOW PROFICIENCY LEVEL )

Chapter 1- Rudolf Rassendyll

True or False? Write (T) if the statement is true and (F) if the statement is false.

1. Rose was Rassendyll’s sister-in-law. ( )

2. Rassendyll was 29 years old. ( )
3. Lord Burlesdon had found Rassendyll a job as a clerk in Ruritania. ( )
4. Rassendyll had never been to Ruritania. ( )
5. Rassendyll would be crowned King of Ruritania. ( )
6. The Alps was the capital of Ruritania. ( )

Chapter 2- Rassendyll Arrives in Zenda

True or False? Write (T) if the statement is true and (F) if the statement is false.

1. Rassendyll left London for Ruritania by a ship. ( )

2. In Paris, Rassendyll met his friend, George. ( )
3. Rassendyll saw a beautiful old widow named Antoinette de Mauban. ( )
4. Antoinette de Mauban was in love with Duke Michael. ( )
5. Rassendyll found out that the date of the Coronation was made earlier. ( )
6. Strelsau, the capital of Ruritania was full with people. ( )
7. Rassendyll found a place to stay in Strelsau. ( )
8. Rassendyll stayed in an Inn in Zenda. ( )
9. Rassendyll found out that Duke Michael was the King’s brother. ( )
10.Princess Flavia was Duke Michael’s lover. ( )
11.The King was to marry Princess Flavia. ( )
12.Johann was Duke Michael’s body guard. ( )
13.Johann was shocked when he saw Rassendyll. ( )
14.Rassendyll found out that the King had the same red hair like his hair. ( )

Chapter 3- Rudolf Rassendyll Meets King Rudolf the Fifth

True or False? Write (T) if the statement is true and (F) if the statement is false.

1. The next morning, Rassendyll went to visit the famous Castle of Zenda with Colonel Sapt
and Fritz. ( )
2. The castle was surrounded by a drawbridge across . ( )
3. On the other side of the drawbridge was Duke Michael’s country house. ( )
4. Rassendyll went into the forest and dozed off there. ( )
5. Rassendyll looked exactly like the King; they had the same red hair, the same long nose and
the same blue eyes. ( )
6. The King then invited Rassendyll to the hunting lodge to have dinner with him. ( )
7. That night, the King drank a full bottle of wine given by Duke Michael. ( )

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