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What was the clergyman's role at the military academy?
What was the clergyman's role at the military academy?
- He was a student
- He was an instructor (correct)
- He was the headmaster
- He was a guest lecturer
How did the clergyman initially perceive young Scoresby's performance during the examination?
How did the clergyman initially perceive young Scoresby's performance during the examination?
- Scoresby did not know anything and gave answers that were 'miracles of stupidity' (correct)
- Scoresby showed great potential despite his lack of knowledge
- Scoresby performed average compared to the other students
- Scoresby answered the questions well and intelligently
What did the clergyman do to help Scoresby pass the examination?
What did the clergyman do to help Scoresby pass the examination?
- He bribed the examiners to give Scoresby easy questions
- He arranged for Scoresby to retake the examination at a later date
- He tutored Scoresby on a wide range of subjects
- He worked Scoresby 'like a slave' on a few specific questions about Julius Caesar (correct)
What was the result of the clergyman's efforts to help Scoresby?
What was the result of the clergyman's efforts to help Scoresby?
What was the clergyman's motivation for helping Scoresby?
What was the clergyman's motivation for helping Scoresby?
What does the clergyman mean when he says that Scoresby's success 'does not happen more than once in a hundred years'?
What does the clergyman mean when he says that Scoresby's success 'does not happen more than once in a hundred years'?
What did the speaker do to help the student before the mathematics examination?
What did the speaker do to help the student before the mathematics examination?
How did the speaker feel about the student's success in winning first prize at the examination?
How did the speaker feel about the student's success in winning first prize at the examination?
What did the speaker expect would ruin the student after he finished school?
What did the speaker expect would ruin the student after he finished school?
Why did the speaker feel responsible to the country regarding the student's appointment as an officer?
Why did the speaker feel responsible to the country regarding the student's appointment as an officer?
What was the outcome of the student's performance as an officer in the field?
What was the outcome of the student's performance as an officer in the field?
How did the speaker react to witnessing the student's mistakes in the field?
How did the speaker react to witnessing the student's mistakes in the field?
What was the event described in the passage?
What was the event described in the passage?
How did the narrator feel about the celebrated military officer?
How did the narrator feel about the celebrated military officer?
What did the clergyman say about the military officer?
What did the clergyman say about the military officer?
How did the narrator react to the clergyman's statement?
How did the narrator react to the clergyman's statement?
What did the narrator believe about the clergyman?
What did the narrator believe about the clergyman?
What did the narrator want to do after hearing the clergyman's statement?
What did the narrator want to do after hearing the clergyman's statement?
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