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Genesis and Catastrophe

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's the author of Genesis and Catastrophe?

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

Roald Dahl

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

George Orwell

2.

What's an innkeeper?

a)

herbergier

b)

hotelhouder

c)

huiseigenaar

d)

restaurant eigenaar

3.

The father is an overbearing, bullying little drunkard. Translate the word in bold.

a)

vriendelijke

b)

goedaardige

c)

arrogant

d)

zwaarlijvige

4.

Which is the odd one out? Which isn't their child?

a)

Ida

b)

Otto

c)

Klara

d)

Gustav

5.

Klara used to get up and creep over to the cradle. Translate cradle

a)

kroeg

b)

wieg

c)

keuken

d)

voorraadkast

6.

We baptized him quickly on the third day. Translate "baptize"

a)

een naam gegeven

b)

gedoopt

c)

geheiligd

d)

aangemeld bij de gemeente

7.

What does "specimen" mean in why can't they be better specimens?

a)

proefmonster

b)

exemplaar

c)

test

d)

baby

8.

What is the name of the husband?

a)

Otto

b)

Alois

c)

Gustav

d)

Adolf

9.

Translate "swaddled" in "The baby was tightly swaddled in a white woollen shawl"

a)

ingebakerd

b)

verstikken

c)

rustig aan het slapen

d)

verslikken

10.

Near the end of the story the mother is frightened to look at her new-born. Why?

a)

She's afraid he will be hideous

b)

She can't believe she has another baby and that he is healthy

c)

She's afraid her husband won't like the baby

d)

She's afraid looking at the baby will make him sick

11.

How many babies did the couple lose and in how many months?

a)

2 children in 24 months

b)

3 children in 18 months

c)

4 children in 4 years

d)

3 children in 10 months

12.

Roald Dahl was born in which country?

a)

Norway

b)

Wales

c)

England

d)

America

13.

What's the definition of Genesis?

a)

Biblical

b)

The beginning

c)

The end

d)

Hell

14.

I was simply being an inquisitive old man, that is all. Translate inquisitive

a)

eigenaardig

b)

nieuwsgierig

c)

bemoeizuchtig

d)

vriendelijke