Englischverständnis für fortgeschrittene Anfänger – Buch 1

universe is regulated by cosmic laws and kept going by its own energy processes.
    6. How have Jains changed Indian society?
    They have changed it with their political ideas and good actions.
    7. What are the five great vows of Jainism?
    Non-violence, non-attachment to belongings, honesty, not stealing, and sexual restraint (or celibacy).
    8. Who was the founder of Jainism?
    There was no founder.
    9. According to the text, was Mali male or female?
    We don’t know. Svetambara Jains believe Mali was a woman but Digambara Jains say Mali was a man.
    10. True or false? – Most Jains cannot read.
    False – Jains are the religious community with the highest degree of literacy in India.
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    Vampires
     
    1. In ancient Chinese myths, why did vampires jump forwards instead of running?
    Because they had stiff limbs.
    2. Who buried dead bodies upside down to prevent them turning into vampires?
    The Celtic people.
    3. Where did people believe vampires had one nostril?
    In Bulgaria and Poland.
    4. Which two authors are mentioned in the text?
    Stephenie Meyer and Bram Stoker.
    5. Where did people place a citrus fruit in the mouth of a corpse?
    Saxon Germany (it was a lemon).
    6. Name one place where vampires were said to have blood coming from their mouths.
    One from: a Slavic country, Greece and parts of Eastern Europe.
    7. Where was the novel ‘Dracula’ set?
    In England and Transylvania (now Romania).
    8. Where did people place a wax cross in the mouth of a dead person?
    In Rhodes and some Greek islands.
    9. Who used to cut off the arms and legs of dead people before burying them?
    The Thracians and ancient Bulgarians used to amputate limbs and cut the feet or other parts of body before burying it.
    10. True or false? – Vampires in ancient China hunted by sight.
    False – The ancient Chinese thought vampires were blind.
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    Big Ben
     
    1. Which boxer is mentioned in the text?
    Benjamin Caunt
    2. Can foreign tourists go inside Big Ben?
    No, only UK residents.
    3. In which TV programme was the tower of Big Ben partly damaged?
    In the Dr Who episode ‘Aliens of London’.
    4. Who designed the clock tower?
    Augustus Pugin
    5. Why would a person need to be healthy to go to the top of Big Ben?
    The tower has no lift (‘elevator’ in the US), so they must climb the 334 stairs to the top.
    6. When did a fire destroy part of the old palace of Westminster?
    October 16, 1834
    7. What did Sir Benjamin Hall do?
    He installed the bell.
    8. In which film is a bomb linked to the hands of Big Ben?
    ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’
    9. How can a UK resident go inside Big Ben?
    They must organise it with their MP.
    10. Who was Charles Barry?
    He was one of the architects responsible for rebuilding the tower.
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    The Mayas
     
    1. Why did the Mayas think it was important to worship their gods?
    The Mayas believed that without the help of these important gods, there would be no crops and everyone would starve.
    2. Why is Maya writing called hieroglyphics?
    It is often referred to as hieroglyphics because it looks like Ancient Egyptian writing.
    3. Who carried out human sacrifices in Maya culture?
    The priests.
    4. Why did the Spanish priests burn the Maya books?
    Because the pictures looked like devils and demons.
    5. How many Maya texts have been found up to now?
    About 10,000.
    6. Name two things that could be found in a codex.
    Two from: Their gods, their leaders, their daily life or special occasions. 
    7. During human sacrifice, how was a person killed?
    By cutting out their heart.
    8. In what area did the Maya live?
    In modern day Mexico.
    9. Why did you have to be brave to look into a mirror in the Maya culture?
    Because the Mayas thought a monster could pull you through the mirror.
    10. True or false? – The Spanish killed the Mayas.
    False – the Mayas had already disappeared 600 years before the Spanish arrived.
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    Cloning
     
    1. How did scientists clone Dolly the sheep? Using artificial twinning or somatic cell nuclear transfer?
    Somatic cell nuclear transfer.
    2. Which of the two cloning method is the most technologically advanced?
    Somatic cell nuclear transfer.
    3. Apart from a sheep, which other two animals are mentioned in the text?
    Cows and mice.
    4. Why are clones which are created using artificial twinning ‘genetically identical’?
    Because they come from the same egg.
    5. Which three groups find human cloning controversial?
    Scientists,