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Who wrote the poem 'The Bees'?
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William Shakespeare.
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From which of Shakespeare's plays is the poem 'The Bees' taken?
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Henry V.
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According to the poem, what do honey-bees teach through their natural behaviour?
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The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
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In the poem's analogy, what kind of leadership structure do the bees have?
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They have a king, and officers of sorts.
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Which group of bees, like their human counterparts, 'correct at home'?
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The magistrates.
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Which group of bees are compared to 'merchants' that 'venture trade abroad'?
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Others, who leave the hive.
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In the poem's analogy, which bees are described as being armed in their stings?
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The soldiers.
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What action do the soldier bees perform upon the 'summer's velvet buds'?
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They 'make boot', or pillage them.
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With what attitude do the soldier bees bring home their plunder?
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With a 'merry march'.
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Where do the soldier bees bring their pillaged goods?
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To the tent royal of their emperor.
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What is the emperor bee doing while others work?
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He is busied in his majesty, performing surveys.
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In the poem's analogy, who are the 'singing masons'?
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A group of worker bees building the honeycomb.
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What material do the 'singing masons' use to build their roofs?
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Gold.
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What is the task of the 'civil citizens' in the beehive kingdom?
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Kneading up the honey.
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Which group is described as 'crowding in their heavy burdens at his narrow gate'?
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The poor mechanic porters.
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What is the demeanour of the 'justice' in the beehive kingdom?
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He is described as 'sad-eyed'.
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What sound does the 'sad-eyed justice' make?
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A 'surly hum'.
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What task is the 'sad-eyed justice' performing?
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Delivering o'er to executors pale the lazy yawning drone.
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What are the two adjectives used to describe the drone being sentenced?
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Lazy and yawning.
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Term: Act of order
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Definition: discipline.
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Term: Make boot
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Definition: raid to steal.
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Term: Drone
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Definition: a male bee that does no work.
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The bees, like soldiers, are described as being 'armed in their _____'?
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stings
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The 'singing masons' are described as 'building roofs of _____'?
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gold
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The 'poor mechanic porters' are described as 'crowding in their _____ at his narrow gate'?
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heavy burdens
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The justice figure in the beehive is described as the '_____-eyed justice'?
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sad
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The drone is sentenced for being 'lazy' and '_____'.
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yawning