Правильные ответы 1 тура: 1. To whom did Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz dedicate this book? (1 point) Baum dedicated the book to his wife Maud Gage Baum. 2. What occupations had Frank Baum had before he became a writer? (2 points) A newspaper editor, a businessman, an actor, a playwright, a journalist. 3. When Dorothy, the main character of the book, came to the Land of Oz, funny local people called her the Beautiful Fairy. Why did they? (1 point) Because Dorothy’s house fell on the Wicked Witch of the East, who had enslaved all local people, and killed her. 4. What was the name of those people {see the previous question} ? What is the origin of this name? (1 point) They were called Munchkins as they always munched (to munch – жевать) 5. And what’s the name of the citizens of the West? What about the origin of this title? (1 point) Their name was Winkies because they often winked (to wink – подмигивать). 6. You know the Witch of the East, who suffered from Dorothy’s house. And are there the other witches in the Land of Oz? (2 points) When Dorothy’s house killed the Witch of the East, three witches survived in the Land of Oz: the Good Witch of the South, the Good Witch of the North, and the Wicked Witch of the West of Oz. 7. On her way to the Emerald city Dorothy first met the Scarecrow. What is the origin of this name? What was in his head? And what did he wish to have in his head? (1 point ) Scarecrow was created in order to scare the crows and his name originated from these words. He was stuffed with straw but had a dream to get brains for his head. 8. How did Dorothy understand that the Lion she met was a coward? (1 point) The Lion frightened little Toto and Dorothy said: “Only cowards can be bad to those who are small” 9. What way took Dorothy and her new friends to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz lived ? (1 point) They went along the yellow brick road. 10. What images of Oz, the Great and Terrible, saw Dorothy and friends in the Great Throne Room? (2 points) 1) a Large Head 2) a Beautiful Lady 3) a Terrible Beast with five arms and legs 4) a Ball of Fire 5) the little old man with a low voice 11. What dogs did Toto meet in the Emerald City? (2 points) “There seemed to be neither horses nor animals of any kind” 12. Dorothy had on green dresses in the Emerald City. But she set off for the West Wicked Witch Land in white dress. Why did she? (2 points) Everything looked green in the Emerald City. When Dorothy and her friends left this city and took off the green-colored glasses, they started to see all the things in true colors. 13. What was the original occupation of the Wizard of Oz? How did he get to the Land of Oz? (2 points) He worked in the circus as a ventriloquist and a balloonist. One day he couldn’t manage the balloon and it carried him in the fairy land. 14. In the Land of Oz all the animals can speak except for the one. Which animal character cannot speak in the Land of Oz? (2 points) This character is Toto 15. How did Dorothy get back home from the Land of Oz? (1 point) She knocked the heels of her shoes together three times and said: “Take me home to Aunt Em!” The silver shoes took three steps and she was at home. 16. Lyman Frank Baum is mostly known as the author of one book – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz though he also wrote several novels that are sequels of the original story. Name the titles of these novels. (0,2 points for each title) The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) Ozma of Oz (1907) Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) The Road to Oz (1909) The Emerald City of Oz (1910) The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913) Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) Rinkitink in Oz (1916) The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918) The Magic of Oz Glinda of Oz 17. In 1939 Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was adapted by the Soviet author Alexander Volkov into the novel The Wizard of the Emerald City. In Volkov’s book the names of most characters were changed, some elements of Baum's novel were removed, and some new elements were added. Could you name the main differences between Baum’s original novel and the book by Volkov? (0,5 points for each difference) The main differences: the names of the characters (Dorothy – Ellie, James Goodwin – Wizard, etc.), the Fighting Trees and the China Country are omitted in Volkov's version. Instead, the main characters have to cross another river by making another raft, and things go awry when a storm begins; in Volkov's version, just before meeting the Cowardly Lion, Ellie gets kidnapped by an ogre, and Scarecrow and the Woodman save her, etc. 18. Since October 2003 thousands of spectators have been admiring the Broadway production of the musical Wicked. This musical based on the book by Gregory Maguire has got the Broadway audience’s applause and numerous awards. Which character of Wizard of Oz is it about? How does the interpretation of this character in the musical differ from what Baum wrote in The Wizard of Oz? (4 points) This musical is about the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Galinda, later Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Their friendship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, their reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace. 19. In 1939 the book by Frank Baum was adapted into the movie which is loved by many generations of Americans. What actress enacted the role of Dorothy in that film? (2 points) Judy Garland .