4.Gaul:a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era,encompassing present day France,Luxembourg,Belgium,most of Switzerland,parts of Northern Italy,as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine. 5.Draft dodgers:Here refers to the American youngsters who dodge the Vietnam War.They tended to choose Canada as harbor. 6.Syracuse:a city in the State of New York. 7.Genghis Khan(1167?-1227):the founder and Great Khan(emperor)of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. 8."No annihilation without representation":a quote from British historian Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975).Here Atwood implies that the act of the United States as world police is always sealed with a signature. Comprehension Exercises: Read the following statements and then decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information from the text. 1.Atwood thinks that men and women were in different positions:men are usually the oppressor and women the oppressed. 2.Since Americans are unable to think from other people's perspective,they should be put in a hypothetical situation in which they are in the inferior position just like Canadians are in reality 3.Both individual Americans and the country are friendly to the Canadians. 4.Canadians should not be blamed for their being dominated by the United States. 5.Canadians can no longer regard Americans and their imperial behavior as an exciting game that they watch on TV. Vocabulary exercises: Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct words from the list below.Change the form when necessary. quibble scrape chauvinism a trifle self-righteous snippy bristle subjugate proceeds sardonic 1.People who support equal rights for women fight against male 2.He sold his house and lives on the 3.It was an occupation that appealed to his temper. 4. Such a did not trouble Livingston and his friends. 5.His bestiality made people with anger. 6.His uniform made him look out of place. 7.It shows mankind's subjectivist wish to robots to his mastery 8.He is critical of the monks,whom he considers narrow-minded and 9.Contrary to her gentle temperament.Cindy had been unusually 10.They only just managed to the money together.4. Gaul: a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine. 5. Draft dodgers: Here refers to the American youngsters who dodge the Vietnam War. They tended to choose Canada as harbor. 6. Syracuse: a city in the State of New York. 7. Genghis Khan (1167?-1227): the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. 8. “No annihilation without representation”: a quote from British historian Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975). Here Atwood implies that the act of the United States as world police is always sealed with a signature. Comprehension Exercises: Read the following statements and then decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information from the text. 1. Atwood thinks that men and women were in different positions: men are usually the oppressor and women the oppressed. 2. Since Americans are unable to think from other people’s perspective, they should be put in a hypothetical situation in which they are in the inferior position just like Canadians are in reality. 3. Both individual Americans and the country are friendly to the Canadians. 4. Canadians should not be blamed for their being dominated by the United States. 5. Canadians can no longer regard Americans and their imperial behavior as an exciting game that they watch on TV. Vocabulary exercises: Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct words from the list below. Change the form when necessary. quibble scrape chauvinism a trifle self-righteous snippy bristle subjugate proceeds sardonic 1. People who support equal rights for women fight against male ________. 2. He sold his house and lives on the ________. 3. It was an occupation that appealed to his _________ temper. 4. Such a _________ did not trouble Livingston and his friends. 5. His bestiality made people ________ with anger. 6. His uniform made him look __________ out of place. 7. It shows mankind's subjectivist wish to __________ robots to his mastery. 8. He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and ___________. 9. Contrary to her gentle temperament, Cindy had been unusually __________. 10. They only just managed to __________ the money together