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• far and wide [exp] - far away (everywhere)
• a reign [n] - the time when a king rules
• terror [n] - fear
• well-rid [adj] - gone
• the hand of the king [exp] - the king's top adviser
• prosperity [n] - a time of success
• spiral into insanity [exp] - become more and more crazy
• dragon-spawn [n] - comes from dragons
• forefathers [n] - ancestors
• erratic [adj] - crazy and unpredictable
• a scab [n] - the dry hard crust (skin) that forms over a cut or wound
• horrific [adj] - terrible
• bloodlust [n] - liking violence
• falling out [exp] - argument
• subsequent [adj] - next
• abduct [v] - kidnap / steal
• betrothed [n] - a person promised to be married
• spirited [adj] - lots of energy and spirit
• inflict [v] - cause
• outraged [adj] - very angry
• confront [v] - meet with a hostile purpose
• execute [v] - kill
• call for the head [exp] - demand someone be killed
• foster [v] - raise a child that is not your own
• call their banners [exp] - call for their armies
• their days are numbered [exp] - they will soon be dead

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

• The story is being told by Robert Baratheon.
• King Aerys Targaryen is the king of the Seven Kingdoms.
• Prince Rhaegar is King Aerys' son.
• Targareons (are rumored to) come from dragons.
• The Iron Throne is the throne (chair) of the Seven Kingdoms.
• The Iron Throne is in a city called King's Landing.
• The Iron Throne is a made of many sharp swords.
• Wildfire is a chemical like gasoline - it burns and is very dangerous.

1. This story is being told by ____.
   King Aerys
   Robert Baratheon
   Eddard Stark
   
   
2. King Aerys Targaryen was the last ____.
   king to ride a dragon
   Targaryen to sit on the Iron Throne
   man to see Robert Baratheon
   
   
3. King Aerys' nickname was ____.
   the Mad King
   the Father of Dragons
   the Wise
   
   
4. Tywin Lannister was ____.
   the king of the North
   the last Lannister
   the hand of the king
   
   
5. During King Aerys' reign, there ____.
   was generally peace
   many wars
   lots of dragons
   
   
6. Targareons kept their bloodlines pure by ____.
   eating healthy
   marrying their brothers and sisters
   avoiding war and conflict
   
   
7. People called King Aerys "King Scab" because ____.
   he fought in many battles
   he was very weak
   he often cut himself on the Iron Throne
   
   
8. There was a rumor that King Aerys ____.
   was obsessed with wildfire
   could make wildfire
   was scared of wildfire
   
   
9. King Aerys liked to ____.
   play music.
   burn his enemies alive.
   keep many wives.
   
   
10. As time passed, King Aerys became more ____.
    greedy
    violent
    generous
    fearful
    
    
11. Tywin served King Aerys ____.
    with help from the Starks
    for 20 years
    until he died
    
    
12. Rhaegar (Targaryen) was ___ and ___.
    Aerys' son
    the crown prince
    Robert's best friend
    Brandon's brother
    
    
13. Rhaegar abducted Lyanna Stark, who was ___ and ___.
    the daughter of Rickard Stark
    the wife of Aerys Targaryen
    the betrothed (future wife) of Robert Baratheon
    
    
14. Rhaegar hid Lyanna in ____.
    the North
    Dorn
    King's Landing
    
    
15. Brandon Stark came to King's Landing in order to ____.
    get his sister back
    help Robert Baratheon
    talk to Tywin Lannister
    
    
16. King Aerys then had ___ and ___ executed (killed).
    Lord Rickard Stark
    Brandon Stark
    Eddard Stark
    Robert Baratheon
    
    
17. King Aerys also wanted to have ___ and ___ executed (killed).
    Tywin Lannister
    John Arryn
    Eddard Stark
    Robert Baratheon
    
    
18. John Arryn was the man who fostered (raised) ____ and ____.
    Rhaegar Targaryen
    Leanna Stark
    Eddard Stark
    Robert Baratheon
    
    
19. ___, ___ and ___ all joined together to fight Aerys Targaryen.
    the Lannisters
    the Starks
    the Baratheons
    the Tullys