queen victoria, chapter iv: marriage
lytton strachey
it was decidedly a family match. prince francis charles augustus albert emmanuel of saxe - coburg - gotha - for such was his full title - had been born in 1819 in germany, just three months after his cousin victoria, and the same midwife had assisted at the two births. the childrens grandmother, the dowager duchess of coburg, had from the first looked forward to their marriage, as they grew up, the duke, the duchess of kent, and king leopold came equally to desire it. the prince, ever since the time when, as a child of three, his nurse had told him that some day he little english may flower\ would be his wife, had never thought of marrying anyone else. when eventually baron stockmar himself signified his assent, the affair seemed as good as settled.
the duke had one other child - prince ernest, alberts senior by one year, and heir to the principality. the duchess was a sprightly and beautiful woman, with fair hair and blue eyes; albert was very like her and was her declared favourite. but in his fifth year he was parted from her for ever. the ducal court was not noted for the strictness of its morals; the duke was a man of gallantry, and it was rumoured that the duchess followed her husbands example. there were scandals: one of the court chamberlains, a charming and cultivated man of jewish extraction, was talked of; at last there was a separation, followed by a divorce.
what are two central ideas expressed in this passage regarding the prince that seem to imply the likelihood of future strife?
a the fact that he is royalty, but grew up poor.
b the fact that he is so spirited, and his elder brother so mellow.
c the fact that his parents are separated, and that he is temperamental.
d the fact that victoria is so cruel, while the prince is so tender - hearted.
e the fact that hes slated to marry victoria, and the fact that he hates girls.

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queen victoria, chapter iv: marriage
lytton strachey
it was decidedly a family match. prince francis charles augustus albert emmanuel of saxe - coburg - gotha - for such was his full title - had been born in 1819 in germany, just three months after his cousin victoria, and the same midwife had assisted at the two births. the childrens grandmother, the dowager duchess of coburg, had from the first looked forward to their marriage, as they grew up, the duke, the duchess of kent, and king leopold came equally to desire it. the prince, ever since the time when, as a child of three, his nurse had told him that some day 	he little english may flower\ would be his wife, had never thought of marrying anyone else. when eventually baron stockmar himself signified his assent, the affair seemed as good as settled.
the duke had one other child - prince ernest, alberts senior by one year, and heir to the principality. the duchess was a sprightly and beautiful woman, with fair hair and blue eyes; albert was very like her and was her declared favourite. but in his fifth year he was parted from her for ever. the ducal court was not noted for the strictness of its morals; the duke was a man of gallantry, and it was rumoured that the duchess followed her husbands example. there were scandals: one of the court chamberlains, a charming and cultivated man of jewish extraction, was talked of; at last there was a separation, followed by a divorce.
what are two central ideas expressed in this passage regarding the prince that seem to imply the likelihood of future strife?
a the fact that he is royalty, but grew up poor.
b the fact that he is so spirited, and his elder brother so mellow.
c the fact that his parents are separated, and that he is temperamental.
d the fact that victoria is so cruel, while the prince is so tender - hearted.
e the fact that hes slated to marry victoria, and the fact that he hates girls.

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# Brief Explanations:
1.  First, eliminate options with no text support: A (no mention of poverty), D (no mention of Victoria being cruel), E (no mention of Albert hating girls).
2.  Next, eliminate option B: the text calls Albert's mother "sprightly" and Albert "like her", but describes Ernest only as older and heir—no mention of Ernest being "mellow".
3.  Option C aligns with the text: it explicitly states Albert's parents separated/divorced, and notes Albert takes after his "sprightly" (implying temperamental) mother, while his family had a scandalous, unstructured environment, which could lay groundwork for future strife.
# Answer:
C. The fact that his parents are separated, and that he is temperamental.

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