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What best summarizes Fiss' main motive as discussed in the article? | He wants to highlight problems with free speech. | 20014 | hard | [
" He wants to problematize the U.S. constitution and its values.",
" He wants to build animosity against contemporary liberals.",
" He wants to highlight problems with free speech.",
" He wants to teach minority and underrepresented groups how to gain true free speech for themselves."
] |
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What would be Fiss' opinions on the current laws regarding self expression today? | He thinks they unfortunately don't apply to everyone due to social constraints. | 20014 | easy | [
" He thinks that the current laws are changing for the better.",
" He thinks they are oppressive and dangerous.",
" He thinks they unfortunately don't apply to everyone due to social constraints.",
" He feels the laws are not written correctly."
] |
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How would one describe Fiss' viewpoints. | They are out of the ordinary, considering he refutes the current First Amendment. | 20014 | easy | [
" They are out of the ordinary, considering he refutes the current First Amendment.",
" They are condescending when applied across a large spectrum of social groups.",
" When contemplated, they fit in with the customs and norms of society today.",
" They are noncontroversial among politically conservative people."
] |
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Would Fiss believe that free speech is really "free?" | No, because Fiss believes free speech is not granted equally to everyone. | 20014 | hard | [
" No, because he believes free speech is an outdated concept.",
" Yes, but he does propose minor critiques towards the concept of free speech.",
" No, because Fiss believes free speech is not granted equally to everyone.",
" Yes, because he has not advocated strongly against issues with free speech."
] |
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What is the overall mood portrayed by the article? | Dissatisfaction with current political matters. | 20014 | hard | [
" Resentment towards political conservatives.",
" Dissatisfaction with current political matters.",
" Disappointment with the American government.",
" Fear of a future without free speech."
] |
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What influence does Fiss intend for his ideas to have on people? | He wants people to recognize the dark side of free speech. | 20014 | easy | [
" He hopes to promote his own political agenda for a future career in office.",
" He wants people to recognize the dark side of free speech.",
" He wants to glorify the idea of life without free speech.",
" He wants to slam the workings of the government."
] |
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What statement below would Fiss most likely agree with? | He believes in fair speech over free speech. | 20014 | hard | [
" Historical laws should be left unchanged.",
" He believes in equality for all.",
" He believes in fair speech over free speech.",
" The U.S. constitution needs a new amendment."
] |
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What is an example of one flaw that Fiss picks out in contemporary liberals? | Their ideas are contradictory. | 20014 | easy | [
" Their ideas are contradictory.",
" They uphold a double standard for themselves.",
" They are an uncohesive group.",
" They strongly reject Fiss' ideas."
] |
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Which statement about details within the article is NOT true. | Nearly all Americans today would agree with Fiss' rationale. | 20014 | easy | [
" Fiss would support a minority movement before a movement from people in a \"majority\" social group.",
" Despite his bitterness towards contemporary liberals, Fiss' ideologies are uniquely liberal in themselves.",
" Nearly all Americans today would agree with Fiss' rationale.",
" Fiss believes that inequality is a major contemporary issue."
] |
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How would one best describe the lifestyle discussed in the article? | Excessive | 20011 | easy | [
" Excessive",
" Confidential",
" Exhausting",
" Competitive"
] |
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What is exclusively unique about working for a person like Si? | You would experience luxurious employee benefits. | 20011 | easy | [
" Your pay would be much higher than at a similar job with a different employer.",
" You would have more communication with your employer.",
" You would experience luxurious employee benefits.",
" You would work significantly harder than at job with a less successful employer."
] |
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What is the significance of including all the costs and price tags in the article? | To show the carelessness for money demonstrated by the New York elite. | 20011 | easy | [
" To show the carelessness for money demonstrated by the New York elite.",
" To eventually calculate and justify the net worth of people like Si.",
" To demonstrate how such large sums of money are spent so generously.",
" To show how people like Si keep track of their budget."
] |
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What is a main message conveyed in the article? | Fame and fortune. | 20011 | easy | [
" Respecting worker's rights.",
" Fame and fortune.",
" Carelessness leads to demise.",
" Hard work pays off."
] |
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What general structure does the article follow? | Persuasive hook and explanation. | 20011 | easy | [
" Topic sentence and details.",
" Persuasive hook and explanation.",
" Argument and supportive details.",
" Problem and solution."
] |
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What statement would the author agree with? | The lifestyle the author wrote about is highly unattainable. | 20011 | hard | [
" The luxurious lifestyle that the author wrote about is also easy-going and relaxing.",
" Everyone should strive to live a life that the author wrote about.",
" The lifestyle the author wrote about is highly unattainable.",
" The amount of benefits the workers receive is highly exaggerated."
] |
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What is true about the world these characters live in? | People are segregated by career, and not allowed to mingle with other groups or switch jobs. | 51310 | hard | [
" They all live under the impression they can only perform one job for their whole life.",
" People are segregated by career, and it's incredibly difficult for them to meet other groups and switch jobs.",
" People are segregated by career, and not allowed to mingle with other groups or switch jobs.",
" People have evolved to only be capable of one \"specialization\" through their lives."
] |
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What was Bradley imprisoned for? | She fell in love with someone outside of her specialization, which is illegal. | 51310 | hard | [
" She tried to change her career. She didn't want to be in Civil Service anymore.",
" She didn't follow up on her cleaning duty. She didn't know she needed to \"mop up\".",
" She is behaving inappropriately, and is being reprimanded for it.",
" She fell in love with someone outside of her specialization, which is illegal."
] |
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What seems to be the core idea behind the specialist segregation? | To make humanity work at it's prime, with everyone working at maximum capacity. | 51310 | easy | [
" To create a class system and with it a hierarchy.",
" To make humanity work at it's prime, with everyone working at maximum capacity.",
" To provide a means where people are at their happiest, working where they \"should.\"",
" People are uncappable of carrying out more than one job, and the specialist segregation allows them to focus on just one."
] |
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What seems to be O'Leary's internal dilemma as the story progresses? | He says to himself that he trusts in the specialization segregation, but he has thoughts that indicate otherwise. | 51310 | hard | [
" He is having a hard time convincing himself of the laws that they all follow, and the validity of them.",
" He says to himself that he trusts in the specialization segregation, but he has thoughts that indicate otherwise.",
" The Warden isn't listening to him, and he's scared of overstepping his boundaries to point out the problem.",
" He knows that there is trouble, and he can smell it. He just can't pinpoint from where."
] |
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What might the story be trying to point out? | It goes against human nature to try to segregate people, no matter how it's done. | 51310 | hard | [
" A society of specialized people would be incredibly difficult to manage, and ultimately inefficient.",
" A society of specialized people would be incredibly difficult to manage, but worth it for the work that would get done.",
" People will always try to rebel against the system, no matter what form it's in.",
" It goes against human nature to try to segregate people, no matter how it's done."
] |
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Why is O'Leary and the Warden at odds? | O'Leary knows that something is wrong, but can't push the matter because it would go against their specializations. | 51310 | hard | [
" The Warden doesn't want to be aware of any problems, and so dismisses O'Leary's worries.",
" The Warden knows that O'Leary has thoughts of switching jobs.",
" O'Leary knows that something is wrong, but can't push the matter because it would go against their specializations.",
" The Warden is taking pills, and it's warping his judgement. O'Leary knows this."
] |
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What is significant about the riot? | There are so few people involved, but because of the laws against interreacting with other specializations it's a huge issue. | 51310 | easy | [
" There are so few people involved, but because of the laws against interreacting with other specializations it's a huge issue.",
" It was so easily pulled off. It didn't take a lot of effort for it to be successful.",
" It's making nation wide news.",
" There are a lot of prisoners involved, and they needed to call upon a lot of departments to address it."
] |
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Why was it advantageous to the prisoners to make noise constantly? | It drew attention away from their escape plan. | 51310 | easy | [
" It convinced the guards and others that they were crazy, and to leave them alone.",
" It intimidated new comers like Bradley.",
" It drew attention away from their escape plan.",
" It annoyed the guards, and made them go through their routes faster."
] |
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In the end, what was it that O'Leary smelled throughout the story? | The riot. He picked up on the growing unrest, and it came to him as a smell. | 51310 | easy | [
" Burning flesh, from Bradley sitting on the bench and hurting herself.",
" The riot. He picked up on the growing unrest, and it came to him as a smell.",
" The blue pills the Warden was taking, that were warping his perception and ultimately kept him from realizing the riot was brewing.",
" Burning flesh, from the shive being formed. It's the \"trouble\" he was detecting."
] |
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Why does Matilda break off her engagement with Herman? | He was too “stuffy” for Matilda. | 51286 | easy | [
" She’s looking for someone more adventurous.",
" He was too “stuffy” for Matilda.",
" She doesn’t want to settle for him, as she’s too fixated on the idea of romance she has.",
" She’s afraid of commitment, as is hinted by this being another broken engagement for her."
] |
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What best summarizes Matilda’s attitude? | She’s naive, and a romantic who craves excitement. | 51286 | easy | [
" She’s too easily trusting of strangers and the unknown.",
" She is a lonely, unhappy person looking for an outlet via the Pen Pals column.",
" She’s naive, and doesn’t understand relationship.s",
" She’s naive, and a romantic who craves excitement."
] |
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What is alluring about Haron Gorka’s posting to Matilda? | His mystique, and the ideas Matilda projects on him. | 51286 | hard | [
" His mystique, and the ideas Matilda projects on him.",
" His ego and mystique. He doesn’t say a lot about himself.",
" He’s well traveled, so he must have important things to share.m",
" His ego. She loves how much he has to say about himself,"
] |
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Why does no one on town know who Haron Gorka is? | He’s not a real resident, but an interstellar visitor. | 51286 | hard | [
" Haron Gorka isn’t his real name. Thus, there’s no records of him.",
" He’s not a real resident. He’s using a fake name while he stays in town.",
" He travels so much that the people in town haven’t gotten to know him.",
" He’s not a real resident, but an interstellar visitor."
] |
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What is significant about the meal Matilda is served? | It lends credence to Gorka’s otherworldly claims. How else could it have happened? | 51286 | hard | [
" It lends credence to Gorka’s otherworldly claims. How else could it have happened?",
" She’d been starving, and it was enough to distract her from the reality of what happened to her.",
" It’s exactly what she wanted to eat, and she didn’t have to ask for it. ,",
" It means Gorka’s paranoid servant had been observing her, and determined her favorite foods."
] |
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Why does Matilda feel she was being made fun of? | She thought Gorka was playing with her trusting nature by telling her lies. | 51286 | hard | [
" She though t Gorka was making up stories to appeal to her childish nature.",
" She thought Gorka was playing with her trusting nature by telling her lies.",
" She thought Gorka didn’t respe ct her enough,",
" She thought Gorka was trying to make her feel stupid by saying things she couldn’t disprove."
] |
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Has Matilda changed the end of the story? | Yes. She’s more grounded now, and less naive. | 51286 | hard | [
" No. She still hasn’t found a husband, and will likely be Pen Pals again.",
" No. She’s still looking for fantasies, as evidence by her looking up at the shooting star.",
" Yes. She is like Mrs. Gorky no3, chasing after impossible theories.",
" Yes. She’s more grounded now, and less naive."
] |
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Is Haron’s story true? | Yes. Matilda confirms when she sees the “shooting star.” | 51286 | easy | [
" No. Haron only tells her the story in the hopes of getting his wife to come home,",
" Yes. Matilda confirms when she sees the “shooting star.”",
" Yes, though only his wife is aware of that.",
" No. Both he and his wife are truly delusional."
] |
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What is particularly strange about humans this world? | People are living for far, far longer than they ever have before. | 50103 | hard | [
" They have achieved immortality,",
" They use telecommunications across planets to stay in contact.",
" They no longer have the same family values most people do.",
" People are living for far, far longer than they ever have before."
] |
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Why is communication so slow between colonies? | Distance, along with technology differences. | 50103 | easy | [
" There isn’t a lot of time out into the communications departments.",
" People don’t have the same relationships they used to, so they don’t bother to talk the same way.",
" Distance, along with technology differences.",
" People live so long now, they take their time communicating."
] |
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Why is Earth so stunted in comparison to other colonies? | No one is dying, so their priorities don’t lend themselves to progress. | 50103 | hard | [
" They don’t have the right kind of technology.",
" They’re overpopulated and sending off their youngest people.",
" They don’t receive the same attention.",
" No one is dying, so their priorities don’t lend themselves to progress."
] |
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How is it this society can manage such slow communications? | People live long enough now where they’ve adapted to the delay. | 50103 | easy | [
" People live long enough now where they’ve adapted to the delay.",
" Everything eventually gets to where it’s going, so they make do.",
" They work around it. They have the time to wait.",
" Science is progressing slowly as well, so they can’t rush it anyway."
] |
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In simple terms, how does the anti-aging process work? | It makes your brain think it’s younger through memories, and treat the body’s growth that way. | 50103 | hard | [
" It makes your brain think it’s younger through memories, and treat the body’s growth that way.",
" It tricks the patient into believing they’re younger.",
" It replaces key parts in your cells with young cells.",
" It halts growth all together by communicating with your brain."
] |
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What is the connection between bravery and death? | Bravery only seems to come to those who know they have limits. | 50103 | easy | [
" There is no correlation. It’s based on personality how brave someone is.",
" If one can’t be hurt, then people tend to be braver.",
" Bravery only seems to come to those who know they have limits.",
" Bravery only seems to come to those who are limitless."
] |
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How does Giles change with the knowledge of his aging? | He feels a new fondness for his son and family. | 50103 | hard | [
" He resigns to his fate, because he doesn’t know what else to do.",
" He doesn’t. He goes right back to doing what he’d been doing out of habit.",
" He feels a new fondness for his son and family.",
" He shows a much greater appreciation for every aspect of his life."
] |
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Why does Gile volunteer for the ship in the end? | He accepts his mortality, and is willing to spend his last years on the chance to see his family. | 50103 | hard | [
" He hasn’t accepted his mortality, and is trying to make up for it with an act of heroism.",
" He knows that no one else will volunteer, and feels responsible to do so.",
" He fears the end of his life, and wants to try to see his family before he passes.",
" He accepts his mortality, and is willing to spend his last years on the chance to see his family."
] |
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What could the moral of the story be? | Mortality is crucial to enjoy life to the fullest. | 50103 | hard | [
" People will make sacrifices like the one Giles made at the end for the greater good.",
" Mortality is crucial to enjoy life to the fullest.",
" Given the chance, humans will chase after immortality.",
" Fear of aging is normal, but aging is unavoidable."
] |
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What is Glmpauszn's goal? | To eliminate humans to protect his world. | 50869 | easy | [
" To escape the not-world.",
" To eliminate humans to protect his world.",
" To venture into the human world and learn more about them.",
" To reconnect with Joe in the not-world."
] |
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Why might the stories be true? | The disappearance of Joe Binkle and Ed Smith, along with the letters and leftover clothes all point to it. | 50869 | hard | [
" The disappearance of Joe Binkle and Ed Smith, along with the letters and leftover clothes all point to it.",
" Joe Binkle has disappeared, which means Glmpauszn must have reconnected with him,",
" Glmpauszn has proven in his letters that he knows things that no else possibly could.",
" The letters are all from different parts of the world, proving that different people wrote them."
] |
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What is the conflict between Glmpauszn and the not-world? | The not-world unkowningly overlaps and disrupts his. | 50869 | hard | [
" Glmpauszn's world wants to conquer the not-world, because they deem the not-world valuable.",
" The not-world unkowningly overlaps and disrupts his.",
" The not-world is full of humans that terrorize his.",
" Glmpauszn's world doesn't understand how people in the not-world operate.."
] |
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How does Glmpauszn change over the story? | He seems more and more interested in human mannerisms and in adopting them. | 50869 | easy | [
" He finds that he doesn't want to invate the not-world.",
" He understands humans less as he encounters them and tries to mirror their behavior.",
" He eventually finds defeat in his conquest.",
" He seems more and more interested in human mannerisms and in adopting them."
] |
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The speaker sometimes writes in gibberish. Why is this? | It's when there are no words for whatever alien equivalent he means. | 50869 | easy | [
" Glmpauszn sometimes forgets his own words.",
" It's when there are no words for whatever alien equivalent he means.",
" It's a gag. Whoever is writing this is doing so throw off the reader.",
" The person writing is incapable of replicating it."
] |
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How does the phrase "to be or not to be" tie into the overall story? | It plays into the nature of Glmpauszn's people, and how they exist along side ours. | 50869 | hard | [
" It is what Glmpauszn has to ask himself as he invades the not-world.",
" It plays into the nature of Glmpauszn's people, and how they exist along side ours.",
" It references Glmpauszn's disappearance, and the question if he was ever really there.",
" It plays into the uncertain nature of the story's truth."
] |
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How does the format of the story supplement the character? | Each letter comes from a different location, lending credence to this character's story. | 50869 | easy | [
" Each letter comes from a different location, lending credence to this character's story.",
" It proves that Glmpauszn is lying.",
" The way the letters are presented makes the speaker seem unreliable.",
" The way information is presented allows the reader to infer their own judgements of the character,"
] |
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Why does the Brain select Jery to hold the amnesty? | Because of his ability to parse situations. | 50668 | easy | [
" To prevent someone like Baxter wielding and misusing it.",
" Because he's not really qualified, making him a wildcard.",
" Because of his ability to parse situations.",
" Because he will responsibly wield the amnesty."
] |
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Why is it unexpectedly hard for the men to forge letters for the children? | They have to intentionally write poorly, which is proving to be difficult with the volume they have to write | 50668 | easy | [
" There is a huge amount of letters to write and families to keep up with. It's a lot of information",
" They have to intentionally write poorly, which is proving to be difficult with the volume they have to write",
" None of them are particularly good at writing letters, making it difficult for them",
" It makes them too emotional, because it involves children."
] |
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How does Jery's behavior change when he's wearing the uniform and amnesty? | He's bolder, playing into the sense of power it gives him | 50668 | hard | [
" He's bolder, and he starts to misuse the authority it gives him",
" He tries to remain the same and not let it get to his head",
" He's bolder, playing into the sense of power it gives him",
" He's surprised by the authority it seems to give him"
] |
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What is the hypothetical problem with the amnesty? | Should 2 people be chosen for it, it's be an impossible power struggle | 50668 | hard | [
" It's too powerful for any one person to wield.",
" Those who wield the amnesty don't have to listen to the authority of of others",
" It allows the bearer to do as they please with civilians",
" Should 2 people be chosen for it, it's be an impossible power struggle"
] |
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Why was the Amnesty created? | To circumvent bureaucracy that may otherwise get in the way of solving problem | 50668 | hard | [
" To solve the issue of any one person having too much power",
" To avoid the need of consulting another person on an emergency",
" To circumvent bureaucracy that may otherwise get in the way of solving problem",
" To allow a person to be able to make decisions without questions asked in an emergency"
] |
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What clue did the water tanks and tubing give Jery? | An idea of how and when the boys went missing - probably during the night | 50668 | hard | [
" An idea of how and when the boys went missing - probably during the night",
" An idea of how much water was used during the trip",
" An idea of how and when the boys went missing - probably via the tanks",
" An idea as to whether or not the other man was lying"
] |
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What is implied by having an "absentee-wife look"? | It is disheveled | 51330 | easy | [
" It is hypermasculine",
" It is sophisticated",
" It is disheveled",
" It is malodorous"
] |
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What motif runs through the story? Coincidences | Coincidence | 51330 | easy | [
" Antisocial behavior",
" Unfounded rage",
" Coincidence",
" Incorrect hypotheses"
] |
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What is the meaning of the title? | Alec is at the center of all the coincidental behavior | 51330 | easy | [
" When Mr. and Mrs. Graham are apart, a major imbalance persists",
" McGill is manipulating Alec as part of a social experiment",
" Alec is at the center of all the coincidental behavior",
" Alec possesses supernatural abilities that will eventually destroy him"
] |
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Who is the nucleus? | Alec | 51330 | hard | [
" Alec",
" Mrs. Graham",
" A character never mentioned by name",
" McGill"
] |
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How might the card game had gone differently if Mr. Graham was not present? | Nat would have a more random pattern of losing and winning hands | 51330 | easy | [
" Nat would have never hosted a card game in the late afternoon",
" Nat would have continued to win with straights and other rare hands",
" Nat would have lost all of his hands instead of won all of them",
" Nat would have a more random pattern of losing and winning hands"
] |
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Why are Danny and the deli owner aghast? | Alec drops his belongings from a tall height without breaking them | 51330 | easy | [
" Alec drops his belongings from a tall height without breaking them",
" Alec breaks the top of a glass bottle and continues to drink the contents",
" Nat continues to win significant poker hands in the deli",
" Alec has the nerve to try and steal items from the deli"
] |
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Why does Mrs. Graham leave such specific instructions for Mr. Graham? | Mrs. Graham strives to avoid more chaos than what Mr. Graham already attracts | 51330 | hard | [
" Mr. Graham cannot hear, but he is able to read",
" Mrs. Graham has the power to control Mr. Graham, but only in close proximity",
" Mrs. Graham strives to avoid more chaos than what Mr. Graham already attracts",
" Mr. Graham is physically unable to do things for himself"
] |
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What does McGill offer as a hypothesis for the odd events occurring within the story? | He believes that Alec has somehow defied principles of randomness and design | 51330 | hard | [
" He believes that some form of life is causing the events",
" He believes that they events are merely coincidental",
" He believes that Alec has somehow defied principles of randomness and design",
" He believes that Alec is playing a deceitful trick in order to come up with an idea for his novel"
] |
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What characteristic of Zotul does he believe he shares with the Earthmen? | integrity | 51129 | hard | [
" cunning",
" integrity",
" creativity",
" impartiality"
] |
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What changes Koltan's mind about Earthmen, and ultimately condemns the Masur House to ruin? | He sees potential for the House of Masur to profit off of the Earthmen's inventions | 51129 | easy | [
" He sees potential for the House of Masur to profit off of the Earthmen's inventions",
" He predicts that the Earthmen will not be able to withstand Zurian conditions for long, and that they will soon depart",
" He believes he can feign sincerity in order to steal their metal and other goods",
" He thinks that Earthmen are intellectually inferior and that he can manipulate them to do his bidding"
] |
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what is the 'gift from Earth'? | capitalism | 51129 | hard | [
" capitalism",
" the printing press",
" metal, copper wire, and other goods",
" destruction of the caste system"
] |
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The story implies that ____ is responsible for fueling capitalism and colonialism? | greediness | 51129 | hard | [
" knowledge",
" industrialism",
" greediness",
" globalization"
] |
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What is ironic about the Earthmen selling gas to the Zurians? | The gas was collected on Zur | 51129 | easy | [
" The gas was collected on Zur",
" The gas is from Earth and will not power Zurian machines",
" The gas will be replaced by a new type of gas that Zurians will need to purchase in the next decade",
" The Earthmen are not selling gas; rather, a material that causes machines to break"
] |
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What is ironic about Earth's customer service policy? | What is 'right' for the customer always benefits the corporation, directly or indirectly | 51129 | hard | [
" The customer service policy was drafted by Zurians, not Earthmen",
" The customer service policy offers no ideal alternatives for non-Earthmen",
" Earthly corporations have no real solutions for dealing with problems presented by their customers",
" What is 'right' for the customer always benefits the corporation, directly or indirectly"
] |
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Which term best describes how the author characterizes the home in the beginning of the story? | eclectic | 51053 | hard | [
" neoclassical",
" industrial",
" eclectic",
" gothic"
] |
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What is the dynamic between Tennant and Dana? | They are captives in a forced relationship | 51053 | easy | [
" They are professional colleagues",
" They are former romantic partners",
" They are captives in a forced relationship",
" They are co-conspirators in a plot to kidnap humans"
] |
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Which relationship best describes the dynamic between the prisoners and the figures controlling them? | The prisoners serve as entertainment for the figures, who seem to have made a game out of snatching up humans and manipulating their thoughts and behaviors. | 51053 | hard | [
" The prisoners are being groomed to serve as future collaborators in an intergalactic sex trafficking stint, carried out through the fourth dimension.",
" The prisoners serve as entertainment for the figures, who seem to have made a game out of snatching up humans and manipulating their thoughts and behaviors.",
" The prisoners have committed some sort of Earthly crime, and their punishment -- in order to avoid the death penalty -- is to spend a sentence in a labor camp operated by the figures.",
" The prisoners have volunteered to be part of the figures' experiment for a specific time period, under the agreement that they will be returned to Earth in the condition they left it."
] |
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Why does Roger speculate there are more females than males in the fourth dimension environment? | The ones controlling the environment have a more challenging time bringing males through the fourth dimension. | 51053 | easy | [
" Roger believes that the ones controlling the environment are running a breeding program to raise children who will eventually grow up to be body snatchers.",
" The ones controlling the environment have a more challenging time bringing males through the fourth dimension.",
" The ones controlling the environment are overwhelmingly male, heterosexual, and desirous of sex with women.",
" Roger does not make any kind of guess as to why he is in the minority among the women of his \"harem.\""
] |
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The humans in the fourth dimension acquire all of the following remarkable abilities EXCEPT for: | superhuman strength | 51053 | hard | [
" teleportation",
" pulse manipulation",
" thought transference",
" superhuman strength"
] |
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Why does Roger allude to Tristan and Isolde when confronting his wife and Cass Gordon? | He knows that his wife will ultimately choose Cass Gordon over him. | 51053 | hard | [
" He knows that Cass Gordon and his wife will both be transported to the fourth dimension.",
" He knows that his wife will ultimately choose him over Cass Gordon.",
" He knows that Cass Gordon and his wife will never get to be together.",
" He knows that his wife will ultimately choose Cass Gordon over him."
] |
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What is the central theme of the story? | Experimenting with living creatures -- regardless if it is for entertainment or research -- is unethical, and humans may one day find themselves as subjects. | 51053 | hard | [
" In undesirable circumstances, it is best to remain guarded on the inside, but to display an agreeable, obedient, and non-threatening countenance.",
" Be careful what you worship -- be it vanity, reputation, or money -- because if you make it the center of your world, you will always feel inadequate.",
" All relationships are ultimately temporal due to three dimensional time and space -- it is only through the fourth dimension that true love can be achieved.",
" Experimenting with living creatures -- regardless if it is for entertainment or research -- is unethical, and humans may one day find themselves as subjects."
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What does Roger respect about the captors? | They are bold enough to hunt humans in their own habitat | 51053 | hard | [
" They are adept at concealing themselves on Earth",
" They represent the pinnacle of human evolution",
" They have treated the captives with compassion",
" They are bold enough to hunt humans in their own habitat"
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What affliction is the narrator most likely suffering from? | paranoid schizophrenia | 51657 | easy | [
" multiple personality disorder",
" bipolar disorder",
" antisocial personality disorder",
" paranoid schizophrenia"
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Who is getting William in trouble with his parents? | William | 51657 | hard | [
" Brother Partridge",
" William's twin",
" William",
" William's parents"
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How does the narrator respond to Brother Partridge's gift offering on Thanksgiving? | He believes the homeless people are ridiculous for charging so desperately after the offering | 51657 | hard | [
" He believes the homeless people are stupid for falling for Brother Partridge's trick",
" He believes Brother Partridge wants something from him in return for the Thanksgiving offering",
" He believes Brother Partridge is attempting to poison him and the other homeless men",
" He believes the homeless people are ridiculous for charging so desperately after the offering"
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What does Brother Partridge think after William shares his life story? | He believes William is being punished for his former sins | 51657 | easy | [
" He believes William is being punished for his former sins",
" He believes William is a criminal",
" He believes William is going to murder him",
" He believes William is the second coming"
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What new discovery does William make at the end of the story? | He is experiencing auditory hallucinations | 51657 | easy | [
" He is experiencing auditory hallucinations",
" He is reliving the same traumatic experience each day",
" The man he murdered was actually his father",
" The man he thought he murdered never died"
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What does the theme of the story reveal about how society treats the mentally ill? | There is insufficient social infrastructure to identify and care for those living with severe mental illnesses | 51657 | hard | [
" There is insufficient social infrastructure to identify and care for those living with severe mental illnesses",
" The Christian church has too much unqualified involvement in treatment of those living with severe mental illnesses",
" Those living with severe mental illnesses are more likely to be abused by social institutions like schools, hospitals, and law enforcement",
" More studies need to be conducted to learn how to best care for people living with severe mental illnesses"
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Why is it so easy to steal from Fownes? | He is distracted by his thoughts | 51609 | easy | [
" He is distracted by his thoughts",
" He is unable to defend himself",
" He is unaware of his possessions' value",
" He is physically feeble"
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Why have so many people resorted to pick-pocketing? | The pickpocketers are trying to acquire information about Fownes | 51609 | hard | [
" Resources are scarce in the Dome, so people have to resort to desperate measures",
" The pickpocketers are trying to acquire information about Fownes",
" All possessions are shared in the Dome under a new form of communism",
" There are no laws in the Dome, and people do whatever they please"
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What does the falling glass symbolize? | The cracking of an illusion of safety and optimal conditions in a chaotic world inhabited by humans bent on self-destruction | 51609 | easy | [
" The importance of bucking authority and tradition in order to identify solutions for problems that plague communities all over the globe",
" The delicate balance that countries -- large and small, developed and developing -- must strike if they are to preserve Earth's natural resources",
" The deterioration of boundaries between members of different races, genders, social classes, and religious factions",
" The cracking of an illusion of safety and optimal conditions in a chaotic world inhabited by humans bent on self-destruction"
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Why are the police studying Frownes so intently? | They are suspicious of the odd behavior occurring within and around his home | 51609 | hard | [
" They are threatened by his knowledge of and curiosity about the ancients",
" They are suspicious of the odd behavior occurring within and around his home",
" They believe he is responsible for the increased frequency of falling glass",
" They believe he is an informant to enemy forces outside of the Dome"
] |
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What is Lanfierre's profession? | He reports instances of divergence from Dome policy | 51609 | easy | [
" He ensnares and imprisons rogue citizens in the Dome",
" He has no job -- he is a criminal from the Movement",
" He reports instances of divergence from Dome policy",
" He trafficks humans from the outside world into the Dome"
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Lanfierre has all of the following beliefs about humanity EXCEPT: | They are untrustworthy | 51609 | easy | [
" They are oblivious",
" They are self-absorbed",
" They are untrustworthy",
" They are vapid"
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The Movement believes all of the following EXCEPT: Questioning the failings of the old society, failings have put them in the dome; failure of foreign policy (self-containment) | The best way to fight those controlling the Dome is collectively, versus individually | 51609 | hard | [
" The 'old society' failed in major ways",
" The 'old society's' failings led to the creation of the Dome",
" The best way to fight those controlling the Dome is collectively, versus individually",
" They cannot escape the dome without a strong foreign policy"
] |
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What is ironic about the Movement's refusal to attempt to escape the Dome? | They claim that they are waiting for a sound foreign policy, but they are already living within the government's choice for one | 51609 | hard | [
" They are actually content living inside the Dome and are part of a group designed to frame Fownes",
" They fear they will not survive the elements outside of the Dome, but outside of the Dome is a peaceful place",
" They like to think of themselves as being valiant and insubordinate, but they are actually afraid and conformist",
" They claim that they are waiting for a sound foreign policy, but they are already living within the government's choice for one"
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What theme can be understood from the behaviors of members of the Movement? | Social activism generally fails because it is all talk and no action | 51609 | hard | [
" Too many group members vying for power often sabotages the group's progress",
" People who say they want progress are mostly virtue signaling, and their actual behaviors contradict their stated beliefs",
" People are too easily convinced by media propaganda",
" Social activism generally fails because it is all talk and no action"
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What does the following quotation from the article -- "Nobody deserves it more than Barry Switzer. He took all of this [expletive]." -- most likely imply? | Switzer deserves to be rewarded for the sacrifices he made to win the NFC title | 20046 | easy | [
" Switzer deserves to be punished for using explicit language",
" Switzer deserves to be rewarded for speaking honestly and in-the-moment",
" Switzer deserves to be rewarded for the sacrifices he made to win the NFC title",
" Switzer deserves to be punished for using blasphemous language on live television"
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What word best describes Tynan's reputation in Britain? | Tynan was looked upon with condescension as a vulgar, rude figure | 20046 | easy | [
" Tynan was understood to be a fraudulent and sociopathic manipulator",
" Tynan was viewed as an attention-seeking, irksome personality",
" Tynan was well-regarded as an outspoken person who tells it like it is",
" Tynan was looked upon with condescension as a vulgar, rude figure"
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How was the reaction toward Lloyd and Irvin different than that toward Tynan? | Lloyd and Irvin received limited backlash while Tynan was reputationally destroyed | 20046 | easy | [
" Lloyd and Irvin were forgiven after apologizing while Tynan was ignored",
" Lloyd and Irvin were applauded while Tynan was reproached",
" Lloyd and Irvin were vilified while Tynan was honored",
" Lloyd and Irvin received limited backlash while Tynan was reputationally destroyed"
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Members of western society in 1996 are _________ expletives compared to members of western society from three decades prior. | less offended by | 20046 | easy | [
" more offended by",
" more creative in their use of",
" less offended by",
" less creative in their use of"
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the author's predictions regarding profanity? | The more society accepts use of expletives, the more we will need to use it to function in conversation | 20046 | hard | [
" Soon, the majority of idioms and colloquialisms will include language once considered to be profane",
" The more society accepts use of expletives, the more we will need to use it to function in conversation",
" In a matter of decades, it will be acceptable for children in primary school to use expletives",
" Governments will eventually have no choice but to create laws forbidding the use of profanity"
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What is the author's central point about the increased frequency of expletive use in western society? | It has no correlation with crime but a positive correlation with acceptance of the taboo | 20046 | easy | [
" It represents mass disillusionment in ideals that were once central to a well-functioning society",
" It will inevitably result in an increase in crime and socially unacceptable behaviors",
" It has no correlation with crime but a positive correlation with acceptance of the taboo",
" It will bring about a new era of creativity and innovation in the years to come"
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The film review author gives all of the following reasons for his negative critique toward "Unmade Beds" EXCEPT that: | he believes the characters to be so vulgar that the audience cannot empathize with them | 20017 | hard | [
" he believes the director has taken too many liberties to bend the characters to his own perceptions of them",
" he believes its scripted nature does not qualify it as a true documentary film",
" he believes the characters to be so vulgar that the audience cannot empathize with them",
" he believes the director does not ultimately communicate the more profound truths about society"
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How does Barker view his own film? | He feels justified in bending the truth about his characters in order to depict a more important point to his audience | 20017 | easy | [
" He considers the film to be an original, unprecedented view of the human psyche",
" He realizes that his characters likely don't represent the average single person",
" He feels justified in bending the truth about his characters in order to depict a more important point to his audience",
" He knows that the rejection of his film by US distributors is part of the larger hypocrisy he is trying to reveal"
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What is ironic about "Unmade Beds" rejection from larger US distributors? | Smaller theaters will likely feature "Unmade Beds" merely for its controversial nature | 20017 | hard | [
" Larger theaters won't show \"Unmade Beds\" despite the fact that they show many similar films with less public contention",
" In overcoming criticism from larger US distributors, the four main characters of the film finally receive the redemption they've been seeking",
" Smaller theaters will likely feature \"Unmade Beds\" merely for its controversial nature",
" Its rejection from US distributors is a reflection of how American society spurns the film's four main characters"
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