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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: As food is pushed along, it undergoes digestion. Sent 2: Digestion is the process of breaking down food into nutrients. Sent 3: There are two types of digestion: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Sent 4: Mechanical digestion occurs when large chunks are turned into smaller chucks. Sent 5: Perhaps not surprisingly, this happens when you chew your food. Sent 6: Once you swallow the food, your stomach also does some of this work. Sent 7: Chemical digestion occurs when food is broken down into useful nutrients. Sent 8: This is a chemical process that begins as you start to chew your food. Sent 9: The saliva in your mouth starts this process. Sent 10: Once you swallow, the acid in your stomach further breaks down food. Sent 11: From the stomach, the foods moves into the small intestine. Sent 12: In the small intestines, another set of chemicals goes to work. Sent 13: Are you surprised? Sent 14: Your small intestine, and not your stomach, does most of the work!. Question: Where do foods move into from stomach? (A) Rectum (B) Gut (C) Liver (D) Small intestines (E) Large intestines (F) The small intestines.

D, F.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: (CNN) -- Cuba will pardon more than 2,900 prisoners, the government said Friday, though U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross is not among those who will be freed. Sent 2: The decision to release the prisoners follows "numerous requests" from their family members and religious institutions, and is a humanitarian gesture, said Cuban President Raul Castro. Sent 3: Among those who might be freed are prisoners over the age of 60, along with those who are sick, female or young with no previous criminal record. Sent 4: With some exceptions, prisoners convicted of spying, terrorism, murder and drug trafficking will not be released. Sent 5: Those who will be freed have already served a "important" part of their sentences and exhibited good behavior, according to an official statement published on the state-run website Cubadebate. Sent 6: The jailed American, Gross, will not be among those pardoned, the Cuban Interests Section in Washington said. Sent 7: Gross was jailed in December 2009, when he was working as a subcontractor on a U.S. Agency for International Development project aimed at spreading democracy. Sent 8: Castro has accused him of importing satellite equipment to connect dissidents to the Internet, and this year Cuba's highest court upheld the 15-year sentence imposed on Gross for committing crimes against the security of the state. Sent 9: He has maintained his innocence and said he was trying to help connect the Jewish community to the Internet. Sent 10: Castro, speaking to the National Assembly, said that 86 prisoners from 25 countries would be among those released in coming days. Sent 11: He cited the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI as one of the motivations behind the move, which he said showed the "generosity and strength of the revolution."Sent 12: The pope has said he plans to visit Mexico and Cuba before Easter. Question: Why was Alan Gross sentence to jail? (A) He was accused of drug trafficking (B) Castro accused him of importing satellite equipment to connect dissidents to the Internet (C) He was accused of committing crimes against the security of the state.

B, C.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Do not look for the Danteum in the Eternal City. Sent 2: In true Dantean form, politics stood in the way of its construction in 1938. Sent 3: Ironically this literature-inspired building can itself most easily be found in book form. Sent 4: Reading this book I remembered Goethe's quote about frozen music. Sent 5: Did Terragni try to freeze Dante's medieval miracle of song? Sent 6: Certainly a cold-poem seems artistically repulsive. Sent 7: Unflattering comparisons to the lake of Cocytus spring to mind too. Sent 8: While I cannot read Italian, I can read some German. Sent 9: After locating the original quotation I discovered that 'frozen' is a problematic (though common) translation of Goethe's original 'erstarrte.'Sent 10: The verb 'erstarren' more properly means 'to solidify' or 'to stiffen.'Sent 11: This suggests a chemical reaction in which the art does not necessarily chill in the transformation. Sent 12: Nor can simple thawing yield the original work. Sent 13: Like a chemical reaction it requires an artistic catalyst, a muse. Sent 14: Indeed the Danteum is not a physical translation of the Poem. Sent 15: Terragni thought it inappropriate to translate the Comedy literally into a non-literary work. Sent 16: The Danteum would not be a stage set, rather Terragni generated his design from the Comedy's structure, not its finishes. Question: Which word suggests chemical reaction through solidifying of stiffening? (A) Cocytus (B) Erstarren.

B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Hotel California Fact: Sound is a vibration. Sent 2: Sound travels as a mechanical wave through a medium, and in space, there is no medium. Sent 3: So when my shuttle malfunctioned and the airlocks didn't keep the air in, I heard nothing. Sent 4: After the first whoosh of the air being sucked away, there was lightning, but no thunder. Sent 5: Eyes bulging in panic, but no screams. Sent 6: Quiet and peaceful, right? Sent 7: Such a relief to never again hear my crewmate Jesse natter about his girl back on Earth and that all-expenses-paid vacation-for-two she won last time he was on leave. Sent 8: I swore, if I ever had to see a photo of him in a skimpy bathing suit again, giving the camera a cheesy thumbs-up from a lounge chair on one of those white sandy beaches, I'd kiss a monkey. Sent 9: Metaphorically, of course. Sent 10: Fact: If, before all the air is sucked out of the ship, a person is so lucky to have stuffed him or herself into a space suit, that person has less than twenty-four hours to live. Sent 11: This is more than the person would have sans space suit. Sent 12: Me, I found a space suit, but it was statistically unlikely that I, and whomever else has followed suit (pun intended), would manage to repair our ship before the less-than-twenty-four hours are up; yes, studies have been done. Sent 13: So, twenty-four hours. Sent 14: Give or take. Sent 15: About the time I was composing my last words in my head, trying not to think too much about what suffocating felt like, that's when I heard a bell. Question: Would the protagonist actually kiss a monkey? (A) Only if he ever had to see another photo of his crewmate and just metaphorically (B) Only metaphorically (C) Only if this would save him from death in space (D) No (E) Yes.

A, B, D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: For much of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, yet the Portuguese will tell you the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. Sent 2: The southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one. Sent 3: It has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto, which are farther north. Sent 4: Most of Portugal is known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces. Sent 5: The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses. Sent 6: And beaches. Sent 7: Think Algarve and the mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sands, secluded coves framed by odd ochre-colored rock formations, and deep green waters. Sent 8: With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal's southern province is one of Europe's premier beach destinations. Sent 9: The occasionally chilly ocean is the Atlantic, but the Algarve has a sultry Mediterranean feel. Sent 10: Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international resort area. Sent 11: The moderating effect of the Gulf Stream produces a fresh springtime breeze throughout winter, and in late January and February, white almond blossoms blanket the fields. Sent 12: In summer the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and innumerable pools are always just a dive away. Sent 13: Magnificent year-round weather has made the Algarve a huge destination for sporting vacations. Sent 14: Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging to cliffs and fairways just skirting the edge of the ocean — and horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are immensely popular. Sent 15: Sports, beaches and hospitable weather — not to mention easily organized package vacations — are surely the reasons the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal in its entirety. Sent 16: But it's not just international tourists that descend on the Algarve; many Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacations here. Sent 17: The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. Sent 18: West is where you'll find the famous orange cliffs and surreal eroded rock stacks. Question: Which region of Portugal gets the most sunshine on an average year? (A) Northern (B) Paris (C) Barlavento (D) Porto (E) South Africa (F) North Africa (G) Lisbon (H) Algarve.

H.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Before the mysterious disappearance of one of its passenger jets this month, Malaysia wasn't a country used to finding itself dominating headlines around the world. Sent 2: Some of its Southeast Asian neighbors, including Indonesia and the Philippines, have suffered devastating natural disasters in recent years and are all too familiar with the media frenzy that accompanies a major crisis. Sent 3: But Malaysia has largely managed to stay out of the international spotlight since its independence from British colonial rule more than half a century ago. Sent 4: "It is one of these countries, because of its geography, that doesn't have earthquakes," said Ernest Bower, senior adviser for Southeast Asia studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Sent 5: "It doesn't have tsunamis. Sent 6: It hasn't been tested with a disaster like this."Sent 7: The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has thrust the government into the dazzling glare of worldwide attention. Sent 8: And it hasn't emerged with very good grades. Sent 9: "I think on a stress test, they're failing," Bower told CNN's Jake Tapper, pointing to the government's coordination of different agencies and communication with other countries. Sent 10: China among critics Criticism and complaints have come from other countries involved in the search for the missing plane, including China and Vietnam, and from the relatives of passengers. Sent 11: Malaysian officials have created confusion by issuing contradictory statements on key aspects of the investigation. Sent 12: The majority of the people on board the plane were Chinese, and Beijing has increasingly voiced its displeasure with the search, especially after Malaysia announced over the weekend that evidence suggested the plane had been deliberately flown west into the Indian Ocean, away from its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. Sent 13: "The new information means the intensive search in the South China Sea for the whole past week was worthless and would never bear fruit," said a commentary published by China's state-run news agency Xinhua. Sent 14: "Even worse, the golden time for saving possible survivors, if any, was generously wasted.". Question: According to the media, has the Malaysian government done well in responding to the disappearance of Flight 370? (A) The Malaysian government has done adequately (B) Yes (C) "No" (D) No, it has failed (E) The Malaysian government has not done well (F) They have done so-so in their response.

C, D, E.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Iwasaki's careful respect for the Long Beach program and its lawyers earned him the political capital he needed to complete his takeover in a matter of weeks. Sent 2: "The Long Beach program had strong support in the community so in a situation like that, one has to recognize that it's not like a takeover where I have all the answers and I know best," Iwasaki said. Sent 3: "The people in the community who are working there have the contacts and the knowledge that will allow service to continue."Sent 4: Things have gone less smoothly across town. Sent 5: There, Dudovitz, a longtime poverty lawyer and executive director of the San Fernando Valley's 36-year-old legal aid program, continues to struggle with his hostile takeover of the neighboring San Gabriel-Pomona Valleys service area one year after it was accomplished. Sent 6: On the bright side, Dudovitz has extended his respected program to clients in the San Gabriel-Pomona Valley, and he now operates on a much larger budget, $6.5 million last year. Sent 7: However, his clash with the old San Gabriel program resulted in litigation, bitter feelings and a mission that some say is not clearly focused on serving poor people. Sent 8: "It was a difficult situation that was probably mishandled by everyone," a longtime observer of the public interest community said of the San Fernando Valley-San Gabriel-Pomona Valley merger. Sent 9: "There are very few people who come out as the heroes. Sent 10: Personalities got involved when they shouldn't have. Sent 11: Things were said that caused bad feelings and couldn't be unsaid."Sent 12: Iwasaki's merger with the smaller, 48-year-old Long Beach program was friendly and fast, and no one - not even Long Beach board members - lost a job. Sent 13: When it was over, Iwasaki had $1 million more in federal dollars and two new offices. Sent 14: Long Beach clients regained services they had lost years ago when federal budget cuts and dwindling grants reduced the staff of 15 lawyers to five and cut immigration and consumer law programs. Sent 15: Iwasaki said, "[I judged the transition] better than I could have hoped for.". Question: What is the budget Dudovitz now operates on? (A) $6.5 million (B) $7.5 million (C) $1 million.

A.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: For much of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, yet the Portuguese will tell you the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. Sent 2: The southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one. Sent 3: It has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto, which are farther north. Sent 4: Most of Portugal is known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces. Sent 5: The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses. Sent 6: And beaches. Sent 7: Think Algarve and the mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sands, secluded coves framed by odd ochre-colored rock formations, and deep green waters. Sent 8: With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal's southern province is one of Europe's premier beach destinations. Sent 9: The occasionally chilly ocean is the Atlantic, but the Algarve has a sultry Mediterranean feel. Sent 10: Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international resort area. Sent 11: The moderating effect of the Gulf Stream produces a fresh springtime breeze throughout winter, and in late January and February, white almond blossoms blanket the fields. Sent 12: In summer the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and innumerable pools are always just a dive away. Sent 13: Magnificent year-round weather has made the Algarve a huge destination for sporting vacations. Sent 14: Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging to cliffs and fairways just skirting the edge of the ocean — and horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are immensely popular. Sent 15: Sports, beaches and hospitable weather — not to mention easily organized package vacations — are surely the reasons the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal in its entirety. Sent 16: But it's not just international tourists that descend on the Algarve; many Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacations here. Sent 17: The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. Sent 18: West is where you'll find the famous orange cliffs and surreal eroded rock stacks. Question: Which division of the Algarve coast has the orange cliffs and rock stacks? (A) South (B) Barlavento, West (C) East (D) Solavento , East (E) Barlavento (F) Rugged (G) West (H) North.

B, E, G.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: From Babylon, Alexander went to Susa, one of the Achaemenid capitals, and captured its legendary treasury. Sent 2: He sent the bulk of his army to the Persian ceremonial capital of Persepolis via the Royal Road. Sent 3: Alexander himself took selected troops on the direct route to the city. Sent 4: He had to storm the pass of the Persian Gates (in the modern Zagros Mountains) which had been blocked by a Persian army under Ariobarzanes and then hurried to Persepolis before its garrison could loot the treasury. Sent 5: On entering Persepolis, Alexander allowed his troops to loot the city for several days. Sent 6: Alexander stayed in Persepolis for five months. Sent 7: During his stay a fire broke out in the eastern palace of Xerxes and spread to the rest of the city. Sent 8: Possible causes include a drunken accident or deliberate revenge for the burning of the Acropolis of Athens during the Second Persian War. Question: Where did Alexander and his army go after Babylon? (A) Susa, Persepolis (B) Musa (C) Greece (D) Susa.

A, D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The second major point on which the principals had agreed on March 10 was the need to crack down on terrorist organizations and curtail their fund-raising. Sent 2: The embassy bombings of 1998 had focused attention on al Qaeda's finances. Sent 3: One result had been the creation of an NSC-led interagency committee on terrorist financing. Sent 4: On its recommendation, the President had designated Bin Laden and al Qaeda as subject to sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Sent 5: This gave theTreasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) the ability to search for and freeze any Bin Laden or al Qaeda assets that reached the U.S. financial system. Sent 6: But since OFAC had little information to go on, few funds were frozen. Sent 7: In July 1999, the President applied the same designation to the Taliban for harboring Bin Laden. Sent 8: Here, OFAC had more success. Sent 9: It blocked more than $34 million in Taliban assets held in U.S. banks. Sent 10: Another $215 million in gold and $2 million in demand deposits, all belonging to the Afghan central bank and held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, were also frozen. Sent 11: After October 1999, when the State Department formally designated al Qaeda a "foreign terrorist organization," it became the duty of U.S. banks to block its transactions and seize its funds. Sent 12: Neither this designation nor UN sanctions had much additional practical effect; the sanctions were easily circumvented, and there were no multilateral mechanisms to ensure that other countries' financial systems were not used as conduits for terrorist funding. Sent 13: Attacking the funds of an institution, even the Taliban, was easier than finding and seizing the funds of a clandestine worldwide organization like al Qaeda. Sent 14: Although the CIA's Bin Laden unit had originally been inspired by the idea of studying terrorist financial links, few personnel assigned to it had any experience in financial investigations. Sent 15: Any terrorist-financing intelligence appeared to have been collected collaterally, as a consequence of gathering other intelligence. Sent 16: This attitude may have stemmed in large part from the chief of this unit, who did not believe that simply following the money from point A to point B revealed much about the terrorists' plans and intentions. Sent 17: As a result, the CIA placed little emphasis on terrorist financing. Sent 18: Nevertheless, the CIA obtained a general understanding of how al Qaeda raised money. Question: What was a result of the Embassy bombings of 1998? (A) It focused attention Al-Qaeda's finances (B) The President's designation of Bin Laden and al Qaeda as subject to sanctions (C) The creation of al Qaeda (D) The designation of al Qaeda a "domestic terrorist organization" (E) Gathering other intelligence (F) Foreign terrorist organization.

B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: { { Plot } } Tom plays pool in a deserted pool hall , pocketing two balls by lowdown means and then wakes Jerry up by shooting the 10-ball into the pocket where he is sleeping . Sent 2: Jerry awakes just in time to avoid the 10-ball and is carried out to the ball return , where the 10 and the 13 smash the mouse between each other . Sent 3: Jerry is mad and walks up through the pocket , first sees nothing , but after a few steps back to the pocket , he spots Tom perched behind it . Sent 4: Jerry tries to jump into another corner pocket , but Tom aims a cue ball with so much force that it roll's into the pocket , and spins back out of it and it rolls Jerry backwards to Tom , who has made a ramp with his cue stick for the mouse to slide up . Sent 5: Jerry stops at the top of the stick and is then blown down by Tom , who then shoots a stream of balls to make the mouse flat . Sent 6: The whole train rebounds back towards the cat and the balls stack up at Tom's end of the table . Sent 7: Tom shoots all the balls in succession with his cue , and then tries to shoot Jerry , but the mouse hangs onto the cue tip . Sent 8: The cat , as if he were saying `` Have it your way '' , chalks up and shoots the 8-ball using Jerry . Sent 9: The mouse drops off the cue tip and then is upended by the 8-ball rolling in circles , and Tom forces Jerry to jump through the ball rack as if he were a circus performer . Sent 10: Tom then sets it on fire to add an additional level of torment , and when Jerry accomplishes this with poise , Tom discards the flaming rack and shoots the 8-ball across the table and back . Question: What makes Jerry to stop at the top of the stick? (A) Because he slips (B) Because Tom blows him away (C) Tom tries to shoots.

B, C.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Early in chapter 5 we introduced, along with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other men who became operational coordinators for al Qaeda: Khallad and Nashiri. Sent 2: As we explained, both were involved during 1998 and 1999 in preparing to attack a ship off the coast of Yemen with a boatload of explosives. Sent 3: They had originally targeted a commercial vessel, specifically an oil tanker, but Bin Laden urged them to look for a U.S.warship instead. Sent 4: In January 2000, their team had attempted to attack a warship in the port of Aden, but the attempt failed when the suicide boat sank. Sent 5: More than nine months later, on October 12,2000, al Qaeda operatives in a small boat laden with explosives attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole. Sent 6: The blast ripped a hole in the side of the Cole, killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40. Sent 7: The plot, we now know, was a full-fledged al Qaeda operation, supervised directly by Bin Laden. Sent 8: He chose the target and location of the attack, selected the suicide operatives, and provided the money needed to purchase explosives and equipment. Sent 9: Nashiri was the field commander and managed the operation in Yemen. Sent 10: Khallad helped in Yemen until he was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and freed with Bin Laden's help, as we also mentioned earlier. Sent 11: Local al Qaeda coordinators included Jamal al Badawi and Fahd al Quso, who was supposed to film the attack from a nearby apartment. Sent 12: The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras. Sent 13: Nibras and Quso delivered money to Khallad in Bangkok during Khallad's January 2000 trip to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Sent 14: In September 2000, Bin Laden reportedly told Nashiri that he wanted to replace Khamri and Nibras. Sent 15: Nashiri was angry and disagreed, telling others he would go to Afghanistan and explain to Bin Laden that the new operatives were already trained and ready to conduct the attack. Sent 16: Prior to departing, Nashiri gave Nibras and Khamri instructions to execute the attack on the next U.S.warship that entered the port of Aden. Question: Why did the team avert from attacking an oil tanker and attempt to attack a warship? (A) The team was convinced by Bin Laden to attack warship instead of an oil tanker (B) Killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40 (C) They thought the warship would create a larger explosion (D) Bin Laden urged them to look for a U.S.warship instead (E) The blast ripped a hole in the side of the Cole, killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40 (F) The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras.

A, D, F.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The only home Hamilton ever owned was a Federal style mansion designed by John McComb Jr., which he built on his 32-acre country estate in Hamilton Heights in upper Manhattan. Sent 2: He named the house, which was completed in 1802, the "Grange" after his grandfather Alexander's estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. Sent 3: The house remained in the family until 1833 when his widow sold it to Thomas E. Davis, a British born real estate developer, for $25,000. Sent 4: Part of the proceeds were used by Eliza to purchase a new townhouse from Davis (Hamilton-Holly House) in Greenwich Village with her son Alexander. Sent 5: The Grange, first moved from its original location in 1889, was moved again in 2008 to a spot in St. Nicholas Park on land that was once part of the Hamilton estate, in Hamilton Heights, a neighborhood in upper Manhattan. Sent 6: The historic structure was restored to its original 1802 appearance in 2011, and is maintained by the National Park service as Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Sent 7: Alexander Hamilton served as one of the first trustees of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in New York state. Sent 8: Later the Academy received a college charter in 1812, and the school was formally renamed Hamilton College.Columbia University, Hamilton's alma mater, has official memorials to Hamilton on its campus in New York City. Sent 9: The college's main classroom building for the humanities is Hamilton Hall, and a large statue of Hamilton stands in front of it. Sent 10: The university press has published his complete works in a multivolume letterpress edition. Sent 11: Columbia University's student group for ROTC cadets and Marine officer candidates is named the Alexander Hamilton Society. Question: What name was the home that Hamilton owned was given? (A) Hamilton Heights (B) The Grange.

B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: When 74-year-old Penny Sweat was evicted from the HUD-subsidized Glendale Senior Housing in Salt Lake City last month, she moved to a nonsubsidized apartment at five times her previous rent because she was unaware of her rights. Sent 2: It turns out the manager of the seniors complex, its attorneys and government overseers were unaware, too. Sent 3: Lee Kemp, a hearing-impaired World War II disabled vet, also was evicted, but he contacted Utah Legal Services and was told to stay put. Sent 4: Attorney Marty Blaustein then notified Utah Nonprofit Housing Corp., the building's owner, that Kemp's eviction was not legal and that he had a right to a hearing. Sent 5: That didn't stop Utah Nonprofit Housing's attorneys from then sending Kemp a summons to show cause why he had not moved out. Sent 6: Meanwhile, Sweat's granddaughter called Salt Lake City housing officials, federal housing officials, state officials and several agents of Utah Nonprofit Housing to find out about her grandmother's rights. Sent 7: Nobody knew. Sent 8: Blaustein then took Sweat's case along with Kemp's and demanded her ousting be rectified. Sent 9: Utah Nonprofit Housing President Marion Willey returned from an out-of-town trip and learned HUD procedures were not followed. Sent 10: The eviction was activated because of ongoing personality conflicts among seniors in the complex, he said, and the new building manager decided the problems were with Sweat and Kemp. Sent 11: Several tenants blame other neighbors as perpetrators of the rift, however. Sent 12: Willey said when his building manager called attorneys retained by the company, they erroneously told her she could go ahead and kick out the tenants. Sent 13: When she called HUD to make sure, the inquiry got bogged down in bureaucracy and nobody called her back. Sent 14: Willey says he has offered Sweat and Kemp apartments in another complex operated by his company at their old rates. Sent 15: He also is retaining new attorneys. Question: After the eviction of Penny Sweat, who was unaware of her rights? (A) HUD (B) Penny Sweat was unaware of her rights (C) Marty Blaustein (D) Managers of the senior complex (E) Penny, the manager of the complex, its attorneys and government overseers (F) Penny Sweat (G) Attorneys (H) Government overseers (I) Lee Kemp.

B, D, E, F, G, H.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: In 2415 , after a virus in 2011 wiped out 99 % of the Earth's population , all of the survivors inhabit Bregna , a walled city-state , Which is ruled by a congress of scientists . Sent 2: Although Bregna is idyllic , people are routinely disappearing and everyone is suffering from bad dreams . Sent 3: on Flux is a member of the ` Monicans ' , an underground rebel organization who communicate through telepathy-enabling technology and are led by The Handler . Sent 4: After a mission to destroy a surveillance station , on comes home to find her sister Una has been killed for being mistaken for a Monican . Sent 5: When on is sent on a mission to kill the government's leader , Trevor Goodchild , she discovers that both she and the Monicans are being manipulated by council members in a secret coup . Sent 6: This discovery causes on to question the origins of everyone in Bregna ; and in particular , her own personal connection to Trevor . Sent 7: It turns out that everyone in Bregna is actually a clone , grown from recycled DNA . Sent 8: With the dead constantly being reborn into new individuals and still bearing partial memories of their previous lives , there has been an increase in the troubling dreams . Sent 9: Recycling and cloning became necessary since the original viral antidote made humans infertile . Sent 10: Trevor's ongoing experiments , as with all his clone ancestors , has been trying to reverse the infertility . Sent 11: on learns that she is a clone of the original Trevor's wife , Katherine and is the first Katherine clone in over 400 years . Sent 12: One of Trevor's experiments , Una , was successful as she became pregnant . Question: What happened to Bregna in 2011? (A) A hurricane hit (B) Bregna is idyllic , people are routinely disappearing and everyone is suffering from bad dreams (C) A scientific experiment (D) A virus in 2011 wiped out 99 % of the Earth's population so they infiltrated Bregna (E) A volcano erupted.

B, D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Defeated last month for re-election, Gov. Roy Barnes announced Tuesday that he will spend his first six months out of office as an unpaid attorney for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, where he will represent poor people. Sent 2: "One day I'll probably do some legal work that I will charge a handsome fee for - at least I hope there are those that are still willing to pay," he told reporters. Sent 3: "But for now, I think it is important to fulfill my duty as a lawyer to help those who need it the most, to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves and to defend those whose life and livelihoods depend on it," he said. Sent 4: Previous governors have gone to prestigious law firms, joined corporate boards or returned to thriving businesses. Sent 5: "I don't think I've ever heard of anybody doing this before," Emory University political science professor Merle Black said. Sent 6: "If he's actually going to represent individuals for that organization, they're going to get great representation. Sent 7: You're going to get some powerful legal muscle there," Mr. Black said. Sent 8: Mr. Barnes said he already has his first case, but he wouldn't say what it is. Sent 9: Atlanta Legal Aid provides civil services to poor people in five metro Atlanta counties. Sent 10: Mr. Barnes said he was hoping to send a message to other lawyers. Sent 11: "This privilege to practice law is just that - it's a privilege. Sent 12: And it comes with a cost and it comes with a bill . Sent 13: We as lawyers have a responsibility to make sure that everyone, regardless of whether they can afford it or not, has quality representation. Sent 14: And if we don't do that, then we're not much of a profession," he said. Sent 15: Steven Gottlieb, the society's executive director, said, "I can't imagine anything that could be better than to have the governor of the state, in his first act as a private citizen, donate six months of his time to represent poor people . Question: Will he be practicing with a high priced law firm? (A) No (B) Yes.

B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: When Alexander destroyed Tyre, most of the towns on the route to Egypt quickly capitulated. Sent 2: A later tradition recorded his entry into Jerusalem: according to Josephus, Alexander was shown the Book of Daniel's prophecy, presumably chapter 8, which described a mighty Greek king who would conquer the Persian Empire. Sent 3: He spared Jerusalem and pushed south into Egypt. Sent 4: However, Alexander met with resistance at Gaza. Sent 5: The stronghold was heavily fortified and built on a hill, requiring a siege. Sent 6: When "his engineers pointed out to him that because of the height of the mound it would be impossible... this encouraged Alexander all the more to make the attempt". Sent 7: After three unsuccessful assaults, the stronghold fell, but not before Alexander had received a serious shoulder wound. Sent 8: As in Tyre, men of military age were put to the sword and the women and children were sold into slavery. Sent 9: Alexander advanced on Egypt in later 332 BC, where he was regarded as a liberator. Sent 10: He was pronounced son of the deity Amun at the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert. Sent 11: Henceforth, Alexander often referred to Zeus-Ammon as his true father, and after his death, currency depicted him adorned with rams horn as a symbol of his divinity. Sent 12: During his stay in Egypt, he founded Alexandria-by-Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after his death. Question: Who spared Jerusalem and pushed south into Egypt? (A) Amun (B) Alexander.

B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: A West Tennessee nonprofit organization will use a $300,000 federal grant to hire an attorney and a Spanish-speaking paralegal to help provide legal assistance to domestic violence victims. Sent 2: The U.S. Department of Justice two-year grant will begin Oct. 1, which is the start of domestic violence awareness month. Sent 3: U.S. Rep. John Tanner announced Monday that the grant was awarded to West Tennessee Legal Services of Jackson. Sent 4: The organization provides legal assistance and advocacy in 17 counties. Sent 5: "This award will offer assistance as we look for whatever ways possible to stop domestic violence and help the women, men and children who are victims of abuse," Tanner said in a news statement. Sent 6: The organization doesn't have a staff member who speaks Spanish and the need is increasing with growing Hispanic populations, said the organization's executive director Steven Xanthopoulos. Sent 7: He estimated the money will help handle at least another 180 cases next year. Sent 8: The group closes about 2,500 cases a year. Sent 9: The money was timed well because the legal group had recently lost about $120,000 in grant money due to a decrease in the poverty population in West Tennessee in Census 2000, Xanthopoulos said. Sent 10: "The drop in poverty is a good thing, but there is still a great need out there," he said. Sent 11: "So this was a very good thing."Sent 12: Having legal representation at divorce and child custody hearings is important in helping victims leave abusive and sometimes dangerous situations, said Margaret Cole, executive director of Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program in Jackson. Sent 13: Her organization and Northwest Safeline are partners in the grant. Sent 14: Northwest Safeline, based in Dyersburg, is a family violence intervention project that serves Dyer, Obion, Lake and Crockett counties. Question: What organization provides legal assistance and advocacy in 17 counties? (A) Us dept of education (B) U.S. Rep. John Tanner (C) West Tennessee Legal Services (D) West Tennessee nonprofit organization.

C, D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Johnnie had a set of small volumes of English verse, extensively annotated by his own hand, which Stoddard had brought to her early in their acquaintance, leaving it with her more as a gift than as a loan. Sent 2: She kept these little books after all the others had gone back. Sent 3: She had read and reread them--cullings from Chaucer, from Spenser, from the Elizabethan lyrists, the border balladry, fierce, tender, oh, so human--till she knew pages of them by heart, and their vocabulary influenced her own, their imagery tinged all her leisure thoughts. Sent 4: It seemed to her, whenever she debated returning them, that she could not bear it. Sent 5: She would get them out and sit with one of them open in her hands, not reading, but staring at the pages with unseeing eyes, passing her fingers over it, as one strokes a beloved hand, or turning through each book only to find the pencilled words in the margins. Sent 6: She would be giving up part of herself when she took these back. Sent 7: Yet it had to be done, and one miserable morning she made them all into a neat package, intending to carry them to the mill and place them on Stoddard's desk thus early, when nobody would be in the office. Sent 8: Then the children came in; Deanie was half sick; and in the distress of getting the ailing child comfortably into her own bed, Johnnie forgot the books. Sent 9: Taking them in at noon, she met Stoddard himself. Question: What type of book set did Johnnie have? (A) Encyclopedias (B) A small volume of English verse containing Chaucer and Spenser (C) Small volumes of English verse.

B, C.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The one person who, by his interference, could have settled all doubts was debarred by circumstances from interfering in the matter. Sent 2: Wykham Delandre had quarrelled with his sister--or perhaps it was that she had quarrelled with him--and they were on terms not merely of armed neutrality but of bitter hatred. Sent 3: The quarrel had been antecedent to Margaret going to Brent's Rock. Sent 4: She and Wykham had almost come to blows. Sent 5: There had certainly been threats on one side and on the other; and in the end Wykham, overcome with passion, had ordered his sister to leave his house. Sent 6: She had risen straightway, and, without waiting to pack up even her own personal belongings, had walked out of the house. Sent 7: On the threshold she had paused for a moment to hurl a bitter threat at Wykham that he would rue in shame and despair to the last hour of his life his act of that day. Sent 8: Some weeks had since passed; and it was understood in the neighbourhood that Margaret had gone to London, when she suddenly appeared driving out with Geoffrey Brent, and the entire neighbourhood knew before nightfall that she had taken up her abode at the Rock. Sent 9: It was no subject of surprise that Brent had come back unexpectedly, for such was his usual custom. Sent 10: Even his own servants never knew when to expect him, for there was a private door, of which he alone had the key, by which he sometimes entered without anyone in the house being aware of his coming. Sent 11: This was his usual method of appearing after a long absence. Question: What happened before Margaret went to Geoffrey's house? (A) Margaret had a quarrel with her brother, Wykham Delandre (B) She and her brother Wykham had quarreled (C) The threshold she had paused for a moment to hurl a bitter threat at Wykham that he would rue in shame and despair to the last hour of his life.

A, B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The old vaulted church was stripped down: there was no cloth on the altar, just a DJ's toolkit and his beer. Sent 2: Through the dark, I could see three bolts left in the wall from where they'd taken down the crucifix. Sent 3: A confessional too beaten-up to have been sold was shaking in a way that suggested activity inside, and where the pews had been taken out, a couple hundred people were testifying to the DJ's moving sermon. Sent 4: Rachel stepped forward into the crowd while I took a moment to drink in the ceiling's blue-lit, shadowed vault and the light-catching haze from who-knows-what rising between the DJ and the crowd. Sent 5: There was a terrific echo, each beat reverberating inside of the next, and the old stained-glass windows rattled in their frames. Sent 6: On the dance floor, people moved with their eyes closed and their hands in the air. Sent 7: I danced with Rachel for a while, but then something by the bar seemed to be pulling her eyes. Sent 8: She told me that she was heading for a drink and slipped out of the crowd. Sent 9: When she hadn't come back halfway through the next song, I glanced over at the bar. Sent 10: It was just a little set-up where someone had stacked a few crates and brought something alcoholic to share, mostly beer. Sent 11: Rachel was standing with a plastic cup, looking like she was having a conversation, but I couldn't see anyone else there. Sent 12: The next time the crowd split, I saw him. Sent 13: He stood in front of a blue light, so I couldn't see him clearly, but what I saw was memorable. Sent 14: He wore a jacket of what might have been blue velvet, and his hair gleamed black against his white skin. Sent 15: The blue haze seemed to stop just shy of his pallor, setting off his striking face without illuminating its details, and his wrists flashed white in the darkness. Sent 16: He didn't move, just stared and held his drink. Sent 17: The next time I saw them, his mouth was moving. Sent 18: She nodded and he took her arm. Sent 19: I watched them through the crush of dancers as they squeezed along the wall, and the feeling came to me that something was very wrong. Sent 20: Saturday morning, I woke up and saw that she still hadn't come home. Question: How many times is the image of "blue" used? (A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 4.

C.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: New Legitimacy: Organized crime was soon to have a formidable adversary in its bid to control Las Vegas — corporate cash. Sent 2: Though Las Vegas had developed a powerful local economy, few major outside investments were made in the city, due primarily to mob infiltration and its inherent ties to illegal activities. Sent 3: That would change dramatically with the 1966 arrival of billionaire Howard Hughes. Sent 4: A legitimate businessman, Hughes was nonetheless eccentric and dramatic, a style suited to the Las Vegas ethos. Sent 5: True to the myth, the reclusive Hughes immediately cloistered himself in the Desert Inn's penthouse. Sent 6: Several weeks later he was asked — then ordered — to vacate the room to make room for high rollers, whereupon he promptly bought the property and fired the management. Sent 7: Thus began Hughes' legendary three-year, $300-million Las Vegas buying spree. Sent 8: When it was over, Hughes owned six casinos, an airport, and an airline, along with numerous plots of land stretching from the Strip to the mountains. Sent 9: Hughes' actions would have beneficial repercussions, both immediate and lasting. Sent 10: Because of the new legitimacy Las Vegas acquired from Hughes' investments, established companies such as Hilton Hotels bought into the gaming business, and their influence helped draw a line in the desert sand between legitimate operations and mob casinos, where illegal skimming of profits was rampant. Sent 11: That, combined with the formation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, would signal the beginning of the end for heavy mob influence in the city. Sent 12: Las Vegas with a Vision As corporations moved in and the mob was slowly pushed out, a new Las Vegas emerged. Sent 13: The legitimization of gambling led to its increased legalization across the US. Sent 14: What was once a sure thing became much more competitive. Sent 15: Casino operators had to reassess the nature of their business. Sent 16: The first to really do so was Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas resident and owner of the Golden Nugget. Sent 17: In the mid-1980s, Wynn began plans to reinvigorate Las Vegas with a new resort. Sent 18: He bought several Strip properties — the Silver Slipper and Castaways among them — and demolished them to make way for a new kind of resort — Mirage —  which became an instant success. Question: The owner of the Golden Nugget demolished several Strip properties to build what? (A) The Mirage (B) A new resort, Mirage (C) Hilton (D) The Desert Inn (E) A new Casino resort, the Mirage (F) Golden Nugget (G) The Silver Slipper (H) A new kind of resort.

A, B, E, H.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: (CNN) -- Declaring 2010 "The best year in safety performance in our company's history," Transocean Ltd., owner of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig that exploded, killing 11 workers, has awarded its top executives hefty bonuses and raises, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Sent 2: That includes a $200,000 salary increase for Transocean president and chief executive officer Steven L. Newman, whose base salary will increase from $900,000 to $1.1 million, according to the SEC report. Sent 3: Newman's bonus was $374,062, the report states. Sent 4: Newman also has a $5.4 million long-term compensation package the company awarded him upon his appointment as CEO in March 2010, according to the SEC filing. Sent 5: The latest cash awards are based in part on the company's "performance under safety," the Transocean filing states. Sent 6: "Notwithstanding the tragic loss of life in the Gulf of Mexico, we achieved an exemplary statistical safety record as measured by our total recordable incident rate and total potential severity rate," the SEC statement reads. Sent 7: "As measured by these standards, we recorded the best year in safety performance in our Company's history."Sent 8: The company called that record "a reflection on our commitment to achieving an incident-free environment, all the time, everywhere," the SEC filing states. Sent 9: The company did not respond to an e-mail from CNN seeking comment. Sent 10: The April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig injured 17 workers and killed 11 others, including nine Transocean employees, according to the SEC filing. Sent 11: It has been called the worst spill in U.S. history. Sent 12: The well was capped three months later, but not before millions of barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf. Sent 13: In January, President Barack Obama's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released a report that spread blame for the accident among Transocean, BP -- which leased the rig -- and Halliburton, which installed the rig's cement casing. Question: Where was the Deepwater Horizon oil rig before the accident? (A) Mexican Gulf (B) Mannar Gulf (C) At the Gulf of Mexico (D) At the South Atlantic (E) At the Gulf of Alaska (F) Gulf of Mannar.

A, C.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Growing up on a farm near St. Paul, L. Mark Bailey didn't dream of becoming a judge. Sent 2: Even when he graduated from North Decatur High School in 1975, sitting on the bench someday seemed more like a leisurely activity than a career. Sent 3: Somewhere along the line, all of that changed. Sent 4: Bailey received his bachelor's degree from the University of Indianapolis in 1978 and a jurisprudence doctorate from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 1982. Sent 5: After several years of private practice from 1982-90, he became the judge of Decatur County Court for a year. Sent 6: The Indiana legislature renamed that judgeship and Bailey was tabbed Decatur Superior Court judge from 1992-98, winning reelection twice. Sent 7: From there, his career continued on the fast track and Bailey was appointed by Gov. Frank O'Bannon to sit on the Indiana Court of Appeals First District, where he works today. Sent 8: Despite his quick climb up the legal ladder, Bailey has always found time to help out in causes he feels strongly about. Sent 9: It was for his dedication to the law and the people that are affected by it that he was recently recognized. Sent 10: The Indiana Pro Bono Commission hosted its annual celebration event, the Randall T. Shepard Dinner, at French Lick Springs Spa in October. Sent 11: More than 100 judges, lawyers and dignitaries were present for the gathering. Sent 12: One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of the first-ever Randall T. Shepard award for excellence in pro bono work. Sent 13: Bailey received the award for his three years of volunteer work at Indiana Pro Bono Commission. Sent 14: The award was named after the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court to honor his statewide vision on justice. Sent 15: The qualifications for the award were based upon demonstrated dedication to the innovative development and delivery of legal services to the poor in one of the 14 pro bono districts of Indiana. Sent 16: "This award came as a real surprise to me. Sent 17: It is truly an honor. Sent 18: Just being the first chair of the commission which began the implementation of the pro bono process was somewhat humbling. Question: Who thought that someday sitting on the bench seemed more like a leisurely activity than a career? (A) Randall T. Shepard (B) Mark Bailey (C) Randy Bailey.

B.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Breathing is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs. Sent 2: The process depends on a muscle called the diaphragm. Sent 3: This is a large, sheet-like muscle below the lungs. Sent 4: Inhaling, or breathing in, occurs when the diaphragm muscle tightens. Sent 5: This increases the size of the chest. Sent 6: This too decreases air pressure inside the lungs. Sent 7: This action allows air and gases to enter the lungs. Sent 8: Exhaling, or breathing out, occurs when the diaphragm muscle relaxes. Sent 9: This decreases the size of the chest. Sent 10: This increases air pressure inside the lungs. Sent 11: This action allows for air to leave the lungs. Sent 12: When you inhale, air enters the respiratory system through your nose and ends up in your lungs, where gas exchange with the blood takes place. Sent 13: What happens to the air along the way? Sent 14: In the nose, mucus and hairs trap any dust or other particles in the air. Sent 15: The air is also warmed and moistened. Sent 16: Next, air passes through a passageway that is connected to the windpipe. Sent 17: The air then finds its way to the lungs. Sent 18: In the chest, the windpipe splits so that air enters both the right and left lung. Question: What is happening when your chest decreases in size while breathing? (A) Exhaling (B) Inhaling (C) Sweating (D) Exhaling, or breathing out.

A, D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The Agencies Confer When they learned a second plane had struck the World Trade Center, nearly everyone in the White House told us, they immediately knew it was not an accident. Sent 2: The Secret Service initiated a number of security enhancements around the White House complex. Sent 3: The officials who issued these orders did not know that there were additional hijacked aircraft, or that one such aircraft was en route to Washington. Sent 4: These measures were precautionary steps taken because of the strikes in New York. Sent 5: The FAA and White House Teleconferences. Sent 6: The FAA, the White House, and the Defense Department each initiated a multiagency teleconference before 9:30. Sent 7: Because none of these teleconferences-at least before 10:00- included the right officials from both the FAA and Defense Department, none succeeded in meaningfully coordinating the military and FAA response to the hijackings. Sent 8: At about 9:20, security personnel at FAA headquarters set up a hijacking teleconference with several agencies, including the Defense Department. Sent 9: The NMCC officer who participated told us that the call was monitored only periodically because the information was sporadic, it was of little value, and there were other important tasks. Sent 10: The FAA manager of the teleconference also remembered that the military participated only briefly before the Pentagon was hit. Sent 11: Both individuals agreed that the teleconference played no role in coordinating a response to the attacks of 9/11. Sent 12: Acting Deputy Administrator Belger was frustrated to learn later in the morning that the military had not been on the call. Sent 13: At the White House, the video teleconference was conducted from the Situation Room by Richard Clarke, a special assistant to the president long involved in counterterrorism. Sent 14: Logs indicate that it began at 9:25 and included the CIA; the FBI; the departments of State, Justice, and Defense; the FAA; and the White House shelter. Sent 15: The FAA and CIA joined at 9:40. Sent 16: The first topic addressed in the White House video teleconference-at about 9:40-was the physical security of the President, the White House, and federal agencies. Sent 17: Immediately thereafter it was reported that a plane had hit the Pentagon. Sent 18: We found no evidence that video teleconference participants had any prior information that American 77 had been hijacked and was heading directly toward Washington. Question: When did the Secret Service initiate security enhancements around the White House? (A) After the second plane hit the world trade towers (B) After the second plane hit the World Trade Center (C) When it became apparent that it wasn't an accident (D) 9:40am when the teleconference began (E) When the FAA told them to.

A, B, C.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: (CNN) -- Shain Gandee, one of the stars of the MTV reality show "Buckwild," has been found dead along with two other people in Kanawha County, West Virginia, authorities said Monday. Sent 2: "This is a very sad and tragic event," Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper said. Sent 3: "We live in a very small community. Sent 4: Our thoughts and prayers are with the Gandee family."Sent 5: Gandee, 21, was found dead in a vehicle along with his uncle, David Dwight Gandee, 48, and Donald Robert Myers, 27, authorities said. Sent 6: 'Buckwild' producer talks about the show "Earlier this day after releasing information Shain Gandee was missing, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office received word of a disabled vehicle in a wooded area near Thaxton Hollow, Sissonville, Kanawha County WV," said a statement from the Sheriff's Office. Sent 7: "Deputies and members of the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department used all terrain vehicles to access that vehicle, a 1984 Ford Bronco belonging to the Gandee family. Sent 8: The vehicle was in a muddy area along a worn path. Sent 9: Inside were the bodies of three people."Sent 10: In a subsequent release, the Sheriff's Office said the vehicle was partially submerged in mud. Sent 11: It was uneven but upright; its muffler was below the surface. Sent 12: Mud covered the lower part of the Bronco's passenger side door, but the driver's side, where the younger Gandee sat, was free, the Sheriff's Office said. Sent 13: Gandee was happy with life before death He was one of the nine cast members of "Buckwild."Sent 14: The show follows a group of young adults trying to have fun in Sissonville, West Virginia, pulling stunts such as turning a dump truck into a swimming pool or just riding around the woods on their all-terrain vehicles. Sent 15: Gandee was billed as a former high school prom king who had done "every job from coal mining to being a garbage man.". Question: What sad and tragic event occurred in Kanawha County? (A) Gandee, his uncle and his cousin have been found dead (B) A family of three has been killed (C) A vehicle has been found with three dead men inside (D) Shain Gandee and two others were found dead (E) A famous reality show star has been killed.

C, D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: Though prehistoric remains from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Ages have been unearthed in the Manzanares Valley, prior to Madrid's sudden elevation to capital city in 1561 its history was rather undistinguished. Sent 2: Over a period of many centuries crucial in Spanish history, Madrid's significance was negligible. Sent 3: The Romans built their most advanced outpost on the Iberian peninsula, but left nothing of consequence in Madrid. Sent 4: Armies of North African nomads, intent on disseminating Islam, invaded the peninsula in a.d. Sent 5: Within 10 years, they had overrun most of Spain. Sent 6: If Madrid played any role in these pivotal events, no record of it remains. Sent 7: The first solid references to this obscure settlement on the Castilian plateau, guarded by the looming Guadarrama mountain range, appear in the 9th century. Sent 8: The Arabic name for "place of many springs," variously recorded as Magerit, Mayrit or Magrit, eventually evolved into Madrid. Sent 9: The hamlet entered historical chronicles for its military significance; it was located near the main line of resistance to the Christian reconquest. Sent 10: Over centuries of struggle, the defending Moorish army built a full-scale fort, or Alcázar, on the heights of Madrid commanding the Manzanares valley. Sent 11: After several unsuccessful skirmishes, the Christian forces of Alfonso VI captured Madrid in 1083. Sent 12: The Alcázar became a fort of the crown of Castile. Sent 13: During a counter-offensive in 1109, the town was overrun by the Moors, but the Christianized fortress held. Sent 14: The Moors were expelled from the town, but they remained in control of southern Spain for almost four centuries. Sent 15: Meanwhile, Madrid enjoyed brief prominence in 1308 when king Ferdinand IV and his Cortes, an early version of parliament, held a formal meeting in the fledgling town. Sent 16: From then on, the kings of Spain began to visit Madrid, where the air was invigorating and the hunting excellent. Sent 17: Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic monarchs that united all the provinces of Spain, first visited Madrid in 1477. Question: Who overtook the Romans? (A) North African nomads (B) Armies of African Nomads (C) Christian forces (D) Indians (E) The North African nomads intent on spreading Islam.

A, B, E.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The Albanians first appear in the historical record in Byzantine sources of the late 11th century. Sent 2: At this point, they were already fully Christianized. Sent 3: Islam later emerged as the majority religion during the centuries of Ottoman rule, though a significant Christian minority remained. Sent 4: After independence (1912) from the Ottoman Empire, the Albanian republican, monarchic and later Communist regimes followed a systematic policy of separating religion from official functions and cultural life. Sent 5: Albania never had an official state religion either as a republic or as a kingdom. Sent 6: In the 20th century, the clergy of all faiths was weakened under the monarchy, and ultimately eradicated during the 1950s and 1960s, under the state policy of obliterating all organized religion from Albanian territories. Sent 7: The Communist regime that took control of Albania after World War II persecuted and suppressed religious observance and institutions and entirely banned religion to the point where Albania was officially declared to be the world's first atheist state. Sent 8: Religious freedom has returned to Albania since the regime's change in 1992. Sent 9: Albania joined the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in 1992, following the fall of the communist government, but will not be attending the 2014 conference due a dispute regarding the fact that its parliament never ratified the country's membership. Sent 10: Albanian Muslim populations (mainly secular and of the Sunni branch) are found throughout the country whereas Albanian Orthodox Christians as well as Bektashis are concentrated in the south and Roman Catholics are found in the north of the country. Sent 11: The first recorded Albanian Protestant was Said Toptani, who traveled around Europe, and in 1853 returned to Tirana and preached Protestantism. Sent 12: He was arrested and imprisoned by the Ottoman authorities in 1864. Sent 13: Mainline evangelical Protestants date back to the work of Congregational and later Methodist missionaries and the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society in the 19th century. Sent 14: The Evangelical Alliance, which is known as VUSh, was founded in 1892. Sent 15: Today VUSh has about 160 member congregations from different Protestant denominations. Sent 16: VUSh organizes marches in Tirana including one against blood feuds in 2010. Sent 17: Bibles are provided by the Interconfessional Bible Society of Albania. Sent 18: The first full Albanian Bible to be printed was the Filipaj translation printed in 1990. Question: In what year was Said Toptani arrested and imprisoned? (A) 2010 (B) 19th century (C) 1892 (D) 1864 (E) 1860 (F) 1990.

D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: (CNN) -- Air New Zealand's latest in-flight safety video, released Tuesday, is already another viral hit but is encountering some turbulence over its use of several bikini-clad Sports Illustrated models. Sent 2: View the video here Previous versions of the video -- starring anything from Hobbits to Bear Grylls to New Zealand's all conquering All Blacks rugby team -- have revolutionized the on-board safety message airlines deliver to passengers. Sent 3: The most recent effort though is being criticized by some as neither ground-breaking nor as creative, after the airline teamed up with Sports Illustrated magazine to produce what it's calling "The world's most beautiful safety video."Sent 4: The "Safety in Paradise" video, which rolls out on Air New Zealand flights at the end of February, is beautifully shot and certainly cheerful and fun. Sent 5: It was filmed in the Cook Islands -- home to several stunning beaches -- and coincides with the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit franchise. Sent 6: Earlier videos have been witty, clever and quirky but the paradise video combines a far less subtle use of eye-catching material -- using four of the planet's most beautiful, and scantily clad women, to deliver information to passengers. Sent 7: The models include Ariel Meredith, Chrissy Teigen, Hannah Davis and Jessica Gomes. Sent 8: Christie Brinkley makes a cameo. Sent 9: "It seems that suddenly they are saying that my sexuality is all that matters about me," one critic, Massey University lecturer and feminist commentator Deborah Russell told the Sydney Morning Herald. Sent 10: Social media reaction to the video was predictably mixed, though the majority of commenters on Facebook and Twitter appeared to support the video -- and the women in it. Sent 11: Many praised Air New Zealand for using beautiful women to promote the Cook Islands and complimented the airline on its marketing prowess, given the mass of media attention now being given to the safety video. Sent 12: From the negative corner, while some commented they were appalled Air New Zealand would be so sexist, others said the Sports Illustrated version just isn't all that clever -- a disappointing follow up to the airline's creative safety videos of the past. Question: Which company created "The world's most beautiful safety video"? (A) Lufstansa (B) Australian Air (C) AeroFrance (D) Air New Zealand.

D.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: The opening shot of the movie shows Kunti praying for Lord Krishna's protection for the Pandavas . Sent 2: Lord Krishna consoles Kunti and promises to ever protect the Pandavas and guide them through troubles and problems that may occur in life . Sent 3: The sons of Pandu and Dhritarashtra progeny break into an argument . Sent 4: When Duryodhana insults the Pandavas as `` dependents '' , Bheema counters by saying that , the Kauravas are the progeny of a widow . Sent 5: Duryodhana asks Veda Vyasa for an explanation . Sent 6: He is then told that , since his mother , Gandhari had an astrological defect , she is first married of to a goat and then married to his father . Sent 7: Duryodhana gains animosity towards the kingdom of Gandhara where the king , the father of his mother Gandhari , rules . Sent 8: He attacks Gandhara and lays waste of the whole kingdom . Sent 9: He them imprisons the royal family in his prison . Sent 10: He gives them only one rice grain per prisoner . Sent 11: The king of Gandhara then stops everyone from grabbing the little food that is provided . Sent 12: He says that instead of everyone dying , they could keep at least one of their princes alive . Sent 13: He chooses Sakuni to be alive . Sent 14: Sakuni takes an oath that he will do everything he can to destroy the entire Kaurava clan . Sent 15: He makes magic dice from his father's spinal cord . Sent 16: The magic dice show exactly the number that he would want . Sent 17: Duryodhana takes pity on the lone prisoner , Sakuni after the rest of the Gandhara royal family dies in prison out of starvation . Sent 18: Sakuni joins the evil of coterie of Duryodhana , Karna and Dushyasana . Question: What do Lord Krishna promises Kunti to ever protect (A) He promises to ever protect the Pandavas (B) Protect the Pandavas and guide them through troubles and problems (C) To guide them through troubles and problems that may occur in life (D) To avenge Gandhani (E) He promises to help defeat the kingdom of Gandhana (F) He gives gold (G) Pandavas (H) He give life.

A, B, C, G.

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You are given a paragraph, a question and some answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", etc.) You need to list all the correct answer options with their associated letters (e.g. "A" can be a valid answer). Note that sometimes, more than one option can answer the question correctly and completely. In those cases, please generate all such options separated by a comma (e.g. "A, B" is a valid answer). Do not generate anything else apart from one or more of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', etc. Input: Paragraph- Sent 1: "Femme" is an apt description of the depiction of Madame White Snake and all her incarnations. Sent 2: It refers to a woman who is dangerously attractive, and lures men to their downfall with her sexual attractiveness. Sent 3: In both incarnations of Madame White snake, the authors depict her as bewitchingly beautiful. Sent 4: Toyoo, her human lover in "Lust of the White Serpant" cannot shake the image of her beauty from his mind and dreams of her, and finds himself "disturbed and agitated" by her "ethereal beauty". Sent 5: In "Eternal Prisoner," Madame White Snake's bewitching beauty follows her lover Hsü into his dreams, and the next morning "he was so distracted that he could not concentrate on doing business." Both of these stories align negative connotations with her beauty, suggesting that her sexuality is the cause of their distraction. Sent 6: In addition to distracting sexuality, the irregular characterization of Madame White Snake might be another trait her character has in common with the archetypical noir femme fatale. Sent 7: In her essay analyzing the noir film from a feminist perspective, Christine Gledhill writes "Not only is the hero frequently not sure whether the woman is honest or a deceiver, but the heroine's characterisation is itself fractured so that it is not evident to the audience whether she fills the [femme fatale] stereotype or not". Question: Why is Madam White Snake described as a "femme"? (A) Negative connotations with her beauty (B) Femme is her pet name (C) She is bewitchingly beautiful (D) She's really a male (E) She likes snakes (F) Her beauty stays in the mind over her lovers and agitates them.

A, C, F.

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: In 2007, the Tour Championship moved from November to mid-September, where it ends a four-tournament ``Chase for the FedEx Cup''. As in past years, 30 players qualify for the event, but the basis for qualification is no longer prize money. Instead, FedEx Cup points accumulated during the regular PGA Tour season and then during the three preceding playoff events determine the participants. Beginning in 2009, the assignment and awarding of points assures that any of the top five FedEx Cup point leaders entering The Tour Championship who wins, will also win the FedEx Cup. It still remains possible, however, for one player to win the Tour Championship and another player to win the FedEx Cup. In 2007, Tiger Woods won both the 2007 Tour Championship and the inaugural FedEx Cup. In 2008, The Tour Championship was won by Camilo Villegas, while Vijay Singh won the FedEx Cup. In 2009, Phil Mickelson won The Tour Championship, while Tiger Woods won the FedEx Cup. In 2018, Tiger Woods won the 2018 Tour Championship, while the FedEx Cup was won by Justin Rose. question: does winner of tour championship win fedex cup?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Following the withdrawal of a bid by Penske Automotive to acquire Saturn in September 2009, General Motors discontinued the Saturn brand and ended its outstanding franchises on October 31, 2010. All new production was halted on October 7, 2009. question: do they still make saturn cars in the us?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: A karyotype is the number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell. The term is also used for the complete set of chromosomes in a species or in an individual organism and for a test that detects this complement or measures the number. question: does a karyotype tell all of a person's genetic characteristics?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The eighth season of the American legal drama Suits was ordered on January 30, 2018, and began airing on USA Network in the United States July 18, 2018. question: will there be a season 8 of suits?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Croatia national football team have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on five occasions (in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018) since gaining independence in 1991. Before that, from 1930 to 1990 Croatia was part of Yugoslavia. Their best result thus far was silver position at the 2018 final, where they lost 4-2 to France. question: have croatia ever been in the world cup final?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: If exposure is suspected, the person should be removed from the source of exposure and decontaminated. Treatment involves supportive care and giving the person 100% oxygen. Hydroxocobalamin (vitamin B12) appears to be useful as an antidote and is generally first-line. Sodium thiosulphate may also be given. Historically cyanide has been used for mass suicide and by the Nazis for genocide. question: is oxygen an effective treatment for cyanide poisoning?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: CSF glucose or glycorrhachia is a measurement used to determine the concentration of glucose in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). question: does cerebral spinal fluid have glucose in it?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Stachys byzantina (syn. S. lanata; lamb's-ear or woolly hedgenettle) is a species of Stachys, native to Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. It is cultivated over much of the temperate world as an ornamental plant, and is naturalised in some locations as an escapee from gardens. Plants are very often found under the synonym Stachys lanata or Stachys olympica. question: is there a plant called lamb's ear?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The pilot was picked up by The CW to a series order of 13 episodes in May 2012. Four months into the first season, the network renewed The Carrie Diaries for a second season, which premiered in October 2013. In May 2014, The CW canceled the series after two seasons. question: is there going to be a carrie diaries season 3?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Black Ops III takes place in 2065, 40 years after the events of Black Ops II, in a world facing upheaval from climate change and new technologies. Similar to its predecessors, the story follows a group of black ops soldiers. The game's campaign is designed to support 4-player cooperative gameplay, allowing for bigger, more open level design and less corridor shooting. As the player character is cybernetically enhanced, players have access to various special activities. The game also features a standalone Zombies mode, and a ``Nightmares'' mode which replaces all enemies as zombies. question: is black ops 3 related to black ops 2?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The Royal Bank of Scotland began issuing twenty shillings notes in 1727, the same year as the bank's founding. Early banknotes were monochrome, and printed on one side only. The issuing of banknotes by Scottish banks was regulated by the Banknote (Scotland) Act 1845 until it was superseded by the Banking Act 2009. Though strictly not legal tender in Scotland, Scottish banknotes are nevertheless legal currency and are generally accepted throughout the United Kingdom. Scottish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine Bank of England notes. The £1 note is currently the smallest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. question: is the scottish one pound note still in circulation?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Gov. Perry also signed H.B. 1815 after passage by the 2007 Legislature, a bill that allows any Texas resident to carry a handgun in the resident's motor vehicle without a CHL or other permit. The bill revised Chapter 46, Section 2 of the Penal Code to state that it is in fact not ``Unlawful Carry of a Weapon'', as defined by the statute, for a person to carry a handgun while in a motor vehicle they own or control, or to carry while heading directly from the person's home to that car. However, lawful carry while in a vehicle requires these four critical qualifiers: (1) the weapon must not be in plain sight (in Texas law, ``plain sight'' and ``concealed'' are mutually exclusive opposing terms); (2) the carrier cannot be involved in criminal activities, other than Class C traffic misdemeanors; (3) the carrier cannot be prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm; and (4) the carrier cannot be a member of a criminal gang. question: can you have a handgun in your car texas?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Smaller roles (some only a few seconds) were played by Michael Ansara, Ina Balin, Carroll Baker, Robert Blake, Pat Boone, Victor Buono, John Considine, Richard Conte, John Crawford, Jamie Farr, David Hedison, Van Heflin, Russell Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Mark Lenard, Robert Loggia, John Lupton, Janet Margolin, Sal Mineo, Nehemiah Persoff, Sidney Poitier, Gary Raymond, Marian Seldes, David Sheiner, Abraham Sofaer, Paul Stewart, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, and Peter Mann. question: did sidney poitier play in the greatest story ever told?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The strong prescription against ain't in standard English has led to many misconceptions, often expressed jocularly (or ironically), as ``ain't ain't a word'' or ``ain't ain't in the dictionary.'' Ain't is listed in most dictionaries, including the Oxford Dictionary of English and Merriam-Webster. However, Oxford states ``it does not form part of standard English and should never be used in formal or written contexts'', and Merriam-Webster states it is ``widely disapproved as non-standard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated''. question: is the word ain't in the webster dictionary?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: In Hong Kong, the Dogs and Cats Ordinance was introduced by the British Hong Kong Government on 6 January 1950. It prohibits the slaughter of any dog or cat for use as food by fine and imprisonment. In February 1998, a Hong Konger was sentenced to one month imprisonment and a fine of two thousand HK dollars for hunting street dogs for food. Four local men were sentenced to 30 days imprisonment in December 2006 for having slaughtered two dogs. question: is it illegal to eat dog in hong kong?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: When it followed its natural course, the North and South Branches of the Chicago River converged at Wolf Point to form the Main Stem, which jogged southward from the present course of the river to avoid a baymouth bar entering Lake Michigan at about the level of present-day Madison Street. Today, the Main Stem of the Chicago River flows west from Lake Michigan to Wolf Point, where it converges with the North Branch to form the South Branch, which flows southwest and empties into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. question: does the chicago river connect to lake michigan?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: NET10 Wireless also allows customers to bring AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, or unlocked GSM phones to NET10 by buying a SIM card or activation kit and air time from the company. This program does not work with Blackberry and branded Straight Talk, SafeLink, TracFone, Total Wireless, and NET10 phones. question: can i use a net10 card on a tracfone?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Don Mills is a subway station, which is the eastern terminus of Line 4 Sheppard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is located at the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue East and Don Mills Road, within the residential communities of Don Valley Village and Henry Farm, adjacent to Fairview Mall shopping centre. The station is located close to the Highway 401, Highway 404, and Don Valley Parkway. Other nearby landmarks include Fairview Mall, Georges Vanier Secondary School, and the Fairview district branch of the Toronto Public Library. question: is there a subway station at fairview mall?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The building featured in the film, which was constructed on a sound stage in Burnaby, British Columbia, is based on the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, external shots of which were used in the movie. question: was night at the museum filmed at the field museum?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The cell (from Latin cella, meaning ``small room'') is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known living organisms. A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently, and cells are often called the ``building blocks of life''. The study of cells is called cell biology. question: cells are the basic unit of life and in all organisms?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Under Texas law, offenders under 17 are not executed but the US Supreme Court in Roper v. Simmons has ruled capital punishment to be unconstitional for those under 18 when the crime was committed. The victim's age under which child murder is punishable by death was raised from six to 10 in 2011 by the Texas legislature. question: can a minor be given the death penalty in texas?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: There has only been one game where a 16-seed beat a 1-seed (0.74%) since 1985, out of 136 games played: question: has a number 16 seed ever beat a number 1 seed in the ncaa?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Black Sails is an American historical adventure television series set on New Providence Island and a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. The series was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz. It debuted online for free on YouTube and other various streaming platform and video on demand services on January 18, 2014. The debut on cable television followed a week later on January 25, 2014. Steinberg is executive producer, alongside Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, while Michael Angeli, Doris Egan, and Levine are co-executive producers. question: is the series black sails based on a book?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: With the 2004 acquisition of Universal Studios by General Electric and merging with GE's NBC, Universal Music Group was cast under separate management from the eponymous film studio. This is the second time a music company has done so, the first being the separation of Time Warner and Warner Music Group. In February 2006, the label became 100% owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi when Vivendi purchased the last 20% from Matsushita. On June 25, 2007, Vivendi completed its €1.63 billion ($2.4 billion) purchase of BMG Music Publishing, after receiving European Union regulatory approval, having announced the acquisition on September 6, 2006. question: is universal music group part of universal studios?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Devocalization (also known as ventriculocordectomy or vocal cordectomy and when performed on dogs is commonly known as debarking or bark softening) is a surgical procedure performed on dogs and cats, where tissue is removed from the animal's vocal cords to permanently reduce the volume of its vocalizations. question: can you clip a cat's vocal cords?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Isothermal processes are of special interest for ideal gases. This is a consequence of Joule's second law which states that the internal energy of a fixed amount of an ideal gas depends only on its temperature. Thus, in an isothermal process the internal energy of an ideal gas is constant. This is a result of the fact that in an ideal gas there are no intermolecular forces. Note that this is true only for ideal gases; the internal energy depends on pressure as well as on temperature for liquids, solids, and real gases. question: is an isothermal change the internal energy of the ideal gas molecules?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Before the passage of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA) in 1994, India had a successful legal organ trading market. Low costs and high availability brought in business from around the globe, and transformed India into one of the largest kidney transplant centers in the world. However, several problems began to surface. In some cases, patients were unaware that a kidney transplant even took place. In other cases, patients were promised payments that were much higher than what they actually received. These and other ethical issues pushed the Indian government to pass legislation banning the sale of organs. Nevertheless, current laws still contain loopholes. For example, the THOA states that an organ donor must be a relative, spouse, or an individual donating for reasons of ``affection'' for the recipient. Often, claims of ``affection'' are unfounded and the organ donor has no connection to the recipient. In many cases, the donor may not be Indian or even speak the same language as the recipient. question: is it legal to sell organs in india?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, also known as Tower of Terror, is an accelerated drop tower dark ride located at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Tokyo DisneySea, Walt Disney Studios Park, and formerly located at Disney California Adventure Park. Except for the Tokyo DisneySea version, the attractions are inspired by Rod Serling's anthology television series, The Twilight Zone, and take place in the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel in Hollywood, California. The Tokyo version, which features an original story line not related to The Twilight Zone, takes place in the fictional Hotel Hightower. All three versions place riders in a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present the riders with a fictional backstory in which people have mysteriously disappeared from the elevator under the influence of some supernatural element many years previously. question: is the tower of terror in magic kingdom?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: A passphrase is a sequence of words or other text used to control access to a computer system, program or data. A passphrase is similar to a password in usage, but is generally longer for added security. Passphrases are often used to control both access to, and operation of, cryptographic programs and systems, especially those that derive an encryption key from a passphrase. The origin of the term is by analogy with password. The modern concept of passphrases is believed to have been invented by Sigmund N. Porter in 1982. question: is a passphrase the same as a password?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: It is a felony to assault or kill a federal law enforcement animal, and it is a crime in most states to assault or kill a police animal. Yet despite common belief , police dogs are not treated as police officers for the purpose of the law, and attacking a police dog is not punishable in the same manner as attacking a police officer. Though many police departments formally swear dogs in as police officers, this swearing-in is purely honorary, and carries no legal significance. question: are police dogs considered officers of the law?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. It is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003--04. The team is often referred to as the Bolts, and the nickname was used on the former third jerseys. The Lightning plays home games in Amalie Arena in Tampa. question: has the tampa bay lightning ever won a stanley cup?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The renewal for a third and final series was announced on 20 January 2017 entitled The Tunnel: Vengeance and consisting of six episodes. It began filming in March 2017 and premiered on Sky Atlantic on 14 December 2017, with all episodes released on the same day. Canal+ did not announce a corresponding date for France at the time of the UK release. Season 3 premiered on Canal+ on 4 June 2018. question: is there a new season of the tunnel?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Nine Americans have been promoted to five-star rank, one of them, Henry H. Arnold, in two services (US Army then later in the US Air Force). As part of the bicentennial celebration, George Washington was, 177 years after his death, permanently made senior to all other US generals and admirals with the title General of the Armies effective on 4 July 1976. The appointment stated he was to have ``rank and precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or present''. question: has there ever been a 5 star general?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films which are reviewed by at least five critics, and which all of these critics consider to be good films, have a 100% approval rating. Many of these films, particularly those with a high number of positive reviews, have achieved universal critical acclaim and are often considered among the best. A number of these films also appear on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies lists, but there are many others and several entries with dozens of positive reviews, which are considered surprising to some experts. As of June 2018, Paddington 2 is the best reviewed movie of all time on the site, with an approval rating of 100% and 198 positive reviews. question: is a high score on rotten tomatoes good?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Theodore Roosevelt did not use a Bible when taking the oath in 1901. Both John Quincy Adams and Franklin Pierce swore on a book of law, with the intention that they were swearing on the constitution. Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in on a Roman Catholic missal on Air Force One. Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump each swore the oath on two Bibles. question: do you have to swear on the bible to be president?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U.S. manager Bruce Arena. World Cup qualification resumed on March 24, 2017, where Arena and his team had a record 6--0 win over Honduras. Four days later, the team traveled to Panama City, drawing Panama 1--1. After beating Trinidad and Tobago 2--0, the U.S. got their third ever result in World Cup Qualification at the Estadio Azteca when they drew 1--1 against Mexico. In July 2017, the U.S. won their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2--1 win over Jamaica in the final. Following an agonizing 2--1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10, 2017, the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, missing the tournament for the first time since 1986. On October 13, 2017, Arena resigned. Many pundits and analysts called this the worst result and worst performance in the history of the national team. question: did the us mens team qualify for the world cup?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859. The British Admiralty had been considering armored warships since 1856 and prepared a draft design for an armored corvette in 1857; in early 1859 the Royal Navy started building two iron-hulled armored frigates, and by 1861 had made the decision to move to an all-armored battle fleet. After the first clashes of ironclads (both with wooden ships and with one another) took place in 1862 during the American Civil War, it became clear that the ironclad had replaced the unarmored ship of the line as the most powerful warship afloat. This type of ship would come to be very successful in the American Civil War. question: was the virginia the first ever ironclad warship?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The West Indies is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean that includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagoes: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. question: is the west indies part of the caribbean?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The show went on, and FYI featured several changes in on- and off-camera staff: Peter Hunt, McGovern and Miller Redfield temporarily joined the regulars at the anchor desk. The network moved FYI to a new studio with a trendy exterior ``Window on America''. A significant story-arc saw the network squelch an FYI exposé on the tobacco industry, leading to the resignation of first Dial, then the remainder of the cast. They all went to work reorganizing the poorly-performing news division of a fledgling network. In the end, Miles faced down the network; the ``suits'' relented, the staffers returned and the story aired. For his courage in standing up to the network brass, Miles was promoted to the news division's headquarters in New York--to the detriment of his new marriage to Corky. question: did miles and corky married on murphy brown?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1. Filming began on 24 September 2007, leading to the film's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009, one day short of the fourth anniversary of the corresponding novel's release. The film was simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D everywhere except North America, where its IMAX release was delayed for two weeks. question: is the half blood prince in 2 parts?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: In 1974, cost overruns at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver nearly led the company into bankruptcy. As a result, the company began shifting to its current, management-only business model, eliminating costs associated with buying land and buildings. The company went public in 1986. In the 1990s, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton began direct competition, with Ritz-Carlton emphasizing a uniform look while Four Seasons emphasized local architecture and styles with uniform service; in the end Four Seasons gained market share. question: are ritz carlton and four seasons the same company?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Bail in Canada refers to the release (or detention) of a person charged with a criminal offence prior to being tried in court or sentenced. A person may be released by a peace officer or by the courts. A release on bail by the courts is officially known as a judicial interim release. There are also a number of ways to compel a person's appearance in court without the need for an arrest and release. The Canadian constitution guarantees the right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause. Unlike some other jurisdictions, for example the United States and the Philippines, there are no bondsmen or bail insurance policies in Canada. question: do you have to pay bail in canada?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The states that have legislatively adopted stand-your-ground laws are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. question: does minnesota have the stand your ground law?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: While traveling through the Southern United States in around 1998, Martin McDonagh came across a couple of accusatory billboards about an unsolved crime, which he described as ``raging and painful and tragic (sic)''. The billboards highlighted the incompetence of police work and deeply affected McDonagh; he said that the image ``stayed in my mind (...) kept gnawing at me'' and presumed that they were put up by the victim's mother. This incident, combined with his desire to create strong female characters, inspired him to write the story for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. McDonagh discussed the creative process, saying that it took him about ten years to ``(decide) that it was a mother who had taken these things out. It all became fiction (...) based on a couple of actual billboards''. question: three billboards outside ebbing missouri is a real story?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: In the spring of 492 BC an expeditionary force, to be commanded by Darius's son-in-law Mardonius, was assembled, consisting of a fleet and a land army. Whilst the ultimate aim was to punish Athens and Eretria, the expedition also aimed to subdue as many of the Greek cities as possible. Departing from Cilicia, Mardonius sent the army to march to the Hellespont, whilst he travelled with the fleet. He sailed round the coast of Asia Minor to Ionia, where he spent a short time abolishing the tyrannies that ruled the cities of Ionia. Ironically, since the establishment of democracies had been a key factor in the Ionian Revolt, he replaced the tyrannies with democracies. question: the persian empire attacked greece by both land and sea?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The series finale closes several long-running storylines. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) confesses his love for Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), and they decide to resume their relationship; and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox) and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) adopt twins and move to the suburbs. The episode's final scene shows the group leaving their apartments for the final time and going to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee. question: does rachel and ross get together in the end?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The appointment and confirmation of Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps set forth by the United States Constitution, which have been further refined and developed by decades of tradition. Candidates are nominated by the President of the United States and must face a series of hearings in which both the nominee and other witnesses make statements and answer questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which can vote to send the nomination to the full United States Senate. Confirmation by the Senate allows the President to formally appoint the candidate to the court. question: can the president appoint justices to the supreme court?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines joined Star Alliance on 13 May 2010, increasing its foothold in South America. Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest airline by number of passengers, joined on 30 June. question: is aegean airlines part of the star alliance?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act (Pub.L. 65--12, 40 Stat. 76, enacted May 18, 1917) authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription. It was envisioned in December 1916 and brought to President Woodrow Wilson's attention shortly after the break in relations with Germany in February 1917. The Act itself was drafted by then-Captain (later Brigadier General) Hugh S. Johnson after the United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. The Act was canceled with the end of the war on November, 1918. The Act was upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in 1918. question: was there a draft in world war 1?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Yorkshire (/ˈjɔːrkʃər, -ʃɪər/; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. question: is yorkshire the largest county in the uk?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: A third Ghostbusters film had been in various stages of development following the release of Ghostbusters II in 1989. As a result of original cast member Bill Murray's refusal to commit to the project and the death of fellow cast member Harold Ramis in 2014, Sony decided to reboot the series. Much of the original film's cast make cameo appearances in new roles. The announcement of the female-led cast in 2015 drew a polarized response from the public and Internet backlash, leading to the film's IMDb page and associated YouTube videos receiving low ratings prior to the film's release. question: were all 4 ghostbusters in the new movie?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Many Jamaicans have emigrated to other countries, especially to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. In the case of the United States, about 20,000 Jamaicans per year are granted permanent residence. The great number of Jamaicans living abroad has become known as the Jamaican diaspora. There has also been emigration of Jamaicans to Cuba. The scale of emigration has been widespread and similar to other Caribbean entities such as Puerto Rico, Guyana, and The Bahamas. It was estimated in 2004 that up to 2.5 million Jamaicans and Jamaican descendants live abroad. question: is jamaica part of the united states of america?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The Honda Fit (Japanese: ホンダ・フィット, Honda Fitto), also marketed as the Honda Jazz (Japanese: ホンダ・ジャズ, Honda Jazu), is a five-door, front-engine, front-wheel drive B-segment subcompact car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 and now in its third generation. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries, sales reached almost 5 million by mid-2013. question: are honda fit and honda jazz the same?

Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Radiator Springs is a fictional town in the Cars series created as a composite of multiple real places on historic U.S. Route 66 from Kansas to Arizona. It appears in the 2006 Pixar film Cars and the associated franchise, as well as a section of the Disney California Adventure theme park. question: is there a real town called radiator springs?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: The name ``lie bumps'' is a result of a myth that telling lies would cause them. However, very little has been written about this condition in scientific articles or textbooks and scientific studies have failed to produce a definite cause. Possible causes include: ``stress, gastrointestinal upset, menstruation, acidic or sour food, smoking, and local trauma'' (direct physical irritation) of the tongue. Lie bumps are often caused by the taste bud(s) splitting. question: is there a such thing as a lie bump on your tongue?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Nebraska /nɪˈbræskə/ ( listen) is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. The state is bordered by South Dakota to the north, Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River, Kansas to the south, Colorado to the southwest and Wyoming to the west. It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state. Nebraska's area is just over 77,220 sq mi (200,000 km) with almost 1.9 million people. Its state capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. question: is nebraska in the middle of the usa?

Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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Yes

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Logical formulas are discrete structures, as are proofs, which form finite trees or, more generally, directed acyclic graph structures (with each inference step combining one or more premise branches to give a single conclusion). The truth values of logical formulas usually form a finite set, generally restricted to two values: true and false, but logic can also be continuous-valued, e.g., fuzzy logic. Concepts such as infinite proof trees or infinite derivation trees have also been studied, e.g. infinitary logic. question: is discrete structures the same as discrete math?

No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: A common variant rule, borrowed from Hearts, is that a player may not lead Spades until a Spade has been played to trump another trick. This prevents a player who is ``long'' in Spades (having a large number of them) from leading Spades one after the other at the beginning of the hand to deplete them and thus prevent other players using them as trumps. The act of playing the first Spade in a hand is known as ``breaking Spades'', derived from its parent rule, ``breaking Hearts''. When a player leads with a spade (after spades has been broken), the other players must follow suit. question: can you lead with a spade in spades?

Yes

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Yes

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No

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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Input: passage: Because the Columbia was at the same latitude as the headwaters of the Missouri River, there was some speculation that Gray and Vancouver had discovered the long-sought Northwest Passage. A 1798 British map showed a dotted line connecting the Columbia with the Missouri. When the American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark charted the vast, unmapped lands of the American West in their overland expedition (1803--05), they found no passage between the rivers. After crossing the Rocky Mountains, Lewis and Clark built dugout canoes and paddled down the Snake River, reaching the Columbia near the present-day Tri-Cities, Washington. They explored a few miles upriver, as far as Bateman Island, before heading down the Columbia, concluding their journey at the river's mouth and establishing Fort Clatsop, a short-lived establishment that was occupied for less than three months. question: does the missouri river connect to the columbia river?

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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Input: Mary loved walking through the woods with her dog, Max. Max and Mary would go on all sorts of adventures together. They really loved looking for blueberries together and then falling asleep next to each other in the tall grass. One day, as Mary was picking the blueberries, she turned around to find that Max was not there. She became worried and ran off to look for her dog. She looked in all of their favorite spots...next to the stream, in their secret hiding place behind the raspberry bushes, and even inside the old cabin that sat in the woods. But poor Max was nowhere to be found. Nonetheless, Mary would not give up. She kept looking and she found him not very far away. He had seen a squirrel and run to chase it. When Mary called Max's name he left the squirrel and happily returned to Mary, wagging his tail as he went. <sep>What things did Mary do?<sep>Walking in the woods

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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Input: In chapters 3 and 4 we described how the U.S. government adjusted its existing agencies and capacities to address the emerging threat from Usama Bin Laden and his associates. After the August 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, President Bill Clinton and his chief aides explored ways of getting Bin Laden expelled from Afghanistan or possibly capturing or even killing him. Although disruption efforts around the world had achieved some successes, the core of Bin Laden's organization remained intact. President Clinton was deeply concerned about Bin Laden. He and his national security advisor, Samuel "Sandy" Berger, ensured they had a special daily pipeline of reports feeding them the latest updates on Bin Laden's reported location. In public, President Clinton spoke repeatedly about the threat of terrorism, referring to terrorist training camps but saying little about Bin Laden and nothing about al Qaeda. He explained to us that this was deliberate-intended to avoid enhancing Bin Laden's stature by giving him unnecessary publicity. His speeches focused especially on the danger of nonstate actors and of chemical and biological weapons. As the millennium approached, the most publicized worries were not about terrorism but about computer breakdowns-the Y2K scare. Some government officials were concerned that terrorists would take advantage of such breakdowns. On November 30, 1999, Jordanian intelligence intercepted a telephone call between Abu Zubaydah, a longtime ally of Bin Laden, and Khadr Abu Hoshar, a Palestinian extremist. Abu Zubaydah said, "The time for training is over." Suspecting that this was a signal for Abu Hoshar to commence a terrorist operation, Jordanian police arrested Abu Hoshar and 15 others and informed Washington. One of the 16, Raed Hijazi, had been born in California to Palestinian parents; after spending his childhood in the Middle East, he had returned to northern California, taken refuge in extremist Islamist beliefs, and then made his way to Abu Zubaydah's Khaldan camp in Afghanistan, where he learned the fundamentals of guerrilla warfare. He and his younger brother had been recruited by Abu Hoshar into a loosely knit plot to attack Jewish and American targets in Jordan. After late 1996, when Abu Hoshar was arrested and jailed, Hijazi moved back to the United States, worked as a cabdriver in Boston, and sent money back to his fellow plotters. After Abu Hoshar's release, Hijazi shuttled between Boston and Jordan gathering money and supplies. With Abu Hoshar, he recruited inTurkey and Syria as well as Jordan; with Abu Zubaydah's assistance, Abu Hoshar sent these recruits to Afghanistan for training. <sep>On what date did Abu Zubaydah say, "The time for training is over."?<sep>1999

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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Input: The earliest signs of people on Jamaica are the remains of the Arawak, an AmerIndian society that originated on the north coast of South America. Arawak peoples migrated to various Caribbean islands, arriving in Jamaica by the beginning of the eighth century. They were peaceful and lived by "slash-and-burn" farming. For meat, they bred pigs and ate iguana, both native to the island. They were highly skilled in such manual activities as thatching and weaving. In fact, the hammock was an AmerIndian invention that remains with us today; it is an object which, more than any other, evokes an image of a warm sunny day on a tropical isle. The Arawak left a legacy of paintings in places such as Runaway Caves near Discovery Bay, and shards of pottery found at their settlements near Nueva Sevilla and Spanish Town have added a little to our knowledge about them. Over 200 Arawak sites have been identified, and it is said that when the Spanish arrived in Jamaica there were approximately 100,000 Arawak living on the island. They called Jamaica "Xaymaca" ("land of wood and water"). Columbus and the Arrival of Europeans Columbus first arrived in Jamaica on 5 May 1494 at Discovery Bay, where there is now a small park in his honor. He stayed for only a few days but returned in 1502, landing here when the ships of his fleet became unserviceable; he waited at St. Ann's Bay for help to arrive from Cuba. After the death of Columbus in 1505, Jamaica became the property of his son Diego, who dispatched Don Juan de Esquivel to the island as Governor. Esquivel arrived in 1510 and created a base called Nueva Sevilla near St. Ann's Bay, from which he hoped to colonize the rest of the island. The Spanish immediately began subjugating the Arawak population, many of whom died under the yoke of oppression and of diseases carried by the Europeans. A number of them committed suicide rather than live the life created for them by the Spanish. The site of Nueva Sevilla proved to be unhealthy and mosquito-ridden, and in 1534 the Spanish founded Villa de la Vega, today known as Spanish Town. Pig breeding was the main occupation of these early settlers, but they also planted sugar cane and other crops that required large numbers of laborers. The number of Arawak had already fallen dramatically, so the Spanish began to import slaves from Africa to work the land; the first Africans arrived in 1517. <sep>What did the Arawak excel at prior to the coming of the Europeans?<sep>Thatching

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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Input: New Legitimacy: Organized crime was soon to have a formidable adversary in its bid to control Las Vegas — corporate cash. Though Las Vegas had developed a powerful local economy, few major outside investments were made in the city, due primarily to mob infiltration and its inherent ties to illegal activities. That would change dramatically with the 1966 arrival of billionaire Howard Hughes. A legitimate businessman, Hughes was nonetheless eccentric and dramatic, a style suited to the Las Vegas ethos. True to the myth, the reclusive Hughes immediately cloistered himself in the Desert Inn's penthouse. Several weeks later he was asked — then ordered — to vacate the room to make room for high rollers, whereupon he promptly bought the property and fired the management. Thus began Hughes' legendary three-year, $300-million Las Vegas buying spree. When it was over, Hughes owned six casinos, an airport, and an airline, along with numerous plots of land stretching from the Strip to the mountains. Hughes' actions would have beneficial repercussions, both immediate and lasting. Because of the new legitimacy Las Vegas acquired from Hughes' investments, established companies such as Hilton Hotels bought into the gaming business, and their influence helped draw a line in the desert sand between legitimate operations and mob casinos, where illegal skimming of profits was rampant. That, combined with the formation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, would signal the beginning of the end for heavy mob influence in the city. Las Vegas with a Vision As corporations moved in and the mob was slowly pushed out, a new Las Vegas emerged. The legitimization of gambling led to its increased legalization across the US. What was once a sure thing became much more competitive. Casino operators had to reassess the nature of their business. The first to really do so was Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas resident and owner of the Golden Nugget. In the mid-1980s, Wynn began plans to reinvigorate Las Vegas with a new resort. He bought several Strip properties — the Silver Slipper and Castaways among them — and demolished them to make way for a new kind of resort — Mirage —  which became an instant success. <sep>What did Hughes do to show his style and his dramatic side?<sep>Cloistered himself in the Desert Inn penthouse

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