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test | 51534 | [
"How can the reader initially tell that the narrator feels a sort of discontent towards the others he works with? ",
"Why does his boss feel that the narrator has come to work at what is probably the most important place on Earth?",
"Both the narrator and his boss express displeasure when it comes to what sort ... | [
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"He does not like the fact that they are only in the position they are in because their rich families paid their way in.",
"He does not seem to approve of the way they dress or how they appear to be lazy.",
"He doesn't appreciate the way that they speak to him?",
"He speaks of their inferior intel... | [
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By BERNARD WOLFE
Illustrated by MARTIN SCHNEIDER
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction November 1951.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
In the credo of this inspiringly selfless
cyberne... |
test | 51075 | [
"How do Curt and Louise differ in their opinions about the war?",
"Why does Dell leave his position?",
"Why is Curt the one sent to try to get Dell to return to work?",
"What do Curt and Louise find to be very unusual about Dell's farmland?",
"Upon seeing Dell, what surprises Curt the most?",
"Why does De... | [
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"Curt is anti-war. Period. Louise is a patriot and believes whatever the country as a whole believes. ",
"Curt is a patriot and believes whatever the country as a whole believes. Louise is anit-war. Period.",
"Curt believes that the war is relevant, and that is why he is so preoccupied with it. L... | [
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] | A Stone and a Spear
BY RAYMOND F. JONES
Illustrated by JOHN BUNCH
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction December 1950.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Given: The future is probabilities merging into ... |
test | 50571 | [
"How does Alen end up as the head servant to the Duke and Duchess?",
"Almost as soon as Alan arrives on the planet, in the area, what happens to him that \"adds insult to injury.\"",
"How does Alen end up on that planet?",
"What hope did Alen luck on to as the story opens?",
"Why are the people on this plan... | [
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"He inherited the job when his father died. It is a position passed on through the generations.",
"His wife spends too much money, so he had to get a better job in order to be able to support her spending habits in addition to her multiple children by different men.",
"The Dutches is attracted to him,... | [
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] | THE GREEN ODYSSEY
by Philip José Farmer
Make friends fast.
—
Handbook For The Shipwrecked
Ballantine Books
New York
Copyright 1957, by
Philip José Farmer
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 57-10603
Printed in the United States of America
Ballantine Books, Inc.
101 Fifth Avenue,
New York 3, N. ... |
test | 50774 | [
"What is the first clue the author gives the reader that the characters are probably in a hostile environment?",
"Why can the people on the spacecraft not go outside?",
"What is the first thing that the ship's crew finds shocking about Patrick?",
"What shocks Patrick about the ship's crew?",
"According to P... | [
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"As the story opens, the narrator speaks about the characters' craft being shot down.",
"As the story opens, the narrator speaks about an animal that has been stalking the characters.",
"As the story opens, the first thing the narrator talks about is the plague.",
"As the story opens, the first th... | [
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By KATHERINE MacLEAN
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction October 1950.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Minos was such a lovely planet. Not a
thing seemed wrong with it. Excepting the food,... |
test | 50566 | [
"When the story opens, Mike kills an eagle, which is perplexing to his brother. As the story progresses, what insight is given into is possible motivation?",
"What did Mike's employers blame for the explosion?",
"What was the official report given in terms of the explosion and Mike's injuries?",
"Why does mi... | [
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"His bout with electricity has completely messed up his thought process and ability to reason.",
"His instinct to kill the bird stems from his life in the other universe.",
"He wants to do everything he can to upset his brother because his brother is the cause of all of Mike's issues.",
"He knows ... | [
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] | Somewhere on the Time Ellipse Mike Kenscott became Adric;
and the only way to return to his own identity was to find
the Keep of the Dreamer, and loose the terrible
FALCONS of NARABEDLA
By Marion Zimmer Bradley
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Other Worlds
May 1957. Extensive research did not ... |
test | 50998 | [
"How does Cassal know the intentions of the man who is following him?",
"What seems to be the stalker's issue with Cassal? ",
"What does the stalker feel in regards to killing Cassal?",
"What is Cassal's weapon against his stalker?",
"How does Dimanche help Cassal fight the stalker?",
"What critical mista... | [
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"He knows the man's intention because Cassal has spies all over the planet looking out for him.",
"He is aware of the man's intentions because Dimanche, a device he developed, can get signals from others and interpret their emotions in various ways.",
"Dimanche, his companion, is a mind reader.",
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] | DELAY IN TRANSIT
By F. L. WALLACE
Illustrated by SIBLEY
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
An unprovoked, meaningless night attack is
terrifying e... |
test | 50802 | [
"Why is the old man furious at the \"Earthgod?\"",
"The old man tells Michaelson that something as simple _____ can cause irreparable changes for the spirits.",
"Michaelson responds to the old man's pleas by",
"In terms of discoveries, Michaelson believes that this city",
"What does Michaelson want to do wi... | [
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"He has invaded sacred grounds, and now demons will be released on the planet.",
"He has broken one of the rules of his people by using his hidden mechanism to teleport within the city.",
"He has invaded sacred grounds, angering the spirits who might one day return.",
"He has invaded sacred ground... | [
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] | A CITY NEAR CENTAURUS
By BILL DOEDE
Illustrated by WEST
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Magazine October 1962.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The city was sacred, but not to its gods.
Michaelson was a god—b... |
test | 51321 | [
"What is the narrator's main issue with marriage in general?",
"What has kept him from divorcing his wife?",
"What is one word to describe the narrator?",
"What finally pushed the narrator into getting an Ego Prime?",
"What type of Ego Prime does the narrator decide to go with?",
"How does the narrator de... | [
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"The wife never does as she is told.",
"The husband is expected to do too much, while the wife is not expected to do anything other than keep the house clean.",
"Wives are allowed to see other men, but husbands must remain faithful, according to the law.",
"It lasts forever."
],
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] | PRIME DIFFERENCE
By ALAN E. NOURSE
Illustrated by SCHOENHEER
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction June 1957.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Being two men rolled out of one would solve
my problems... |
test | 49838 | [
"How does Kevin behave in regards to his lack of abilities?",
"Kevin believes that the only time his family is honest about the way they feel about him is",
"What does his father feel may be a cause for Kevin's lack of powers?",
"What does Kevin do for a living?",
"Why does Kevin read so much?",
"Kevin is... | [
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"He is so resentful and angry that he tries to hurt everyone he can to make himself feel better.",
"He is and very resentful and angry. He feels worthless and he knows that he is an embarrassment to his family. ",
"He's happy to be without them because he doesn't have as much responsibility as the ot... | [
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] | Jack of No Trades
By EVELYN E. SMITH
Illustrated by CAVAT
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy October 1955.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright
on this publication was renewed.]
I was psick of Psi powers, not having any. Or didn't I? Maybe they'd
psee ... |
test | 20060 | [
"Why does the speaker worry about concerning the amount of sports he watches on television each week?",
"He vows that he is going to teach his wife and children how to watch sports. How does he follow through with that?",
"What does the speaker, in essence, do to watching sports through the actions he takes in ... | [
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"He was an athlete in school, and watching too many sporting events tends to put him in depression thinking about what might have been.",
"He does not like that it is taking away from his time with his family.",
"He has a gambling problem, and the amount of sporting events he watches per week have a d... | [
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As an achiever, I constantly look for new techniques of achievement and seek to minimize behaviors with low achievement yield. Thus it is only natural that I have begun to worry about the amount of time I spend watching sports on television--an activity that does not... |
test | 20035 | [
"According to the narrator, how does the director get an honest performance out of Tom Cruise?",
"According to the narrator, _____ could quite possibly be the death of the characters.",
"According to the narrator, who is a better Mr. Ripley and why?",
"Why was Andy Kaufman original as a comedian?",
"What do... | [
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"He basically allows Cruise to do as he pleases. He is a natural actor, and he does not need much in the way of direction.",
"He allows Cruise to adlib the entire piece, thus allowing him to act like his natural self.",
"He turns Cruise's natural mannerisms into his character's actual personality.",
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] | The Masked and the Unmasked
Paul Thomas Anderson's
Magnolia takes place on a dark night of the soul in the City of Angels. A patriarch is dying. No, hold on, this is a three-hour movie: Two patriarchs are dying. Rich geezer Jason Robards is slipping in and out of a coma on a ... |
test | 20049 | [
"The narrator was hoping for the stand-off to last a bit longer out of selfishness. How does he support his reasoning?",
"How is McLaren treated by the police officials who take him in?",
"Why do the officials believe that the escapees will not be hard to locate?",
"Even though the narrator misses the stando... | [
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"He missed witnessing all of the other worthwhile government standoffs, he simply did not want to miss this little piece of history.",
"He has missed the majority of historical occurrences because they happened before he was born.",
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Forget the Alamo!
This sounds crass, but I can't deny it: I desperately wanted the standoff at the Republic of Texas trailer-trash compound to last longer than it did--for selfish reasons.
Not weeks longer, mind you. Just a few h... |
test | 20057 | [
"What helps to support the idea that God actually was the cause of the Big Bang Theory?",
"What is unique about the Big Bang Theory in relation to the Christian religion?",
"What did Hubble have to add to the theory? ",
"The theory that Poe presented in the 50s basically said:",
"What problems do Marxists h... | [
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"God is \"the cause\" of everything. Period",
"All of the brilliant scientific minds support the theory that God did, in fact, cause the Big Bang.",
"Because the universe exploded into existence, something supernatural had to be behind it, hence God caused it.",
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Did God cause the big bang? That is what half a dozen new books about science and religion--whose authors range from a Reagan-administration official to an Israeli physicist to an elementary-particle-theorist-turned-Anglican-priest--are saying. The fact that the universe abruptly exploded i... |
test | 20062 | [
"Why, according to the narrator, is it hard for him to remain \"low key\" during this important time as a movie critic?",
"Where does the narrator seem to take issue the most with Streep's movie?",
"What does he think about the plot of the movie?",
"Why do people think he is joking when he tells them what is ... | [
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"He really doesn't care what he says or who says it to.",
"He is naturally opinionated, and he has a tendency to expose too much secretive information about how he might have voted.",
"He wants to let everyone know his decision so they will leave him alone.",
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These days, studios are inordinately attentive to my viewing habits. As a member of the National Society of Film Critics, which votes a slate of year-end prizes, I'm fielding calls from eager publicists who want to make sure I've seen all those award-worthy movies featuring all those award-... |
test | 20063 | [
"What is the war is Yougoslavia compared to continually?",
"Who does everyone blame for the tragedy of this was?",
"What is the real reason for blaming the person everyone feels to be responsible for the war?",
"According to Buchanan, what has Clinton done or caused through this war?",
"What might have turn... | [
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"The Civil War",
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"Bill Clinton",
"Pat Buchanan",
"Hillary Clinton",
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For weeks, critics of the war in Yugoslavia have pronounced it unwinnable. The atrocities continue unabated , they say. Air power alone will never get the job done. It's another Vietnam. President Clinton has blown it. Everything we do makes the situation worse. Whether Clinton and his allie... |
test | 20030 | [
"Why does the narrator call himself the \"Shopping Avenger?\"\n",
"What story does the Shopping Avenger open within this week's collum?",
"In his own experience this week, what industry was involved?",
"After spending an additional $1,732 on a ticket, what happens that outrage the Shopping Avenger the most?",... | [
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"He exposes companies who give shoddy customer service, exposing them to the public, through his collum.",
"He takes revenge on those who shoplift.",
"He attacks stores and services that overcharge consumers.",
"He ensures that everyone receives the best customer service available. but only when h... | [
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Greetings, oh frustrated and bone-weary consumer! It is I, the great Shopping Avenger, who has pledged himself to the betterment of all humankind, or at least to that portion of humankind that shops at Circuit City and rents trucks from U-Haul.
The Shopping Aven... |
test | 20040 | [
"What do the most successful governments seem to have in common?",
"The Czech Republic's President is more of a figurehead for the country than an actual political ruler, but he helps to give the country credibility. With that in mind, what should he stop doing?",
"What things seem to set Poland apart from the... | [
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"They practice, or at least try to practice, democracy, they have free elections, and the even more successful ones have protection in place for the media. They are run much like a",
"They are a combination of how the old regime ran things and a pseudo-democratic society.",
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Eight years after the Berlin Wall's collapse, how meaningful are the political and economic differences that once divided Eastern and Western Europe? Herewith, a primer on the transition to democracy and capitalism in the old Soviet bloc and former Soviet Republics.
Statistics gaugi... |
test | 20054 | [
"Of the two top libertarians in America, who seems to be more consistent in their delivery and why?",
"Murray writes three books and in each of those books,",
"Through his statements and theories on the government, which of the two seem to be racist?",
"What does Boaz believe will happen with the people when ... | [
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"Boaz's anthem is no one can use force against anyone else. He does not even believe in the military because he believes that if the people have something worth fighting for when that time comes, they will do it, not having the need for a military.",
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What It Means to Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation
By Charles Murray
Broadway Books; 192 pages; $20
Libertarianism: A Primer
By David Boaz
The Free Press; 336 pages; $23
Are libertarians on a roll? If you begin with the recent election to Congress of Ron Paul,... |
test | 20033 | [
"What is different about Martin Scorsese, according to Roger Ebert?",
"Why does the narrator use Bringing out the Dead, one of Scorsese's lesser films, as the basis for this article?",
"One theme or element that you can guarantee will appear in a Sc0rsese film is",
"Why does Sorcsese choose to become a direct... | [
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"He is always on point with everything he produces.",
"He has never made a bad movie.",
"He very rarely \"phones it in.\"",
"He takes risks in every movie he makes."
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The first reviews of Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead are the latest evidence of the director's status as a critical favorite. This is not because the notices have been uniformly glowing--it's been some time since a Scorsese picture won unanimous praise from reviewers--but because Scor... |
test | 51662 | [
"Even upon the story's climax, what's the one question Harry wants to be answered more than any other?",
"In virtually every \"memory' Harry has of his farm, how does it consistently differ from this reality?",
"Harry is won't ride Plum on the street because ",
"At what point in Harry's journey do things star... | [
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"He want to know who was responsible for brainwashing his wife.",
"He wants to understand why he is the only one who seems to grasp something \"not right\" in the world.",
"He wants to know whose memories he continues to intercept.",
"He wants to know Davie's fate, good or bad."
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By HERBERT D. KASTLE
Illustrated by COWLES
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Magazine June 1961.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
He didn't know exactly when it had started, but it had been going on
fo... |
test | 51194 | [
"Society's attitude towards women seems to be",
"What is Joe's motivation for opting to enter a relationship with his new wife?",
"Joe builds Alice to ensure",
"What seems to be everyone's opposition to Joe's creation?",
"Joe designs Alice to be unable to smile. Why is this an issue?",
"After Alice becom... | [
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"if they speak out against their husbands, they should be detained and reprogramed for their insurance.",
"if a man is unhappy with a woman, if he has allowed for enough time, he should have the ability to \"trade her in.\"",
"that they should be revered.",
"every man deserves the perfect woman, ... | [
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By WILLIAM CAMPBELL GAULT
Illustrated by L. WOROMAY
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Science Fiction January 1951.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Somewhere is an ideal mate for every man
and ... |
test | 20036 | [
"The tone of this piece suggests the writer feels",
"The writer seems to feel that Africana",
"The writer feels Gates is THE pioneer of works on black America",
"Regarding the amount of time it took to compile this work, the writer of this piece",
"By discussing the works of Du Bois in the introduction",
... | [
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"Africana is a work that is to be studied and revered by not just the black community but the world at large.",
"Africana is an invaluable study of black culture and history.",
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This book comes with a triumphant blaring of publishers' trumpets, and one supposes that it is a signal sort of triumph for black studies or Africana studies (take your pick of names). The field has arrived to such an extent that a publisher thinks that it can make mon... |
test | 60624 | [
"Why was Mr. Devoe fascinated by the Captain?",
"Bertha and the narrator are…",
"Which word best describes Mr. and Mrs. Devoe’s demeanor when they first arrived at Morton’s Misery Farm?",
"What was Mr. Devoe’s “moment”?",
"Why would someone choose to go “on vacation” to Morton’s Misery Farm?",
"Which of t... | [
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"His precise, sharp voice did not match his gaunt appearance.",
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"His inhuman drawl was hard to understand."
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"Poor prisoners",
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By WILL WORTHINGTON
A new author, and a decidedly unusual
idea of the summer camp of the future:
hard labor, insults, and hog kidneys!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1958.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the... |
test | 59418 | [
"Which of the following signifies that Steven was a nonconformist?",
"Why did Denise and Steven split up?",
"Which of the following is not a value of the Happy Clown society?",
"What do people learn from doing a “Happy Tour”?",
"What is the “group experimentation”?",
"Why does every person and object have... | [
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"He went to college.",
"He enjoyed old silver utensils.",
"He acted as the Happy Clown.",
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"He had happy affairs with other girls.",
"They moved thousands of miles away from each other.",
"She couldn’t understand his breakdown.",
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BY ALICE ELEANOR JONES
This was a century of peace, plethora and
perfection, and little Steven was a misfit,
a nonconformist, who hated perfection.
He had to learn the hard way....
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, December 1955.
Extensive research... |
test | 29170 | [
"Which of the following is *not* a direct consequence of spending extensive time in space?",
"What is a “hoofer”?",
"What is Parker’s financial situation?",
"What is a “tumbler”?",
"What is most likely to happen next in the story?",
"How does Hooky know Parker?",
"How did Parker’s forehead get injured?"... | [
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"Bad vision",
"Imbalance",
"Fear of open spaces"
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"Someone who hitches rides from others",
"Someone who walks long distances",
"Someone who works on a farm",
"Someone who lives on Earth"
],
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shining experience, a kind of second honeymoon. Or it may be so shadowed
by Time's relentless tyranny that the changes which have occurred in his
absence can lead only to tragedy and despair. This rarely discerning, warmly
human story by a brill... |
test | 32890 | [
"Tobias initially greeted Steve with…",
"How long had it been since Steve was in his home village?",
"Why was the old man in the village?",
"At the rate the villagers are walking, how long will it take to reach Oasis City 500 miles away?",
"Why did Mary slap Jeremy?",
"Why did Steve pretend to kill Tobias... | [
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"Relief",
"Hostility",
"Confusion",
"Joy"
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[
"Five years",
"Ten years",
"Six months",
"One year"
],
[
"The villagers left and forgot him.",
"He helped the enemy and was outcast as a traitor.",
"He decided to stay and fight to protect his home.",
"He was to... | [
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By ADAM CHASE
[Transcriber Note: This etext was produced from Amazing Stories February
1957. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The chance of mass slaughter was their eternal nightmare.
How black is the blackest treachery... |
test | 25644 | [
"Why do the people on Mars have to take pills?",
"Clayton's very first reaction to Parks was:",
"Clayton realized he didn't like Mars...",
"Why did Clayton enter Sharks alone?",
"Why did the First Officer call to speak with the airlock duty crew member?",
"Clayton failed to think through what part of his ... | [
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"To survive in low pressure",
"To be able to breathe",
"To prevent them from getting sick",
"To stay warm in the cold"
],
[
"envy that he was able to buy whiskey.",
"curiosity about his oxygen tube.",
"annoyance that he let cold air in through both doors.",
"fascination with hi... | [
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] | To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of
a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn’t be
boarded—smash through an impenetrable wall of steel. Perhaps he could do
all these things, but he discovered that Mars did evil things to men; that he
wasn’t even Clayton any more. H... |
test | 31612 | [
"Why were the aliens not able to make telepathic connection with important Earthlings? ",
"Why were the people Riuku was initially able to contact not of use to him? ",
"Why did Alice skip her shield boosting on Thursday night? ",
"Why did Pete prefer Alice to Susan? ",
"Why was Riuku able to integrate with... | [
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"The earthlings did not have enough telepathic ability ",
"The earthlings were using a technology that blocked their thoughts ",
"The aliens could not get close enough in distance to the earthlings ",
"The earthlings never left a secure location "
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[
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This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction November 1954. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
THE VERY SECRET AGENT
BY MARI WOLF
Illustrated by Ed Emsh
Poor Riuku!... Not being a member of the human race, how
was he... |
test | 25629 | [
"Why did the chief make Preston a postman? ",
"Why did Preston feel shame during his first mission as a postman? ",
"Why did Preston continuously hit his ships controls during the encounter with the pirates?",
"How was Preston able to avoid the space pirates?",
"Why was Preston not able to directly land at ... | [
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"Preston had reached retirement age and the chief wanted him to have an easy job",
"Preston had angered the chief ",
"Preston was bad at being a patrol man ",
"Preston was experienced and being a postman was more difficult than expected "
],
[
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] | Consider the poor mailman of the future. To "sleet and snow
and dead of night"—things that must not keep him from his
appointed rounds—will be added, sub-zero void, meteors, and
planets that won't stay put. Maybe he'll decide that for six
cents an ounce it just ain't worth it.
POSTMARK
GANYMEDE
By
ROBERT
SILV... |
test | 29159 | [
"What was the liquid that the steel-blues thought would kill Karyl?",
"Why were the steel-blues able to sneak up on Karyl?",
"How was Karyl able to out run the steel blues?",
"How was Karyl able to return to the service station?",
"Why did the steel blues believe that Karyl was becoming weak in their captiv... | [
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"Water",
"Hemlock",
"Citric Acid",
"R-dust "
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"His alarm did not sound",
"All of the other answers are correct ",
"He was not paying attention ",
"He was busy repairing his ship"
],
[
"His space suit gave him a boots of oxygen ",
"His alarm sounded and gave him ... | [
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By VASELEOS GARSON
The starways' Lone Watcher had expected some odd developments
in his singular, nerve-fraught job on the asteroid. But nothing like the
weird twenty-one-day liquid test devised by the invading Steel-Blues.
Jon Karyl
was bolting in a new baffle
plate on the stationary rocket engine.
It w... |
test | 24949 | [
"Why did the Stryker not want to land on Alphard Six immediately ",
"How was the ship’s ZIT drive damaged? ",
"Why was Striker reluctant to contact the civilization on Alphard six?",
"How was the crew sure that the life on Alphard Six was not a resurgent colony? ",
"How was the crew sure that the attack fro... | [
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"They were merely on a reconnaissance mission ",
"The reclamation’s handbook stated not to do so ",
"He knew that there were Hymenops on the planet "
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[
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"By overuse because the crew ... | [
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] | "Any problem posed by one group of
human beings can be resolved by any
other group." That's what the Handbook
said. But did that include primitive
humans? Or the Bees? Or a ...
CONTROL GROUP
By ROGER DEE
The
cool green disk of Alphard
Six on the screen was
infinitely welcome after the arid
desolation and stinki... |
test | 29193 | [
"Why was Sol Becker initially wanting to spend the night at Mom’s house? ",
"What excecution was Mom talking about at the beginning of the story? ",
"What was the location of the “palace” mentioned in the story? ",
"Why was Mr. Becker on a road trip? ",
"Why did everyone in the town know what Armagon was? "... | [
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"He had business with Mr. Dawes",
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"Mr. Brundage’s execution ",
"Mr. Dawes’ execution ",
"Charlie’s exception ",
"Mr. Becker’s execution "
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] | Henry Slesar, young New York advertising executive and by now no
longer a new-comer to either this magazine or to this field, describes
a strange little town that you, yourself, may blunder into one of these
evenings. But, if you do, beware—beware of the Knights!
dream
town
by ... HENRY SLESAR
The woman in the doo... |
test | 99908 | [
"The author's main purpose in this article is to:",
"Which is *not* an example of a New Town?",
"What is generally *not* included in a New Town design?",
"What is Bournville known for?",
"What impact did the New Towns Act have?",
"What decision-making process was implemented in the design of most New Town... | [
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"Provide an overview of the history and impact of the New Towns project in the UK.",
"Compare and contrast New Towns and Old Towns in the UK.",
"Highlight the contributions of well-known architects in post-war Britain.",
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"Modern girls and modern boys: it's tremendous!" So goes the sunny reflection of the eponymous hero in Bill Forsyth's 1981 film Gregory's Girl, as he surveys the playing fields, comprehensive schools and spaghetti plate of dual carriageways in ... |
test | 99928 | [
"What is one main goal of increasing Open Access to research?",
"Which of the following is true:",
"What is untrue about pre-prints?",
"OA describes...",
"Open review is...",
"Theses and dissertations suffer from...",
"The author contends that universities should...",
"Which of the following is *not* ... | [
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"Remove access barriers",
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"Increase pay for authors and publishers",
"Increase library budgets"
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As we saw in chapter 1, any kind of content can in principle be OA. Any kind of content can be digitized, and any kind of digital content can be put online without price or permission barriers. In that sense, the potential scope of OA is universal. Hence, instead of saying that OA applies to some cat... |
test | 99925 | [
"What of the following is *not* one of the ways the author outlines that the dissemination system of peer-reviewed research is flawed.",
"How are publisher \"bundle\" deals harmful to libraries?",
"Which is *not* an impact on libraries of restrictions on electronic journals?",
"Which of these stakeholders mos... | [
[
"Conventional business models benefit from artificial scarcity.",
"Digital access and formats has benefitted libraries and authors at the expense of big publishers.",
"Access worldwide has decreased as journal tolls have skyrocketed.",
"Nonprofit society journals are often of higher quality and pr... | [
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2.1 OA as Solving Problems
There are lamentably many problems for which OA is part of the solution. Here are fifteen ways in which the current system of disseminating peer-reviewed research is deeply dysfunctional for researchers and their institutions, even if highly profitable for the largest ... |
test | 99926 | [
"Why is a new funding model needed for OA journals?",
"Which is true about Open Access journals?",
"What's a difference between green and gold OA?",
"Which of the following can remove both price and some permission barriers?",
"Which of the following is *not* an advantage of libre OA licenses?",
"What is ... | [
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"They are not peer-reviewed.",
"They do not have subscription income.",
"They do not have large circulations.",
"They are often scams."
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"They can be high-quality or low-quality.",
"They are only available i... | [
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There are many ways to deliver OA: personal web sites, blogs, wikis, databases, ebooks, videos, audios, webcasts, discussion forums, RSS feeds, and P2P networks.
Unless creative thinking stops now, there will be many more to come.
However, two delivery ... |
test | 99913 | [
"Which of the following is not a main reason for the development of precision medicine:",
"The foundation of precision medicine is a belief that:",
"What well-known figure is connected to a research foundation for Parkinson's disease?",
"The best patients for clinical trials are those who...",
"What is a ma... | [
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"computers with greater speed and power",
"new methods of genetic sequencing",
"new data recording technology",
"updated laws"
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"each system of the body works independently",
"the course of a disease is similar in most peopl... | [
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The year is 2027. Dorothy visits her GP about panic attacks she's been getting at work. Before prescribing any treatment, the doctor looks at her genetic history for markers that could affect her response to certain drugs. The GP is looking in particular for CYP2C19 polymorphism, which would mean Do... |
test | 99906 | [
"What does the author propose as the main source of stress in the majority of people?",
"What is the media’s general attitude towards stress?",
"What is the author’s general attitude towards stress? ",
"What does the author suggest as the cause for the increase in general stress levels in society? ",
"What ... | [
[
"Monetary struggles",
"Interpersonal relationships",
"Disempowering government mandates",
"The constant flow of small everyday issues "
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[
"That is has no effect on one’s health ",
"That is has a negative effect on one’s health ",
"That it can have both positive and negative effe... | [
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Stress wrecks too many days before they've even begun. It creeps up as soon as the alarm jerks you awake. Fingers reflexively unlock your phone. Emails bound in with a jolly ping: things you should have done last week; pointless meeting requests; bills to pay.
Over a gobbled breakfast you scan the ... |
test | 99907 | [
"Why are Stephanie Anthony and her son cooking over a fire?",
"Who does the author think most of the local political policies are being made for?",
"How was the public able to keep short-term use of the Children’s Wood?",
"What does the author mean by the term “democracy deficit”",
"What does the author imp... | [
[
"They are on vacation as a result of successful local government policies ",
"They are making use of a public recreation and education space ",
"They are burning the wood that was cleared to build a luxury apartment complex ",
"They have fallen on hard times due to poor local government policies"
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On a chilly February morning in Glasgow, Stephanie Anthony and her three-year-old son Ilan are perching on a log in front of a small bonfire. They are making popcorn with kernels, using two sieves tied together with string, and are surrounded by a warm... |
test | 99909 | [
"What was the goal of the assembly at Château Millemont? ",
"How was Daniel Cornell able to invent his version of the wind turbine?",
"How does the author imply that the impending climate doom and its consequences will be avoided? ",
"What is an already tangible advancement in the field of renewable energy me... | [
[
"To collaborate on technology that could be used to make more money using fossil fuels ",
"To collaborate on technology that could address the problem of fossil fuels ",
"To determine how to lower the prices of solar panels for consumers ",
"To prepare for conflict that will be caused by resource ... | [
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] | Moonshots for the Earth
At the end of August, as the northern hemisphere's hottest summer on record drew to a close, a group of inventors, designers and engineers assembled in a grand stone castle an hour's drive west of Paris. Château de Millemont was hosting a five-week 'innovation camp' for the pioneers behind 12 ne... |
test | 99904 | [
"How does Travis Kalanick justify self-driving cars being good for employees? ",
"How do those in power control the narrative about the future? ",
"What concept did the automotive industry use to convince the public that automation was a benefit?",
"From the point of view entrepreneurs and industrialists, w... | [
[
"He states that workers will keep their jobs after driverless cars are rolled out ",
"He does not; he avoids the question ",
"He uses hypothetical research ",
"He points to existing examples "
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"By espousing that the futur... | [
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After listening to Travis Kalanick, CEO and co-founder of Uber, explain why his world-conquering ride-hailing service is ultimately better for drivers than the taxi industry, Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, queried his grand plans: "I know you talk about how good this is for drivers, b... |
test | 99918 | [
"What does the author think the recent general trend in the public’s trust level in institutions is?",
"What does the author imply as the main reason for the changing in general public trust levels? ",
"What does the author view as a positive outcome of the recent change in trust level in society?",
"When doe... | [
[
"Trust levels remained unchanged ",
"Trust levels have gone down overall ",
"Trust levels have gone up overall ",
"Trust levels in some institutions have gone up while they have gone down in others "
],
[
"Increased access to potentially false information ",
"An overuse of political pr... | [
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Trust has always been a dangerous business. Every instance of it brings the risk of let-down, disloyalty and betrayal. Still, in recent times, the vulnerability inherent in trust seems more pronounced. Technological advancements enabling increased access to information mean that... |
test | 60624 | [
"What is the relationship between Bertha and Mr. Devoe?",
"What is ironic about the story?",
"What are the characters wanting to escape from?",
"What kind of life do the characters live when they are not on vacation?",
"According to the Captain, why is Mr. Devoe “fortunate”?",
"What do the characters do o... | [
[
"They are married.",
"They are brother and sister.",
"They are friends. ",
"Mr. Devoe is Bertha’s father."
],
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"The characters want to leave their vacation. ",
"The characters are disappointed in their vacation. ",
"The characters go on a family vacation, but end up separated. ",
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By WILL WORTHINGTON
A new author, and a decidedly unusual
idea of the summer camp of the future:
hard labor, insults, and hog kidneys!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1958.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the... |
test | 59418 | [
"What is a Steyner?",
"How is Steven different?",
"What is the relationship between Steven and Denise?",
"What is ironic about the story?",
"What happens to Steven?",
"Which words best describe Steven’s society?",
"What is a theme of the story?",
"What happens during Denise’s appendicitis surgery?",
... | [
[
"A surgery to remove the appendix. ",
"The car Steven drives. ",
"A lobotomy to make a person complacent. ",
"A form of therapy for anxiety. "
],
[
"He is addicted to television.",
"He collects silver. ",
"He is an actor. ",
"He dislikes the lifestyle of his society and, there... | [
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] | The Happy Clown
BY ALICE ELEANOR JONES
This was a century of peace, plethora and
perfection, and little Steven was a misfit,
a nonconformist, who hated perfection.
He had to learn the hard way....
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, December 1955.
Extensive research... |
test | 29170 | [
"How has time in space affected Hogey physically?",
"What does Hogey mean when he says “I’m a tumbler”?",
"Which is the best real-life analogy to Hogey’s situation?",
"Who is Marie?",
"What happened to the money Hogey earned in space?",
"Why is Hogey embarrassed to go home?",
"What is the significance o... | [
[
"He is blind and his skin is allergic to the sun. ",
"He can’t walk with gravity and he sleeps standing up. ",
"He aged faster in space; he has the body of an old man. ",
"He has trouble walking with gravity, and his eyes and skin have been scorched by the sun. "
],
[
"He’s an alcoholic; h... | [
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] | A wayfarer's return from a far country to his wife and family may be a
shining experience, a kind of second honeymoon. Or it may be so shadowed
by Time's relentless tyranny that the changes which have occurred in his
absence can lead only to tragedy and despair. This rarely discerning, warmly
human story by a brill... |
test | 32890 | [
"Why did the people suddenly desert their homes?",
"What resource are the humans and Kumajis fighting over?",
"What was Tobias’ intention for going to the Kumajis’ encampment?",
"Why does Steve lie about Tobias’ intentions?",
"What is the setting?",
"How is Steve different from the other characters?",
"... | [
[
"The well dried out. ",
"They finished building a spacecraft big enough for everyone to leave. ",
"The Kumajis invaded the town. ",
"The water in the well was poisoned. "
],
[
"Water",
"Clean air ",
"Food",
"Space travel technology"
],
[
"He wanted to tell the Kumajis t... | [
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1,
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1,
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] | HOME IS WHERE YOU LEFT IT
By ADAM CHASE
[Transcriber Note: This etext was produced from Amazing Stories February
1957. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The chance of mass slaughter was their eternal nightmare.
How black is the blackest treachery... |
test | 25644 | [
"What does Clayton dislike the most about Mars?",
"How does Clayton get on the spaceship back to Earth?",
"What is the relationship between Clayton and Parks?",
"Who is Parks?",
"What is likely to happen to Clayton?",
"What likely happened to Parks?",
"Why is Clayton on Mars?",
"How does Clayton expla... | [
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"The food",
"The beer",
"The lack of oxygen",
"The cold"
],
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"He pretends to be Parks by wearing his uniform and taking his identification. ",
"He persuades Lieutenant Harris to let him go back to Earth.",
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] | To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of
a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn’t be
boarded—smash through an impenetrable wall of steel. Perhaps he could do
all these things, but he discovered that Mars did evil things to men; that he
wasn’t even Clayton any more. H... |
test | 31612 | [
"How was Alice able to get off work early in order to meet Pete at the bar?",
"Why was Riuku unable to break the bond with Alice's mind? ",
"Why were Pete and Alice pulled over by the police?",
"What was Riuku's overall feeling about Alice as the vessel for his probing activities?",
"Why did Pete say, \"The... | [
[
"She flirted with Tommy in order to distract him from the fact that she was leaving work earlier than normal.",
"Every factory employee must go through a weekly Shielding process to boost their mind shields against the probing activities of their alien enemies. Alice switched out the marker identifying th... | [
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] | Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction November 1954. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
THE VERY SECRET AGENT
BY MARI WOLF
Illustrated by Ed Emsh
Poor Riuku!... Not being a member of the human race, how
was he... |
test | 25629 | [
"How did Preston save the Ganymede colony?",
"What was most surprising to Preston about his new job?",
"Why was Earth unaware of the iceworm situation on Ganymede?",
"Why was Preston initially upset about his new assignment?",
"What happened when Gunderson, Mellors, and Preston encountered the pirate ships ... | [
[
"He affixed a gas tank to the empty gun turret on his postal ship, dropped it on the mass of iceworms, and ignited them with the fire from his jets.",
"He dumped fuel into the gun turrets mounted to the firing stud and dumped it over the mass of writhing iceworms covering the Ganymede Dome.",
"He dove... | [
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] | Consider the poor mailman of the future. To "sleet and snow
and dead of night"—things that must not keep him from his
appointed rounds—will be added, sub-zero void, meteors, and
planets that won't stay put. Maybe he'll decide that for six
cents an ounce it just ain't worth it.
POSTMARK
GANYMEDE
By
ROBERT
SILV... |
test | 29159 | [
"What was Jon Karyl's job?",
"How did Jon know the Steel-Blues were not from Earth's solar system?",
"How did the Steel-Blues torture Jon Karyl?",
"How did Space Patrol 101 defeat the Steel-Blues and save Jon Karyl?",
"Why did the Steel-Blues come to Earth's solar system?",
"How did the pursuant Steel-Blu... | [
[
"He managed a service station for Earthships as Lone Watcher on an asteroid and warned Earth about any potential threats.",
"As Lone Watcher, he patrolled Earth's Solar System, keeping watch for hostile spaceships that might attack.",
"Jon Karyl was a Lone Watcher, which meant he visited service stati... | [
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] | ACID BATH
By VASELEOS GARSON
The starways' Lone Watcher had expected some odd developments
in his singular, nerve-fraught job on the asteroid. But nothing like the
weird twenty-one-day liquid test devised by the invading Steel-Blues.
Jon Karyl
was bolting in a new baffle
plate on the stationary rocket engine.
It w... |
test | 24949 | [
"How did Gibson and Xavier discover Farrell had crashed?",
"From where did the Alphardians originate?",
"Who was Xavier and what was his significance to the crew of Marco Four?",
"Why does Stryker feel justified in ordering Farrell to conduct reconnaissance of Alphard Six prior to landing?",
"Who are the Hy... | [
[
"Following the crash, the Alphardians flew to the Marco Four in a small boat used for emergency missions. The crew of the Marco Four thought this boat was a torpedo, but it turned out to just be the Alphardians offering their assistance.",
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] | "Any problem posed by one group of
human beings can be resolved by any
other group." That's what the Handbook
said. But did that include primitive
humans? Or the Bees? Or a ...
CONTROL GROUP
By ROGER DEE
The
cool green disk of Alphard
Six on the screen was
infinitely welcome after the arid
desolation and stinki... |
test | 29193 | [
"What is Umagum?",
"Why does Sally ask Sol if he is \"nakkid\"?",
"Why does Willie visit Sheriff Coogan?",
"Why was Mrs. Brundage upset?",
"What is an exelution?",
"What happens to Sol Becker at the end of the story?",
"Why do most of the townspeople Sol encountered throughout the story refuse to speak ... | [
[
"It is a kind of unusual breakfast food Mrs. Dawes prepares for Sol Becker.",
"It is the name of the town where Sol Becker takes refuge after his car is stolen.",
"It is the name of a mysterious dream world wherein the residents of the town gather at night for public executions.",
"It is a mispron... | [
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] | Henry Slesar, young New York advertising executive and by now no
longer a new-comer to either this magazine or to this field, describes
a strange little town that you, yourself, may blunder into one of these
evenings. But, if you do, beware—beware of the Knights!
dream
town
by ... HENRY SLESAR
The woman in the doo... |
test | 99908 | [
"What problem did the New Towns solve?",
"What is the author’s attitude toward New Towns?",
"When were New Towns built in England?",
"What makes New Towns different from other towns?",
"Who were New Towns created for?",
"What was appealing about the New Towns?",
"According to the author, what went wrong... | [
[
"Decaying infrastructure of old British cities. ",
"Cultural conflict between rural and urban areas. ",
"A lack of nature in urban areas. ",
"Affordable housing"
],
[
"The author thinks New Towns were good for the upper class. ",
"The author thinks New Towns divided the country. ",
... | [
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"Modern girls and modern boys: it's tremendous!" So goes the sunny reflection of the eponymous hero in Bill Forsyth's 1981 film Gregory's Girl, as he surveys the playing fields, comprehensive schools and spaghetti plate of dual carriageways in ... |
test | 99928 | [
"What is the purpose of OA?",
"What is the author’s message about OA?",
"According to the author, does open access mean articles won’t be peer reviewed?",
"What is the “low hanging fruit”?",
"What is the “high hanging fruit”?",
"What is one reason that the OA movement focuses mainly on academic articles?"... | [
[
"Open access would remove access barriers to content, such as fees or membership requirements, so that the content is available to everyone. ",
"Open access would give anyone who works at a university unlimited access to content.",
"Open access would allow anyone to publish what they want online, even... | [
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] | Open Access: Scope
As we saw in chapter 1, any kind of content can in principle be OA. Any kind of content can be digitized, and any kind of digital content can be put online without price or permission barriers. In that sense, the potential scope of OA is universal. Hence, instead of saying that OA applies to some cat... |
test | 99925 | [
"Who is the biggest adversary of OA?",
"Why are there increasing cancelations of journal subscriptions?",
"Who is making the most profit off of toll access journals?",
"Who is burdened the most with the cost of big deal subscriptions?",
"How do toll access journals hinder research?",
"Why aren’t researche... | [
[
"Universities",
"Publishers",
"Editors",
"Researchers "
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[
"The quality of work in the journals has decreased.",
"The journals are no longer requiring peer review. ",
"Researchers have realized that they can find the same information online for free.",
"The price of subscript... | [
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2.1 OA as Solving Problems
There are lamentably many problems for which OA is part of the solution. Here are fifteen ways in which the current system of disseminating peer-reviewed research is deeply dysfunctional for researchers and their institutions, even if highly profitable for the largest ... |
test | 99926 | [
"What are the two most popular formats for delivering OA?",
"How are OA journals different from toll access journals?",
"What is green OA?",
"What is gold OA?",
"Does the author give more preference to gold OA or green OA?",
"How many authors are taking advantage of toll access journals' blanket permissio... | [
[
"Ebooks and databases",
"Repositories and databases",
"Journals and blogs",
"Journals and repositories"
],
[
"OA journals only publish postprints while toll access journals publish both preprints and postprints.",
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] | Open Access: Varieties
There are many ways to deliver OA: personal web sites, blogs, wikis, databases, ebooks, videos, audios, webcasts, discussion forums, RSS feeds, and P2P networks.
Unless creative thinking stops now, there will be many more to come.
However, two delivery ... |
test | 99913 | [
"What is precision medicine?",
"What is the main argument of the article?",
"What advancements can be used for precision medicine?",
"What is genomic medicine?",
"What is a critique of precision medicine?",
"Why is Parkinson’s being used to experiment with precision medicine?",
"What was Dr. Tosun hopin... | [
[
"Highly personalized medicine that is tailored to treat an individual’s needs. ",
"The use of pharmaceuticals to treat an individual’s symptoms.",
"Making genetic testing widespread to predict illness. ",
"Combining traditional medicine with psychology so that treatment plans address an individual... | [
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] | Strength in numbers
The year is 2027. Dorothy visits her GP about panic attacks she's been getting at work. Before prescribing any treatment, the doctor looks at her genetic history for markers that could affect her response to certain drugs. The GP is looking in particular for CYP2C19 polymorphism, which would mean Do... |
test | 99906 | [
"What is the premise of the Yerkes-Dodson law?",
"Why is it important to differentiate between eustress and distress?",
"Why does Petticrew believe the tobacco industry's stress research is relevant?",
"What is the connection between human suggestibility and stress according to the article?",
"Why were the ... | [
[
"While people may benefit from a certain amount of stress in their lives, too much stress is counterproductive.",
"Like mice, when people are given less straightforward choices in life, they become confused and have a difficult time making a decision.",
"Little stress in life often yields the greatest... | [
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] | Hold your nerves
Stress wrecks too many days before they've even begun. It creeps up as soon as the alarm jerks you awake. Fingers reflexively unlock your phone. Emails bound in with a jolly ping: things you should have done last week; pointless meeting requests; bills to pay.
Over a gobbled breakfast you scan the ... |
test | 99907 | [
"Why was Our Democracy created?",
"What does Willie Sullivan believe contributes the most to a lack of faith in democracy?",
"How did Children's Wood come to fruition?",
"Why is the director of the Common Weal upset?",
"What is a solution offered by McAlpine to the problem of disenfranchisement?",
"How do... | [
[
"It was established to give the voices of the poor and young more of a say in local and federal government policy decisions.",
"It was formed as a response to the growing concern about democracy in Scotland and empowering citizens to think about how they would do things differently than those who currentl... | [
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] | How Scotland is tackling the democratic deficit, from the ground up
On a chilly February morning in Glasgow, Stephanie Anthony and her three-year-old son Ilan are perching on a log in front of a small bonfire. They are making popcorn with kernels, using two sieves tied together with string, and are surrounded by a warm... |
test | 99909 | [
"Why is Daniel Connell's wind turbine design so unique?",
"Why do some consider geoengineering to be the solution to the threat of climate change?",
"Why is Mathesius skeptical about the use of a Carbon Dioxide Removal strategy?",
"What is the problem with geoengineering?",
"Why is Elon Musk's work at Tesla... | [
[
"It is the first wind turbine designed by a nomadic inventor whose travels around the world inform his inventions.",
"It is the only wind turbine of its kind to utilize aluminum, rivets, washers, nuts, and bolts.",
"In addition to being customizable and simple, it is cost-effective and therefore acces... | [
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] | Moonshots for the Earth
At the end of August, as the northern hemisphere's hottest summer on record drew to a close, a group of inventors, designers and engineers assembled in a grand stone castle an hour's drive west of Paris. Château de Millemont was hosting a five-week 'innovation camp' for the pioneers behind 12 ne... |
test | 99904 | [
"Why does Travis Kalanick ask, \". . . do you want to be part of the future or do you want to resist the future?\"",
"Why did the guidebook for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair include the chapter heading, \"Science Finds - Industry Applies - Man Conforms\"?",
"Why was the messaging about the benefits of the Indus... | [
[
"In order to suggest that a driverless future is unavoidable because it is an inevitable feature of the progress of automation within the automotive industry and to shift responsibility for potential job losses away from Uber. ",
"He is directly confronting Stephen Colbert who had just asked him an accusa... | [
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] | Futures not of our making
After listening to Travis Kalanick, CEO and co-founder of Uber, explain why his world-conquering ride-hailing service is ultimately better for drivers than the taxi industry, Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, queried his grand plans: "I know you talk about how good this is for drivers, b... |
test | 99918 | [
"Why are the findings of the Edelman report concerning?",
"What does the author posit is the root of contemporary widespread distrust?",
"Why does the author suggest distrust has a potentially positive function in society?",
"Why might trust sometimes be considered well-placed even when the subject of that tr... | [
[
"They show that a significant portion of the world's population has embraced the idea that truth is relative and so every entity is equally worthy of distrust.",
"They reveal a large amount of distrust in the systems of government, media, and business that people rely on for a healthy society to function.... | [
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Trust has always been a dangerous business. Every instance of it brings the risk of let-down, disloyalty and betrayal. Still, in recent times, the vulnerability inherent in trust seems more pronounced. Technological advancements enabling increased access to information mean that... |
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