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56d3e7442ccc5a1400d82f3e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor her.[note 5] Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 5, 200... | In 2007, which president awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom? | {
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"George W. Bush"
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335
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56cf59eaaab44d1400b890d1 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: "They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?' I said, 'Have you read the bo... | A movie adaptation of the book was released in what year? | {
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"1962"
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41
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56cf59eaaab44d1400b890d2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: "They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?' I said, 'Have you read the bo... | Who played Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie of the same title? | {
"text": [
"Gregory Peck"
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81
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} |
56d3e8402ccc5a1400d82f43 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: "They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?' I said, 'Have you read the bo... | Which actor received An Oscar for his role of Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie of the book? | {
"text": [
"Gregory Peck"
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81
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} |
56cf5a6aaab44d1400b890e3 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. Lee's father died before the film... | What item did Lee give the actor Gregory Peck after portraying Atticus Finch? | {
"text": [
"father's pocketwatch"
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403
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} |
56cf5a6aaab44d1400b890e4 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. Lee's father died before the film... | Which one of Gregory Peck's relatives was named after Harper Lee? | {
"text": [
"grandson"
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847
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} |
56d3e9702ccc5a1400d82f51 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. Lee's father died before the film... | What personal effect did Lee give to Peck? | {
"text": [
"her father's pocketwatch"
],
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399
]
} |
56d3e9702ccc5a1400d82f52 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. Lee's father died before the film... | Which one of Peck's relatives was named Harper in honor of Lee? | {
"text": [
"grandson"
],
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847
]
} |
56cf5ab3aab44d1400b890e9 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In May 2005, Lee made an uncharacteristic appearance at the Los Angeles Public Library at the request of Peck's widow Veronique, who said of Lee: "She's like a national treasure. She's someone who has made a difference...with this book. The book is still as strong as it ever was, and so is the film. All the kids in the... | When did Lee randomly show up at the Los Angeles Public Library? | {
"text": [
"May 2005"
],
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3
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} |
56d3ead62ccc5a1400d82f55 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In May 2005, Lee made an uncharacteristic appearance at the Los Angeles Public Library at the request of Peck's widow Veronique, who said of Lee: "She's like a national treasure. She's someone who has made a difference...with this book. The book is still as strong as it ever was, and so is the film. All the kids in the... | What did Peck's widow call Lee? | {
"text": [
"a national treasure"
],
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158
]
} |
56cf5b0eaab44d1400b890f7 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chosen at the intermission to make up... | Who turned the novel into a play? | {
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"Christopher Sergel"
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44
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} |
56cf5b0eaab44d1400b890f8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chosen at the intermission to make up... | When was the play for To Kill a Mockingbird first performed? | {
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"1990"
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78
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} |
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f59 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chosen at the intermission to make up... | What town labeled itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama"? | {
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"Monroeville"
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86
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} |
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f5a | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chosen at the intermission to make up... | Who makes up the cast of the annual play based on the book performed in Monroeville? | {
"text": [
"townspeople"
],
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221
]
} |
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f5b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chosen at the intermission to make up... | During the courtroom scene, what happens to the audience? | {
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"racially segregated"
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433
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} |
56cf5b8eaab44d1400b89107 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Sergel's play toured in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it played to full houses and star... | What country did Sergel's play tour around in and perform in 2006? | {
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"the UK"
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24
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56cf5b8eaab44d1400b89108 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Sergel's play toured in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it played to full houses and star... | The play was the opening act for the starting of the 2013 season at which location? | {
"text": [
"Regent's Park Open Air Theatre"
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240
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} |
56d3ee6e2ccc5a1400d82f5f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Sergel's play toured in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it played to full houses and star... | Who played Atticus Finch in the UK theater productions of the film in 2006 and 2011? | {
"text": [
"Duncan Preston"
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167
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} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | When was Go Set a Watchman introduced to the public? | {
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"July 14, 2015"
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101
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} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | Go Set a Watchman was finished in what year? | {
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"1957"
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151
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} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | How many years after To Kill a Mockingbird is the setting of Go Set A Watchman? | {
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"20"
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110
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} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | Who was Harper Lee's lawyer? | {
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"Tonja Carter"
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554
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} |
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f83 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | What is the earlier draft of the book titled? | {
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"Go Set a Watchman"
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50
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56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f84 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | What year was Watchman completed? | {
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"1957"
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151
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} |
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f85 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an ad... | How many years after Mockingbird was Watchman set? | {
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"20"
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110
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56d1085d17492d1400aab7a8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, ... | What two serious moral issues are dealt with in the novel? | {
"text": [
"rape and racial inequality"
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91
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} |
56d1085d17492d1400aab7a9 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, ... | Who is the protagonist of the novel? | {
"text": [
"Atticus Finch"
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142
]
} |
56d133a017492d1400aabc1c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called "tactile brilliance". Writing a decade later, another scholar noted, "Harper Lee has a remarkable gift of story-telling. Her art is visual, and with cinematographic fluidity and subtl... | What is Lee's strongest style of writing? | {
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"narration"
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82
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} |
56d133a017492d1400aabc1d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called "tactile brilliance". Writing a decade later, another scholar noted, "Harper Lee has a remarkable gift of story-telling. Her art is visual, and with cinematographic fluidity and subtl... | What narrative technique does Lee use to combine the adult's perspective with the child's observations?? | {
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"flashback"
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593
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} |
56d1900ee7d4791d00902065 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper Lee has remained famously detached from interpreting the novel since the mid-1960s. However, she gave some insight into her themes when, in a rare letter to the editor, she wrote in response to the passionate reaction her book caused: "Surely it is plain to the simplest intelligence that To Kill a Mockingbird sp... | According to Lee, her book simply expressed a Christian code of honor and conduct inherit to whom? | {
"text": [
"all Southerners"
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449
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d00902067 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | Besides the children's fascination with Boo, the first part of the book was concerned about their feelings for what? | {
"text": [
"the neighborhood"
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263
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d00902068 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | Lee's detailed explanations of the characters' behaviors caused one writer to catagorize the book as what? | {
"text": [
"Southern romantic regionalism"
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489
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d00902069 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | Scout defined people doing the best they could with what they had as who? | {
"text": [
"fine folks"
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1110
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} |
56d196b2e7d4791d0090206a | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | What drives the plot of the book more than the characters? | {
"text": [
"The South itself"
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1197
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} |
56d261f359d6e41400145f36 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about... | Who is the main example of an innocent destroyed in the novel? | {
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"Tom Robinson"
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0
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} |
56d261f359d6e41400145f37 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about... | What does Scout see symbollically as a mockingbird? | {
"text": [
"Boo Radley"
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182
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} |
56d261f359d6e41400145f38 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about... | According to Atticus, most people are how when you truly view them? | {
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"real nice"
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747
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} |
56d2639159d6e41400145f48 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel exposes the loss of innocence so frequently that reviewer R. A. Dave claims that because every character has to face, or even suffer defeat, the book takes on elements of a classical tragedy. In exploring how each character deals with his or her own personal defeat, Lee builds a framework to judge whether the... | Reviewer R. A. Dave classified the novel how? | {
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"classical tragedy"
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183
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} |
56d3949f59d6e414001467b8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Initial reactions to the novel were varied. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious", and The Atlantic Monthly's reviewer rated it as "pleasant, undemanding reading", but found the narrative voice—"a six-year-old girl with the prose style of a well-educated adult"—to be implausible. Ti... | What newspaper wrote that the novel has strong contemporary national significance? | {
"text": [
"The Chicago Sunday Tribune"
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589
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} |
56d3958659d6e414001467c5 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black victims, and Granville Hicks labeled the book "melodramatic and contrived". When the book was first released, Southern writer Flannery O'Connor commented, "I think for a child's book it does all right. It's i... | Which reviewer called the book melodramatic and contrived? | {
"text": [
"Granville Hicks"
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125
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} |
56d3958659d6e414001467c6 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black victims, and Granville Hicks labeled the book "melodramatic and contrived". When the book was first released, Southern writer Flannery O'Connor commented, "I think for a child's book it does all right. It's i... | Which Southern writer deemed it a child's book? | {
"text": [
"Flannery O'Connor"
],
"answer_start": [
238
]
} |
56d3977059d6e414001467d5 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 50th anniversary of the novel's release was met with celebrations and reflections on its impact. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune praises Lee's "rich use of language" but writes that the central lesson is that "courage isn't always flashy, isn't always enough, but is always in style". Jane Sullivan in the Sydney Mo... | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie vompared Lee to whom? | {
"text": [
"William Faulkner"
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734
]
} |
56d3977059d6e414001467d6 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 50th anniversary of the novel's release was met with celebrations and reflections on its impact. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune praises Lee's "rich use of language" but writes that the central lesson is that "courage isn't always flashy, isn't always enough, but is always in style". Jane Sullivan in the Sydney Mo... | Rosemary Goring connected Lee to whom? | {
"text": [
"Jane Austen"
],
"answer_start": [
891
]
} |
56d3988759d6e414001467e1 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Native Alabamian Allen Barra sharply criticized Lee and the novel in The Wall Street Journal calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama history. Barra writes, "It's time to stop pretending that To Kill a Mockingbird is some kind of timeless classi... | Who criticized Lee in The Wall Street Journal? | {
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"Allen Barra"
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17
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} |
56d3988759d6e414001467e2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Native Alabamian Allen Barra sharply criticized Lee and the novel in The Wall Street Journal calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama history. Barra writes, "It's time to stop pretending that To Kill a Mockingbird is some kind of timeless classi... | Who wrote that the book forces readers to question issues without resolving them? | {
"text": [
"Akin Ajayi"
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"answer_start": [
957
]
} |
56d3d0c42ccc5a1400d82eac | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Furthermore, despite the novel's thematic focus on racial injustice, its black characters are not fully examined. In its use of racial epithets, stereotyped depictions of superstitious blacks, and Calpurnia, who to some critics is an updated version of the "contented slave" motif and to others simply unexplored, the bo... | Which character has some critics deemed a variation of a contented slave? | {
"text": [
"Calpurnia"
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"answer_start": [
197
]
} |
56d3d0c42ccc5a1400d82ead | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Furthermore, despite the novel's thematic focus on racial injustice, its black characters are not fully examined. In its use of racial epithets, stereotyped depictions of superstitious blacks, and Calpurnia, who to some critics is an updated version of the "contented slave" motif and to others simply unexplored, the bo... | According to one consultant, which group found the book demoralizing? | {
"text": [
"black students"
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930
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} |
56d3d0c42ccc5a1400d82eae | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Furthermore, despite the novel's thematic focus on racial injustice, its black characters are not fully examined. In its use of racial epithets, stereotyped depictions of superstitious blacks, and Calpurnia, who to some critics is an updated version of the "contented slave" motif and to others simply unexplored, the bo... | Michael Lund criticized the novel for demonizing whom? | {
"text": [
"poor rural \"white trash\""
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1090
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} |
56d3e0852ccc5a1400d82f0f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Birmingham civil rights campaign, asserts that To Kill a Mockingbird condemns racism instead of racists, and states that every child in the South has moments of racial cognitive dissonance when they are faced with the harsh reality of inequality. This feeling cau... | According to Diane McWhorter, every child in the South had to face what? | {
"text": [
"the harsh reality of inequality"
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271
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} |
56d3e0852ccc5a1400d82f10 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Birmingham civil rights campaign, asserts that To Kill a Mockingbird condemns racism instead of racists, and states that every child in the South has moments of racial cognitive dissonance when they are faced with the harsh reality of inequality. This feeling cau... | McWhorter wrote that the existance of the book was what? | {
"text": [
"an act of protest"
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579
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} |
56d3f1872ccc5a1400d82f75 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | According to a National Geographic article, the novel is so revered in Monroeville that people quote lines from it like Scripture; yet Harper Lee herself refused to attend any performances, because "she abhors anything that trades on the book's fame". To underscore this sentiment, Lee demanded that a book of recipes na... | How do the citizens of Monroeville quote lines of the book? | {
"text": [
"like Scripture"
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115
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} |
56d3f1872ccc5a1400d82f77 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | According to a National Geographic article, the novel is so revered in Monroeville that people quote lines from it like Scripture; yet Harper Lee herself refused to attend any performances, because "she abhors anything that trades on the book's fame". To underscore this sentiment, Lee demanded that a book of recipes na... | What do the Monroeville townspeople call tourists to their town? | {
"text": [
"Mockingbird groupies"
],
"answer_start": [
779
]
} |
56ce55feaab44d1400b886ce | Solar_energy | Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis. | Where does solar energy come from? | {
"text": [
"the Sun"
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44
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} |
56ce55feaab44d1400b886cf | Solar_energy | Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis. | What kind of energy consists of the light and heat provided by the Sun? | {
"text": [
"Solar energy"
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0
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} |
56ce9034aab44d1400b8888f | Solar_energy | Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis. | What technologies are used to harness solar energy from the sun? | {
"text": [
"solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis"
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114
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} |
56ce9034aab44d1400b88890 | Solar_energy | Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis. | What is solar energy? | {
"text": [
"radiant light and heat from the Sun"
],
"answer_start": [
16
]
} |
56ce59c8aab44d1400b886dc | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | How many terawatts of solar radiation does the Earth receive? | {
"text": [
"174,000"
],
"answer_start": [
19
]
} |
56ce59c8aab44d1400b886dd | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | What percentage of solar radiation is reflected back by the atmosphere? | {
"text": [
"30%"
],
"answer_start": [
122
]
} |
56ce59c8aab44d1400b886de | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | The areas that people live in typically receive what range of kWh/m2 per day? | {
"text": [
"3.5 to 7.0"
],
"answer_start": [
476
]
} |
56cfb6bb234ae51400d9becf | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | How many terrawatts of radiation does the earth receive? | {
"text": [
"174,000"
],
"answer_start": [
19
]
} |
56cfb6bb234ae51400d9bed0 | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | How much of the solar radiation is reflected back into space? | {
"text": [
"Approximately 30%"
],
"answer_start": [
108
]
} |
56cfb6bb234ae51400d9bed1 | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | What are the insolation levels of most populated areas? | {
"text": [
"150 to 300 watts per square meter or 3.5 to 7.0 kWh/m2 per day"
],
"answer_start": [
439
]
} |
56cfb6bb234ae51400d9bed2 | Solar_energy | The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar light at the Earth's surface is mostly spread across the visible and near-infrared ... | Where is the solar radiation not reflected back to space absorbed? | {
"text": [
"clouds, oceans and land masses"
],
"answer_start": [
183
]
} |
56ce5a8faab44d1400b886e2 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | The Earth's oceans cover what percentage of the globe? | {
"text": [
"71"
],
"answer_start": [
84
]
} |
56ce5a8faab44d1400b886e3 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | What is the average temperature of the Earth's surface in Celsius? | {
"text": [
"14"
],
"answer_start": [
623
]
} |
56ce5a8faab44d1400b886e4 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | What is the process by which green plants convert solar energy to stored energy? | {
"text": [
"photosynthesis"
],
"answer_start": [
633
]
} |
56cfb8ea234ae51400d9bef5 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | How much of the earth is covered by oceans? | {
"text": [
"about 71%"
],
"answer_start": [
78
]
} |
56cfb8ea234ae51400d9bef6 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | What is the cause of atmospheric circulation? | {
"text": [
"Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises"
],
"answer_start": [
119
]
} |
56cfb8ea234ae51400d9bef7 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | How does the water vapor that rises in warm air turn into clouds? | {
"text": [
"When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into clouds"
],
"answer_start": [
226
]
} |
56cfb8ea234ae51400d9bef8 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | What creates wind, cyclones and anti-cyclones? | {
"text": [
"The latent heat of water condensation amplifies convection"
],
"answer_start": [
394
]
} |
56cfb8ea234ae51400d9bef9 | Solar_energy | Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere. Warm air containing evaporated water from the oceans rises, causing atmospheric circulation or convection. When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into... | What is the process in which plants convert solar energy into stored energy called? | {
"text": [
"photosynthesis"
],
"answer_start": [
633
]
} |
56ce5b66aab44d1400b886e8 | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | Each year the Earth absorbs how much solar energy in exajoules? | {
"text": [
"3,850,000"
],
"answer_start": [
95
]
} |
56ce5b66aab44d1400b886e9 | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | In 2002, the Sun provided more energy in one hour than humans used in what span of time? | {
"text": [
"one year"
],
"answer_start": [
195
]
} |
56ce5b66aab44d1400b886ea | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | How much energy in exajoules does photosynthesis capture each year? | {
"text": [
"3,000"
],
"answer_start": [
243
]
} |
56ce5b66aab44d1400b886eb | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | Twice the amount of energy obtainable by all the non-renewable sources on Earth can be provided by the Sun in what span of time? | {
"text": [
"one year"
],
"answer_start": [
195
]
} |
56cfb9bf234ae51400d9bf07 | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | What is the amount of solar energy absorbed by the earth? | {
"text": [
"approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year"
],
"answer_start": [
81
]
} |
56cfb9bf234ae51400d9bf08 | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | How much solar energy is captured by photosynthesis? | {
"text": [
"approximately 3,000 EJ per year"
],
"answer_start": [
229
]
} |
56cfb9bf234ae51400d9bf09 | Solar_energy | The total solar energy absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses is approximately 3,850,000 exajoules (EJ) per year. In 2002, this was more energy in one hour than the world used in one year. Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface... | The amount of solar energy per year is twice as much as the energy that will ever be produced from what resources? | {
"text": [
"coal, oil, natural gas, and mined uranium combined"
],
"answer_start": [
465
]
} |
56ce5ce6aab44d1400b886f5 | Solar_energy | Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equator. Although solar energy refers primarily to the use of so... | Where do the majority of renewable energies derive their energy from? | {
"text": [
"the Sun"
],
"answer_start": [
436
]
} |
56cfc773234ae51400d9bf53 | Solar_energy | Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equator. Although solar energy refers primarily to the use of so... | How are solar technologies defined? | {
"text": [
"passive or active"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
56cfc773234ae51400d9bf54 | Solar_energy | Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equator. Although solar energy refers primarily to the use of so... | What is one way that characterizes solar technologies as passive or active? | {
"text": [
"depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight"
],
"answer_start": [
73
]
} |
56cfc773234ae51400d9bf55 | Solar_energy | Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equator. Although solar energy refers primarily to the use of so... | Which renewable energies do not acquire their energy from the sun? | {
"text": [
"geothermal and tidal"
],
"answer_start": [
389
]
} |
56cfc773234ae51400d9bf56 | Solar_energy | Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equator. Although solar energy refers primarily to the use of so... | How do renewable energies acquire energy from the sun? | {
"text": [
"direct or indirect"
],
"answer_start": [
449
]
} |
56ce5d70aab44d1400b886f7 | Solar_energy | Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces that naturally circulate air, and referencing the position of a... | Are supply side solar technologies generally active or passive? | {
"text": [
"Active"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56ce5d70aab44d1400b886f8 | Solar_energy | Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces that naturally circulate air, and referencing the position of a... | Are demand side solar technologies generally active or passive? | {
"text": [
"Passive"
],
"answer_start": [
152
]
} |
56cfdf65234ae51400d9bfcd | Solar_energy | Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces that naturally circulate air, and referencing the position of a... | What is an active solar technique used to generate energy? | {
"text": [
"solar thermal collectors"
],
"answer_start": [
69
]
} |
56cfdf65234ae51400d9bfce | Solar_energy | Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces that naturally circulate air, and referencing the position of a... | What is an active solar technique used to generate energy? | {
"text": [
"designing spaces that naturally circulate air"
],
"answer_start": [
240
]
} |
56cfdf65234ae51400d9bfcf | Solar_energy | Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces that naturally circulate air, and referencing the position of a... | What does an active solar technique do? | {
"text": [
"increase the supply of energy"
],
"answer_start": [
368
]
} |
56cfdf65234ae51400d9bfd0 | Solar_energy | Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces that naturally circulate air, and referencing the position of a... | What does a passive solar technique do? | {
"text": [
"reduce the need for alternate resources"
],
"answer_start": [
476
]
} |
56ce5df9aab44d1400b886fd | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | What was the name of the inventor who built a solar engine in 1897? | {
"text": [
"Frank Shuman"
],
"answer_start": [
9
]
} |
56ce5df9aab44d1400b886fe | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | In what year was the Sun Power Company formed? | {
"text": [
"1908"
],
"answer_start": [
320
]
} |
56ce5df9aab44d1400b886ff | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | Shuman patented his solar engine system in what year? | {
"text": [
"1912"
],
"answer_start": [
833
]
} |
56cfe67b234ae51400d9c031 | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | Who is Frank Shuman? | {
"text": [
"a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer"
],
"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
56cfe67b234ae51400d9c032 | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | In what year did solar engine build his solar engine? | {
"text": [
"1897"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56cfe67b234ae51400d9c033 | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | What was the solar engine used to power? | {
"text": [
"steam engine"
],
"answer_start": [
303
]
} |
56cfe67b234ae51400d9c034 | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | In what year was the Sun Power Company established? | {
"text": [
"1908"
],
"answer_start": [
320
]
} |
56cfe67b234ae51400d9c035 | Solar_energy | In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In ... | In what year did Frank Shuman patent his solar engine? | {
"text": [
"1912"
],
"answer_start": [
833
]
} |
56ce5e5baab44d1400b88703 | Solar_energy | Shuman built the world’s first solar thermal power station in Maadi, Egypt, between 1912 and 1913. Shuman’s plant used parabolic troughs to power a 45–52 kilowatts (60–70 hp) engine that pumped more than 22,000 litres (4,800 imp gal; 5,800 US gal) of water per minute from the Nile River to adjacent cotton fields. Altho... | Where did Shuman build the world's first solar thermal power station? | {
"text": [
"Maadi, Egypt"
],
"answer_start": [
62
]
} |
56ce5e5baab44d1400b88704 | Solar_energy | Shuman built the world’s first solar thermal power station in Maadi, Egypt, between 1912 and 1913. Shuman’s plant used parabolic troughs to power a 45–52 kilowatts (60–70 hp) engine that pumped more than 22,000 litres (4,800 imp gal; 5,800 US gal) of water per minute from the Nile River to adjacent cotton fields. Altho... | How many liters of water per minute did Shuman's engine pump in litres? | {
"text": [
"22,000"
],
"answer_start": [
204
]
} |
56ce5e5baab44d1400b88705 | Solar_energy | Shuman built the world’s first solar thermal power station in Maadi, Egypt, between 1912 and 1913. Shuman’s plant used parabolic troughs to power a 45–52 kilowatts (60–70 hp) engine that pumped more than 22,000 litres (4,800 imp gal; 5,800 US gal) of water per minute from the Nile River to adjacent cotton fields. Altho... | In what decade were Shuman's ideas about solar energy revived? | {
"text": [
"the 1970s"
],
"answer_start": [
494
]
} |
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