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572793ed5951b619008f8e05	What is one of the largest NPOs outside of the United States?	British Wellcome Trust	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nIn the United States, two of the wealthiest nonprofit organizations are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has an endowment of US$38 billion, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute originally funded by Hughes Aircraft prior to divestiture, which has an endowment of approximatel...
5727951d708984140094e183	What is a well known NPO that helps people from low incomes become homeowners?	Habitat for Humanity	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nSome NPOs which are particularly well known, often for the charitable or social nature of their activities performed during a long period of time, include Amnesty International, Oxfam, Rotary International, Kiwanis International, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Nourishing USA, DEMIRA De...
5727951d708984140094e184	What is a international NPO that works on local levels to help communities thrive?	Rotary International	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nSome NPOs which are particularly well known, often for the charitable or social nature of their activities performed during a long period of time, include Amnesty International, Oxfam, Rotary International, Kiwanis International, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Nourishing USA, DEMIRA De...
5727951d708984140094e185	What is a national charite that helps to bring food and health care to low income families?	United Way	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nSome NPOs which are particularly well known, often for the charitable or social nature of their activities performed during a long period of time, include Amnesty International, Oxfam, Rotary International, Kiwanis International, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Nourishing USA, DEMIRA De...
5727951d708984140094e186	Which NPO is on the fore front of help when national disasters strike?	Red Cross and Red Crescent	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nSome NPOs which are particularly well known, often for the charitable or social nature of their activities performed during a long period of time, include Amnesty International, Oxfam, Rotary International, Kiwanis International, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Nourishing USA, DEMIRA De...
5727951d708984140094e187	Which organization is a leader in promoting nature and preserving the enviornment?	World Wide Fund for Nature	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nSome NPOs which are particularly well known, often for the charitable or social nature of their activities performed during a long period of time, include Amnesty International, Oxfam, Rotary International, Kiwanis International, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Nourishing USA, DEMIRA De...
572797ce5951b619008f8e47	What does .org on a URL mean?	organizations that didn't fit anywhere else	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nIn the traditional domain noted in RFC 1591, .org is for \"organizations that didn't fit anywhere else\" in the naming system, which implies that it is the proper category for non-commercial organizations if they are not governmental, educational, or one of the other types with a specific...
572797ce5951b619008f8e48	Are only NPOs allowed to use .org?	not designated specifically for charitable organizations or any specific organizational or tax-law status	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nIn the traditional domain noted in RFC 1591, .org is for \"organizations that didn't fit anywhere else\" in the naming system, which implies that it is the proper category for non-commercial organizations if they are not governmental, educational, or one of the other types with a specific...
572797ce5951b619008f8e49	What is included in the list of organizations allowed to use .org?	encompasses anything that is not classifiable as another category	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nIn the traditional domain noted in RFC 1591, .org is for \"organizations that didn't fit anywhere else\" in the naming system, which implies that it is the proper category for non-commercial organizations if they are not governmental, educational, or one of the other types with a specific...
572797ce5951b619008f8e4a	Is there an agency that decides if someone is using the domain designation incorrectly?	Currently, no restrictions are enforced on registration of .com or .org	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nIn the traditional domain noted in RFC 1591, .org is for \"organizations that didn't fit anywhere else\" in the naming system, which implies that it is the proper category for non-commercial organizations if they are not governmental, educational, or one of the other types with a specific...
572797ce5951b619008f8e4b	What new domain designation should a museum use?	.museum	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nIn the traditional domain noted in RFC 1591, .org is for \"organizations that didn't fit anywhere else\" in the naming system, which implies that it is the proper category for non-commercial organizations if they are not governmental, educational, or one of the other types with a specific...
57279954708984140094e1e7	What type of language has it been suggested that NPOs should begin to get away from?	"non" words	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nInstead of being defined by \"non\" words, some organizations are suggesting new, positive-sounding terminology to describe the sector. The term \"civil society organization\" (CSO) has been used by a growing number of organizations, such as the Center for the Study of Global Governance. ...
57279954708984140094e1e8	What type of language are organizations being directed towards?	new, positive-sounding terminology	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nInstead of being defined by \"non\" words, some organizations are suggesting new, positive-sounding terminology to describe the sector. The term \"civil society organization\" (CSO) has been used by a growing number of organizations, such as the Center for the Study of Global Governance. ...
57279954708984140094e1e9	What is a new term for NPOs that has started to see more use?	civil society organization	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nInstead of being defined by \"non\" words, some organizations are suggesting new, positive-sounding terminology to describe the sector. The term \"civil society organization\" (CSO) has been used by a growing number of organizations, such as the Center for the Study of Global Governance. ...
57279954708984140094e1ea	What is a term being used for organizations that are for the citizens, by the citizens?	citizen sector organization	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nInstead of being defined by \"non\" words, some organizations are suggesting new, positive-sounding terminology to describe the sector. The term \"civil society organization\" (CSO) has been used by a growing number of organizations, such as the Center for the Study of Global Governance. ...
57279954708984140094e1eb	What would a group like Crowdfund, GoFundMe or Kickstarter possibly belong to?	Social Benefit Organization	[ "Nonprofit_organization\n\nInstead of being defined by \"non\" words, some organizations are suggesting new, positive-sounding terminology to describe the sector. The term \"civil society organization\" (CSO) has been used by a growing number of organizations, such as the Center for the Study of Global Governance. ...
5726aef75951b619008f7a33	What two key elements that distinguish literature as a written form of art?	deemed to have artistic or intellectual value	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature consists of written productions, often restricted to those deemed to have artistic or intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura (derived itself from littera, letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of cultura:...
5726aef75951b619008f7a34	What are two major divisions of literature?	fiction or non-fiction	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature consists of written productions, often restricted to those deemed to have artistic or intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura (derived itself from littera, letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of cultura:...
5726aef75951b619008f7a35	Besides this major division, what are two other sub-divisions to describe literature?	poetry or prose	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature consists of written productions, often restricted to those deemed to have artistic or intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura (derived itself from littera, letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of cultura:...
5726aef75951b619008f7a36	Prose literature can be sub-divided into what formats?	the novel, short story or drama	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature consists of written productions, often restricted to those deemed to have artistic or intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura (derived itself from littera, letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of cultura:...
5726aef75951b619008f7a37	What words are the Latin roots of the word "literature?"	literatura/litteratura	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature consists of written productions, often restricted to those deemed to have artistic or intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura (derived itself from littera, letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of cultura:...
5726b1a8dd62a815002e8d14	The changing nature of the meaning of the term "literature" can be described as what?	a "culturally relative definition"	[ "Literature\n\nDefinitions of literature have varied over time; it is a \"culturally relative definition\". In Western Europe prior to the eighteenth century, literature as a term indicated all books and writing. A more restricted sense of the term emerged during the Romantic period, in which it began to demarcate ...
5726b1a8dd62a815002e8d15	In Western Europe until the 1700s, literature was a term used to describe what?	all books and writing	[ "Literature\n\nDefinitions of literature have varied over time; it is a \"culturally relative definition\". In Western Europe prior to the eighteenth century, literature as a term indicated all books and writing. A more restricted sense of the term emerged during the Romantic period, in which it began to demarcate ...
5726b1a8dd62a815002e8d16	During what literary movement did the definition of literature begin to narrow?	the Romantic period	[ "Literature\n\nDefinitions of literature have varied over time; it is a \"culturally relative definition\". In Western Europe prior to the eighteenth century, literature as a term indicated all books and writing. A more restricted sense of the term emerged during the Romantic period, in which it began to demarcate ...
5726b1a8dd62a815002e8d17	During that 18th century period, literature began to be applied how?	it began to demarcate "imaginative" literature	[ "Literature\n\nDefinitions of literature have varied over time; it is a \"culturally relative definition\". In Western Europe prior to the eighteenth century, literature as a term indicated all books and writing. A more restricted sense of the term emerged during the Romantic period, in which it began to demarcate ...
5726b597f1498d1400e8e84e	What is the main component of the qualitative judgment definition of literature?	writing that possesses high quality or distinction	[ "Literature\n\nThe value judgement definition of literature considers it to exclusively include writing that possesses high quality or distinction, forming part of the so-called belles-lettres ('fine writing') tradition. This is the definition used in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–11) when it c...
5726b597f1498d1400e8e84f	What French term for value-based literature literally translates as "fine writing?"	belles-lettres	[ "Literature\n\nThe value judgement definition of literature considers it to exclusively include writing that possesses high quality or distinction, forming part of the so-called belles-lettres ('fine writing') tradition. This is the definition used in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–11) when it c...
5726b597f1498d1400e8e850	Encyclopedia Britannica defined literature in its 1911 editions how?	"the best expression of the best thought reduced to writing."	[ "Literature\n\nThe value judgement definition of literature considers it to exclusively include writing that possesses high quality or distinction, forming part of the so-called belles-lettres ('fine writing') tradition. This is the definition used in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–11) when it c...
5726b597f1498d1400e8e851	What effect does the evolving definition of literature have?	anything which is universally regarded as literature has the potential to be excluded	[ "Literature\n\nThe value judgement definition of literature considers it to exclusively include writing that possesses high quality or distinction, forming part of the so-called belles-lettres ('fine writing') tradition. This is the definition used in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–11) when it c...
5726ba47dd62a815002e8e60	A definition of literature that incorporates style and the poetic nature of prose is what?	formalist	[ "Literature\n\nThe formalist definition is that the history of \"literature\" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the \"literariness\" or \"poeticity\" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism). Jim Meyer considers this a useful characteristic in explaining ...
5726ba47dd62a815002e8e61	What is one example of writing that the formalist definition distinguishes literature from?	journalism	[ "Literature\n\nThe formalist definition is that the history of \"literature\" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the \"literariness\" or \"poeticity\" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism). Jim Meyer considers this a useful characteristic in explaining ...
5726ba47dd62a815002e8e62	What element of the formalist definition makes it difficult to apply?	"ordinary language"	[ "Literature\n\nThe formalist definition is that the history of \"literature\" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the \"literariness\" or \"poeticity\" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism). Jim Meyer considers this a useful characteristic in explaining ...
5726ba47dd62a815002e8e63	What part of ordinary language makes it difficult to apply the formalist definition?	an unstable category, differing according to social categories and across history	[ "Literature\n\nThe formalist definition is that the history of \"literature\" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the \"literariness\" or \"poeticity\" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism). Jim Meyer considers this a useful characteristic in explaining ...
5726ba47dd62a815002e8e64	The formalist definition when applied to industry writing allows it to be called literature when it does what?	must use language according to particular standards	[ "Literature\n\nThe formalist definition is that the history of \"literature\" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the \"literariness\" or \"poeticity\" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism). Jim Meyer considers this a useful characteristic in explaining ...
5726be28f1498d1400e8e9dc	What elements of language make for poetic literature?	aesthetic and rhythmic qualities	[ "Literature\n\nPoetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose by its being set in verse;[a] prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines; the ...
5726be28f1498d1400e8e9dd	Poetry is usually differentiated from prose by what factor?	verse	[ "Literature\n\nPoetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose by its being set in verse;[a] prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines; the ...
5726be28f1498d1400e8e9de	If prose uses sentences, what is the equivalent in poetry?	lines	[ "Literature\n\nPoetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose by its being set in verse;[a] prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines; the ...
5726be28f1498d1400e8e9df	Poetry was considered to need lines and meter until when?	the nineteenth century	[ "Literature\n\nPoetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose by its being set in verse;[a] prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines; the ...
5726be28f1498d1400e8e9e0	The structure of poetry may have existed before what?	literacy	[ "Literature\n\nPoetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, prosaic ostensible meaning. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose by its being set in verse;[a] prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines; the ...
5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea28	Literature intended for performance is what?	Drama	[ "Literature\n\nDrama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between ...
5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea29	Drama is sometimes blended with what other elements?	music and dance	[ "Literature\n\nDrama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between ...
5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea2a	What are two types of drama that incorporate music or dance?	opera and musical theatre	[ "Literature\n\nDrama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between ...
5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea2b	Drama meant to be performed in a theater is what?	A play	[ "Literature\n\nDrama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between ...
5726bfe0f1498d1400e8ea2c	What do we call the author of a play?	a playwright	[ "Literature\n\nDrama is literature intended for performance. The form is often combined with music and dance, as in opera and musical theatre. A play is a subset of this form, referring to the written dramatic work of a playwright that is intended for performance in a theatre; it comprises chiefly dialogue between ...
5726c2c4f1498d1400e8ea7c	The earliest form of drama we know of was part of what culture?	Greek	[ "Literature\n\nGreek drama exemplifies the earliest form of drama of which we have substantial knowledge. Tragedy, as a dramatic genre, developed as a performance associated with religious and civic festivals, typically enacting or developing upon well-known historical or mythological themes. Tragedies generally pr...
5726c2c4f1498d1400e8ea7d	Tragedy was a dramatic style that evolved from what?	performance associated with religious and civic festivals	[ "Literature\n\nGreek drama exemplifies the earliest form of drama of which we have substantial knowledge. Tragedy, as a dramatic genre, developed as a performance associated with religious and civic festivals, typically enacting or developing upon well-known historical or mythological themes. Tragedies generally pr...
5726c2c4f1498d1400e8ea7e	A tragedy typically involved what subject matter?	historical or mythological themes	[ "Literature\n\nGreek drama exemplifies the earliest form of drama of which we have substantial knowledge. Tragedy, as a dramatic genre, developed as a performance associated with religious and civic festivals, typically enacting or developing upon well-known historical or mythological themes. Tragedies generally pr...
5726c2c4f1498d1400e8ea7f	What media was the play War Of The Worlds written for?	radio	[ "Literature\n\nGreek drama exemplifies the earliest form of drama of which we have substantial knowledge. Tragedy, as a dramatic genre, developed as a performance associated with religious and civic festivals, typically enacting or developing upon well-known historical or mythological themes. Tragedies generally pr...
5726c2c4f1498d1400e8ea80	In what year was War Of The Worlds originally presented?	1938	[ "Literature\n\nGreek drama exemplifies the earliest form of drama of which we have substantial knowledge. Tragedy, as a dramatic genre, developed as a performance associated with religious and civic festivals, typically enacting or developing upon well-known historical or mythological themes. Tragedies generally pr...
5726c60d5951b619008f7db9	Literature, regardless of how the definition is applied, can be interpreted as what?	written records	[ "Literature\n\n“The roots of all our modern academic fields can be found within the pages of literature.” Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters’ actions and words...
5726c60d5951b619008f7dba	We can learn what by carefully examining our literature?	our history	[ "Literature\n\n“The roots of all our modern academic fields can be found within the pages of literature.” Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters’ actions and words...
5726c60d5951b619008f7dbb	Who wrote "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto I"?	Lord Byron	[ "Literature\n\n“The roots of all our modern academic fields can be found within the pages of literature.” Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters’ actions and words...
5726c60d5951b619008f7dbc	Passing information down through generations was made easier when our society did what?	once we began to write it down	[ "Literature\n\n“The roots of all our modern academic fields can be found within the pages of literature.” Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters’ actions and words...
5726c60d5951b619008f7dbd	Authors of literature frequently reference what antecedents?	Greek mythology and other old religious texts or historical moments	[ "Literature\n\n“The roots of all our modern academic fields can be found within the pages of literature.” Literature in all its forms can be seen as written records, whether the literature itself be factual or fictional, it is still quite possible to decipher facts through things like characters’ actions and words...
5726c8c3708984140094d149	What are some classical societies whose literature is still studied today?	Ancient China, Ancient India, Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome	[ "Literature\n\nAs a more urban culture developed, academies provided a means of transmission for speculative and philosophical literature in early civilizations, resulting in the prevalence of literature in Ancient China, Ancient India, Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome. Many works of earlier periods, even in narr...
5726c8c3708984140094d14a	Besides entertainment or informational value, classic literature also possessed what quality?	a covert moral or didactic purpose	[ "Literature\n\nAs a more urban culture developed, academies provided a means of transmission for speculative and philosophical literature in early civilizations, resulting in the prevalence of literature in Ancient China, Ancient India, Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome. Many works of earlier periods, even in narr...
5726c8c3708984140094d14b	What societal evolution helped to develop drama and satire by providing a ready audience?	urban culture	[ "Literature\n\nAs a more urban culture developed, academies provided a means of transmission for speculative and philosophical literature in early civilizations, resulting in the prevalence of literature in Ancient China, Ancient India, Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome. Many works of earlier periods, even in narr...
5726c8c3708984140094d14c	From what settings did lyric poetry derive?	courts and aristocratic circles	[ "Literature\n\nAs a more urban culture developed, academies provided a means of transmission for speculative and philosophical literature in early civilizations, resulting in the prevalence of literature in Ancient China, Ancient India, Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome. Many works of earlier periods, even in narr...
5726c8c3708984140094d14d	What is an example of a collection of classic Chinese lyric poetry?	the Shijing or Book of Songs	[ "Literature\n\nAs a more urban culture developed, academies provided a means of transmission for speculative and philosophical literature in early civilizations, resulting in the prevalence of literature in Ancient China, Ancient India, Persia and Ancient Greece and Rome. Many works of earlier periods, even in narr...
5726ca9b5951b619008f7e3b	Subjects featured in Ancient Chinese literature include what?	philosophy, historiography, military science, agriculture, and poetry	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient China, early literature was primarily focused on philosophy, historiography, military science, agriculture, and poetry. China, the origin of modern paper making and woodblock printing, produced one of the world's first print cultures. Much of Chinese literature originates with the Hundred ...
5726ca9b5951b619008f7e3c	What two inventions helped make Chinese literature especially important and portable?	modern paper making and woodblock printing	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient China, early literature was primarily focused on philosophy, historiography, military science, agriculture, and poetry. China, the origin of modern paper making and woodblock printing, produced one of the world's first print cultures. Much of Chinese literature originates with the Hundred ...
5726ca9b5951b619008f7e3d	What historic period was the foundry for classic Chinese literature in the ancient world?	the Hundred Schools of Thought period	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient China, early literature was primarily focused on philosophy, historiography, military science, agriculture, and poetry. China, the origin of modern paper making and woodblock printing, produced one of the world's first print cultures. Much of Chinese literature originates with the Hundred ...
5726ca9b5951b619008f7e3e	What classic work of war science originated during this period?	The Art of War	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient China, early literature was primarily focused on philosophy, historiography, military science, agriculture, and poetry. China, the origin of modern paper making and woodblock printing, produced one of the world's first print cultures. Much of Chinese literature originates with the Hundred ...
5726ca9b5951b619008f7e3f	Who wrote The Art Of War?	Sun Tzu	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient China, early literature was primarily focused on philosophy, historiography, military science, agriculture, and poetry. China, the origin of modern paper making and woodblock printing, produced one of the world's first print cultures. Much of Chinese literature originates with the Hundred ...
5726ccdd708984140094d1b7	What were some different genres that emerged from ancient India's oral literary traditions?	drama, fables, sutras and epic poetry	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient India, literature originated from stories that were originally orally transmitted. Early genres included drama, fables, sutras and epic poetry. Sanskrit literature begins with the Vedas, dating back to 1500–1000 BCE, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India. The Vedas are am...
5726ccdd708984140094d1b8	An important language for ancient Indian literature is what?	Sanskrit	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient India, literature originated from stories that were originally orally transmitted. Early genres included drama, fables, sutras and epic poetry. Sanskrit literature begins with the Vedas, dating back to 1500–1000 BCE, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India. The Vedas are am...
5726ccdd708984140094d1b9	What ancient religious scriptures were among the first examples of Indian literature?	The Vedas	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient India, literature originated from stories that were originally orally transmitted. Early genres included drama, fables, sutras and epic poetry. Sanskrit literature begins with the Vedas, dating back to 1500–1000 BCE, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India. The Vedas are am...
5726ccdd708984140094d1ba	The Vedic Period refers to what expanse of time?	the mid 2nd to mid 1st millennium BCE	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient India, literature originated from stories that were originally orally transmitted. Early genres included drama, fables, sutras and epic poetry. Sanskrit literature begins with the Vedas, dating back to 1500–1000 BCE, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India. The Vedas are am...
5726ccdd708984140094d1bb	The Vedic Period began in the Late Bronze Age and extended until when?	the Iron Age	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient India, literature originated from stories that were originally orally transmitted. Early genres included drama, fables, sutras and epic poetry. Sanskrit literature begins with the Vedas, dating back to 1500–1000 BCE, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India. The Vedas are am...
5726cdcbdd62a815002e90c6	What two epic narratives were written by Homer?	the Iliad and the Odyssey	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient Greece, the epics of Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Hesiod, who wrote Works and Days and Theogony, are some of the earliest, and most influential, of Ancient Greek literature. Classical Greek genres included philosophy, poetry, historiography, comedies and dramas. Plato an...
5726cdcbdd62a815002e90c7	Who wrote Works and Days and Theogony?	Hesiod	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient Greece, the epics of Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Hesiod, who wrote Works and Days and Theogony, are some of the earliest, and most influential, of Ancient Greek literature. Classical Greek genres included philosophy, poetry, historiography, comedies and dramas. Plato an...
5726cdcbdd62a815002e90c8	Plato and Aristotle wrote what type of literature?	philosophical texts	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient Greece, the epics of Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Hesiod, who wrote Works and Days and Theogony, are some of the earliest, and most influential, of Ancient Greek literature. Classical Greek genres included philosophy, poetry, historiography, comedies and dramas. Plato an...
5726cdcbdd62a815002e90c9	Who were two important Classic Greek lyric poets?	Sappho and Pindar	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient Greece, the epics of Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Hesiod, who wrote Works and Days and Theogony, are some of the earliest, and most influential, of Ancient Greek literature. Classical Greek genres included philosophy, poetry, historiography, comedies and dramas. Plato an...
5726cdcbdd62a815002e90ca	The two great ancient Greek historians were?	Herodotus and Thucydides	[ "Literature\n\nIn ancient Greece, the epics of Homer, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, and Hesiod, who wrote Works and Days and Theogony, are some of the earliest, and most influential, of Ancient Greek literature. Classical Greek genres included philosophy, poetry, historiography, comedies and dramas. Plato an...
5726cf505951b619008f7e99	Much medieval literature was influenced by the works of what classic culture?	Roman	[ "Literature\n\nRoman histories and biographies anticipated the extensive mediaeval literature of lives of saints and miraculous chronicles, but the most characteristic form of the Middle Ages was the romance, an adventurous and sometimes magical narrative with strong popular appeal. Controversial, religious, politi...
5726cf505951b619008f7e9a	What form of literature enjoyed the most widespread popularity during the Middle Ages?	the romance	[ "Literature\n\nRoman histories and biographies anticipated the extensive mediaeval literature of lives of saints and miraculous chronicles, but the most characteristic form of the Middle Ages was the romance, an adventurous and sometimes magical narrative with strong popular appeal. Controversial, religious, politi...
5726cf505951b619008f7e9b	What element is characteristic of a medieval romance?	an adventurous and sometimes magical narrative	[ "Literature\n\nRoman histories and biographies anticipated the extensive mediaeval literature of lives of saints and miraculous chronicles, but the most characteristic form of the Middle Ages was the romance, an adventurous and sometimes magical narrative with strong popular appeal. Controversial, religious, politi...
5726cf505951b619008f7e9c	What helped cause the widespread appearance of multiple forms of literature in the Renaissance?	the invention of printing	[ "Literature\n\nRoman histories and biographies anticipated the extensive mediaeval literature of lives of saints and miraculous chronicles, but the most characteristic form of the Middle Ages was the romance, an adventurous and sometimes magical narrative with strong popular appeal. Controversial, religious, politi...
5726cf505951b619008f7e9d	What is an early example of the novel form of literature from Europe?	the German Faust books	[ "Literature\n\nRoman histories and biographies anticipated the extensive mediaeval literature of lives of saints and miraculous chronicles, but the most characteristic form of the Middle Ages was the romance, an adventurous and sometimes magical narrative with strong popular appeal. Controversial, religious, politi...
5726df19708984140094d431	What literary movement in the 1700s recalled the fantastical literature of medieval times?	Romanticism	[ "Literature\n\nIn the Age of Reason philosophical tracts and speculations on history and human nature integrated literature with social and political developments. The inevitable reaction was the explosion of Romanticism in the later 18th century which reclaimed the imaginative and fantastical bias of old romances ...
5726df19708984140094d432	What elements in 19th century European literature were a reaction to the romanticism movement?	realism and naturalism	[ "Literature\n\nIn the Age of Reason philosophical tracts and speculations on history and human nature integrated literature with social and political developments. The inevitable reaction was the explosion of Romanticism in the later 18th century which reclaimed the imaginative and fantastical bias of old romances ...
5726df19708984140094d433	What are two elements prevalent among characters at the center of romanticism works?	individual experience and emotion	[ "Literature\n\nIn the Age of Reason philosophical tracts and speculations on history and human nature integrated literature with social and political developments. The inevitable reaction was the explosion of Romanticism in the later 18th century which reclaimed the imaginative and fantastical bias of old romances ...
5726df19708984140094d434	How did naturalism effect the greater world?	influenced social and political change	[ "Literature\n\nIn the Age of Reason philosophical tracts and speculations on history and human nature integrated literature with social and political developments. The inevitable reaction was the explosion of Romanticism in the later 18th century which reclaimed the imaginative and fantastical bias of old romances ...
5726df19708984140094d435	20th century literature reacted to the objectivity of naturalism in the 19th century to what?	the subjective	[ "Literature\n\nIn the Age of Reason philosophical tracts and speculations on history and human nature integrated literature with social and political developments. The inevitable reaction was the explosion of Romanticism in the later 18th century which reclaimed the imaginative and fantastical bias of old romances ...
5726e03b708984140094d463	What sub-group of literature emerged in the 20th century?	Genre fiction	[ "Literature\n\nGenre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms, in spite of its fixed formulas, through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fiction. The separation of \"mainstream\" and \"genre\" forms (including journalism) continued to bl...
5726e03b708984140094d464	Alternative reality genre fiction is also known as what?	science fiction	[ "Literature\n\nGenre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms, in spite of its fixed formulas, through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fiction. The separation of \"mainstream\" and \"genre\" forms (including journalism) continued to bl...
5726e03b708984140094d465	Who were two 20th century writers who blurred the lines between journalism and literature?	William Burroughs, in his early works, and Hunter S. Thompson	[ "Literature\n\nGenre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms, in spite of its fixed formulas, through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fiction. The separation of \"mainstream\" and \"genre\" forms (including journalism) continued to bl...
5726e03b708984140094d466	By what means did these two writers create and emergent convergence of literature and journalism?	strong subjective statements	[ "Literature\n\nGenre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms, in spite of its fixed formulas, through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fiction. The separation of \"mainstream\" and \"genre\" forms (including journalism) continued to bl...
5726e03b708984140094d467	Critics based in what movement find fault in objective realism?	post-modern	[ "Literature\n\nGenre fiction also showed it could question reality in its 20th century forms, in spite of its fixed formulas, through the enquiries of the skeptical detective and the alternative realities of science fiction. The separation of \"mainstream\" and \"genre\" forms (including journalism) continued to bl...
5726e16df1498d1400e8ee86	What two elements have reduced the literary nature of scientific journals?	advances and specialization	[ "Literature\n\nAs advances and specialization have made new scientific research inaccessible to most audiences, the \"literary\" nature of science writing has become less pronounced over the last two centuries. Now, science appears mostly in journals. Scientific works of Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton still exhi...
5726e16df1498d1400e8ee87	The segregation of science writing means that articles in those subjects primarily appear where?	journals	[ "Literature\n\nAs advances and specialization have made new scientific research inaccessible to most audiences, the \"literary\" nature of science writing has become less pronounced over the last two centuries. Now, science appears mostly in journals. Scientific works of Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton still exhi...
5726e16df1498d1400e8ee88	The work of what classical scientists is caught between being outdated and of literary importance?	Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton	[ "Literature\n\nAs advances and specialization have made new scientific research inaccessible to most audiences, the \"literary\" nature of science writing has become less pronounced over the last two centuries. Now, science appears mostly in journals. Scientific works of Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton still exhi...
5726e16df1498d1400e8ee89	In what coursework is one still likely to encounter the works of these classic scientists?	"history of science" programmes	[ "Literature\n\nAs advances and specialization have made new scientific research inaccessible to most audiences, the \"literary\" nature of science writing has become less pronounced over the last two centuries. Now, science appears mostly in journals. Scientific works of Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton still exhi...
5726e302f1498d1400e8eea8	What classic area of study is now mostly reserved for academic consideration?	Philosophy	[ "Literature\n\nPhilosophy has become an increasingly academic discipline. More of its practitioners lament this situation than occurs with the sciences; nonetheless most new philosophical work appears in academic journals. Major philosophers through history—Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Augustine, Descartes, Kierkega...
5726e302f1498d1400e8eea9	Most serious studies in philosophy are segregated to what publications?	academic journals	[ "Literature\n\nPhilosophy has become an increasingly academic discipline. More of its practitioners lament this situation than occurs with the sciences; nonetheless most new philosophical work appears in academic journals. Major philosophers through history—Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Augustine, Descartes, Kierkega...
5726e302f1498d1400e8eeaa	Who are some of the most important philosophers in history?	Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Augustine, Descartes, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche	[ "Literature\n\nPhilosophy has become an increasingly academic discipline. More of its practitioners lament this situation than occurs with the sciences; nonetheless most new philosophical work appears in academic journals. Major philosophers through history—Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Augustine, Descartes, Kierkega...
5726e302f1498d1400e8eeab	What aspect of modern academic philosophy is less literary than technical in nature?	logic	[ "Literature\n\nPhilosophy has become an increasingly academic discipline. More of its practitioners lament this situation than occurs with the sciences; nonetheless most new philosophical work appears in academic journals. Major philosophers through history—Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Augustine, Descartes, Kierkega...
5726e302f1498d1400e8eeac	Serious studies in logic tend to resemble what discipline, moreso than literature?	mathematics	[ "Literature\n\nPhilosophy has become an increasingly academic discipline. More of its practitioners lament this situation than occurs with the sciences; nonetheless most new philosophical work appears in academic journals. Major philosophers through history—Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Augustine, Descartes, Kierkega...
5726e512f1498d1400e8ef14	Literature gives the reader insights into what areas of its characters?	intimate emotional aspects	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature allows readers to access intimate emotional aspects of a person’s character that would not be obvious otherwise. It benefits the psychological development and understanding of the reader. For example, it allows a person to access emotional states from which the person has distanced himself...
5726e512f1498d1400e8ef15	How does literary fiction aid the person who reads it?	It benefits the psychological development and understanding	[ "Literature\n\nLiterature allows readers to access intimate emotional aspects of a person’s character that would not be obvious otherwise. It benefits the psychological development and understanding of the reader. For example, it allows a person to access emotional states from which the person has distanced himself...

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