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Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | Why is it suspected that William Shawn blushed at Green's remark? | [
"He was known for disallowing sexual content from his publications and was put off by the comment.",
"As someone who looked into risque material himself, it piqued his curiosity.",
"The phrasing took him by surprise. It's not the answer he thought he'd receive.",
"He was prudish in nature, and he was embarras... | 1 | true |
Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | What's true of Ross's accounts of Shawn? | [
"She had a difficult time describing her true feelings.",
"She contradicts herself often. She describes him one way than an inverse way pages later.",
"She tells the objective truth about her and Shawn, and the relationship they shared.",
"She has a habit of glorifying Shawn."
] | 1 | true |
Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | What is the writer's view of Mehta's works? | [
"They found it boring.",
"They wished that Shawn set a restriction on how many words he allowed Mehta to publish.",
"They appreciate that he persisted in telling his story.",
"Like other critics, they found the growing word count intolerable."
] | 2 | false |
Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | What stance does the writer take in regards to Tina Brown. | [
"A neutral one. The anecdotes offered are too biased to make a judgement either way.",
"They agree with Ross, that Brown carried the same mentality as Shawn.",
"Brown's presence saddened Shawn, as evidence by him no longer reading the magazine.",
"Brown has built on William Shawn's legacy in her own way."
] | 0 | true |
Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | What is an underlying issue that the writer touches upon throughout the whole passage? | [
"The two memoirs are completely inaccurate, and thus nothing that is offered can be true.",
"Shawn clearly had deep relationships with many people. Thus, it's hard to fully understand his life and his thoughts.",
"Shawn had been cheating on his wife, and even without getting a proper divorce he still pursued Ro... | 3 | false |
Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | How do Ross and Mehta view Brown's acquisition of the magazine? | [
"Neither has a strong opinion on the matter, until after Shawn's death.",
"Mehta felt betrayed by being let go; Ross said she saw the same personality in her as Shawn and was glad to be invited back.",
"Ross was glad to see it brought a new interest in the magazine to Shawn, despite Mehta feeling otherwise.",
... | 1 | true |
Goings On About Town
One of the funniest moments in Brendan Gill's 1975 memoir, Here at "The New Yorker ," comes during a luncheon at the now vanished Ritz in Manhattan. At the table are Gill; William Shawn, then editor of The New Yorker ; and the reclusive English writer Henry Green. Green's new novel, Lovi... | What best summarizes what the author has to say about William Shawn? | [
"He had a magnetic personality, as shown in the way Ross and Mehta gravitated towards him.",
"While quiet on the outside, he was a man prone to adultery.",
"He was a respectable man with complexities that weren't always obvious and is hard to pin down based on the stories told of him.",
"He lived a simple lif... | 2 | true |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | Why was human cloning banned? | [
"It was a preemptive measure. It's too complex to allow it to be explored unregulated.",
"It is objectively immoral and \"evil.\"",
"It was an easy political stance for Bill Clinton to take.",
"There was no real research behind it, so there was no pushback on a bad."
] | 0 | true |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | What is the main reason the writer takes issue with the Pope's stance on cloning? | [
"His opinion on it carries too much weight on how the ban is handled.",
"When he supports the ban, he goes beyond his position as a religious leader for a specific group of people.",
"The writer feels that humans have the right to choose how they reproduce, and the Pope is disallowing that.",
"The Bible says ... | 1 | false |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | Why does the writer use other medical procedures as evidence to support cloning? | [
"To show that there is a demand for more reproductive aids like cloning.",
"To show that the fear of cloning is not based on science.",
"To show that reproduction has always been assisted to the benefit of people one way or another, with good results.",
"To prove the science behind cloning and to show it is b... | 2 | true |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | How does the writer use twins in their argument? | [
"They show that clones already exist, and are proven to grow as individuals and have their own individual rights.",
"They show that like twins, clones use the same DNA to make people with shared characteristics.",
"They use twins to show that if clones did exist, they would grow up the same way that twins do.",... | 0 | false |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | How do plants factor into the cloning argument? | [
"They show that the idea of cloning is a possible one because some plants undergo a similar process.",
"Plant cloning is unnatural and a human-made process.",
"They are another example of how humans have influenced reproduction before.",
"They are another example of it happening in nature, and being normal in... | 3 | false |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | How would jealously possibly factor into the issue of cloning? | [
"Clones would be genetically superior, as they'd be able to choose what traits to pass down.",
"People may envy the social recognition that clones would receive. They'd be missing out on the same popularity.",
"Clones get in between people and their spouses. They're too separate and impersonal.",
"People woul... | 3 | false |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | Why, according to the writer, is the main underlying reason that people are opposed to cloning? | [
"They don't understand the scientific reasoning enough. If they had the knowledge, they would more readily support it.",
"People are afraid of rich people and dictators being cloned and thus continued to be in power.",
"People like Bill Clinton have instilled a fear of it with his policies.",
"They are too sc... | 3 | false |
Human Clones: Why Not?
If you can clone a sheep, you can almost certainly clone a human being. Some of the most powerful people in the world have felt compelled to act against this threat. President Clinton swiftly imposed a ban on federal funding for human-cloning research. Bills are in the works in both ho... | What is the underlying defence that the writer has in defence of cloning? | [
"There is nothing to fear about it. It can't be used for evil, and there is no evidence suggesting it will affect us negatively.",
"There is nothing intrinsically unnatural or immoral about it. Science supports it, and we already owe ourselves to previous new methodologies.",
"It will be a great way to continue... | 1 | false |
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