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Patrick <b><u>Henry</b></u> (John Dickinson noted Henry’s “language of asperity” in an early draft of the 1774 Petition to the King to repeal the Intolerable Acts. Scotchtown was Henry’s plantation. Lord Dunmore was responsible for the Gunpowder Incident.)
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Michael <b><u>Pollan</u></b> (“PAW-lun”) [or Michael Kevin <b><u>Pollan</u></b>]
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W. Somerset <b><u>Maugham</u></b> (“mawm”) [or William Somerset <b><u>Maugham</u></b>]
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John Frederick <b><u>Nye</u></b> [accept Glen–<b><u>Nye</u></b> flow law]
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<b><u>motion</b></u> [accept <b><u>movement</b></u>; accept <b><u>moving</b></u>; accept <em>De <b><u>Motu</b></u></em>; accept <b><u>rotation</b></u> until “beginnings” is read]
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<b><u>stave</u></b> churches [or <b><u>stav</u></b>kirker or <b><u>stav</u></b>kyrkjer or <b><u>staf</u></b>kirkjur]
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<b><u>France</b></u> [or <b><u>French</b></u> Republic or Republique <b><u>française</b></u>] (The first piece is Paule Maurice’s <em>Tableaux de Provence</em>. <em>Aria </em>is a popular saxophone piece by Eugène Bozza. The third piece is Debussy’s <em>Syrinx,</em> which is for flute but is also popular among saxophonists. The <em>Concertino da camera</em> is by Jacques Ibert. The fifth piece is <em>Boléro</em>.)
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<b><u><em>Mahāvaṃsa</em></u></b> (“muh-HAH-VUN-suh”) [prompt on “<u>Great Chronicle</u>”]
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<b><u>security</u></b> [accept <em>The Problems of Genocide: Permanent <b><u>Security</u></b> and the Language of Transgression</em> or United Nations <b><u>Security</u></b> Council or <b><u>security</u></b> dilemma]
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Daniel <b><u>Dennett</b></u> [or Daniel Clement <b><u>Dennett</b></u> III]
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having a strong <b><u>scent</b></u> [accept being <b><u>scent</b></u>ed, <b><u>smell</b></u>y, <b><u>stink</b></u>y, <b><u>smell</b></u>ing bad, <b><u>foul</b></u>, <b><u>reek</b></u>ing, <b><u>fetid</b></u> or <b><u>rotten</b></u>; accept smelling of or being full of <b><u>fart</b></u>s, <b><u>poo</b></u>p, <b><u>manure</b></u>, <b><u>shit</b></u>, or equivalents of any; accept <b><u>flatulent</b></u>]
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<b><u>Adunis</b></u> [or <b><u>Adonis</b></u> or Ali Ahmad <b><u>Said</b></u> Esber]
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<b><u>money</u></b> [accept equivalents like <b><u>cash</u></b>; accept <b><u>dollar</u></b>s or <b><u>pound</u></b>s; accept <b><u>bill</u></b>s; accept a million <b><u>quid</u></b>; reject “paper”]
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Jean <b><u>Toomer</u></b> [or Nathan Pinchback <b><u>Toomer</u></b>]
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<b><u>accelerometer</u></b>s [accept Mueller mechanical integrating <b><u>accelerometer</u></b>s or pendulous integrating gyroscopic <b><u>accelerometer</u></b>s or MEMS <b><u>accelerometer</u></b>s or PIGA <b><u>accelerometer</u></b>s or <b><u>gravimeter</u></b>s; prompt on <u>gradiometer</u>s; prompt on <u>gyroscope</u>s until “bubble” is read by asking “what other device is the gyroscope a part of?”; reject “gyroscopes” after “bubble” is read]
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Stevie <b><u>Smith</b></u> [or Florence Margaret <b><u>Smith</b></u>] (The lead-in refers to Whitemore’s 1977 play <em>Stevie</em>.)
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Thelonious <b><u>Monk</u></b> [or Thelonious Sphere <b><u>Monk</u></b>; accept <b><u><em>Monk</u></b>’s Music</em>]
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<b><u>IPUMS</u></b> (“IPP-umz”) [or <b><u>Integrated Public Use Microdata Series</u></b>]
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<b><u>Austria</u></b>n <b><u>army</u></b> [or <b><u>Austro-Hungarian army</u></b>; or <b><u>Imperial and Royal</u></b> Army; or <b><u>Landstreitkräfte Österreich</u></b>-Ungarns; accept terms like <b><u>military</u></b> or <b><u>armed force</u></b>s in place of “army”; prompt on <u>army</u>, <u>military</u>, or synonyms by asking “of what country?”] (The novella is <em>Baron Bagge</em>.)
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<b><u>histamine</b></u>
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<em>The <b><u>Awakening</b></u></em>
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Marianna <b><u>Martines</u></b> [or Marianne von <b><u>Martinez</u></b>; or Anna Caterina <b><u>Martines</u></b>]
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<b><u>cosmic ray acceleration</u></b> [accept descriptions of the <b><u>generation</u></b> or <b><u>making</u></b> of <b><u>cosmic ray</u></b>s; accept <b><u>diffusive shock acceleration</u></b>; accept <b><u>Fermi acceleration</u></b> until “Fermi” is read; prompt on <u>acceleration</u> by asking “what phenomena are formed by the acceleration?”]
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<em>A <b><u>Thousand Splendid Suns</b></u></em>
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<b><u>Plautus</u></b> [or Titus Maccius <b><u>Plautus</u></b>]
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<b><u>moral sense</u></b> [or <b><u>moral sentiment</u></b>s; or <b><u>moral sentiment</u></b>alism; accept <b><u>moral sense</u></b> theory; accept <em>The Theory of <b><u>Moral Sentiment</u></b>s</em>]
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<b><u>Canada</u></b> [or English <b><u>Canada</u></b>; or French <b><u>Canada</u></b>; accept <em>The <b><u>Canadian</u></b> Corporate Elite</em>]
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<b><u>door</u></b>s [accept <b><u>door</u></b>posts or <b><u>door</u></b> frames]
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<b><u>Egypt</b></u> [or Arab Republic of <b><u>Egypt</b></u>; or <b><u>Maṣr</b></u>; or <b><u>Misr</b></u>; or Jumhuriyat <b><u>Misr</b></u> al-Arabiyah]
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<b><u>Malacca</b></u> [or <b><u>Melaka</b></u>; or <b><u>Malacca</b></u> City or Bandaraya <b><u>Melaka</b></u> or Kota <b><u>Melaka</b></u>; accept Straits of <b><u>Malacca</b></u>; accept <b><u>Malacca</b></u> Sultanate or Kesultanan <b><u>Melaka</b></u>; reject “Molucca” or “Maluku”] (The first sentence refers to the Malay Annals.)
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<b><u>nanoparticles</b></u> [accept gold <b><u>nanoparticles</b></u> or silver <b><u>nanoparticle</b></u>s or lipid <b><u>nanoparticles</b></u>; accept <b><u>colloidal gold</b></u> or <b><u>colloidal silver</b></u> until read; prompt on <u>particles</u>; prompt on <u>nanomaterials</u> or <u>nanotechnology</u>; prompt on <u>gold</u>; prompt on <u>silver</u>]
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Paul <b><u>Dirac</u></b> [accept <b><u>Dirac</u></b> equation or <b><u>Dirac</u></b> delta function]
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Charles <b><u>Baudelaire</u></b> [or Charles Pierre <b><u>Baudelaire</u></b>; accept “On Some Motifs in <b><u>Baudelaire</u></b>”] (The fourth sentence references Solnit’s <em>Wanderlust</em> and Elkin’s <em>Flâneuse</em>. The fifth sentence is about the “Parisian Scenes” section of <em>Les Fleurs du mal</em>.)
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Kwame <b><u>Nkrumah</u></b> (“en-KROO-mah”) [or Francis Kwame <b><u>Nkrumah</u></b>; accept <b><u>Nkruma</u></b>ism]
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<b><u>chocolate</u></b> [or <b><u>chocolat</u></b>; accept <b><u>cacao</u></b>, <b><u>cocoa</u></b> butter, <b><u>cocoa</u></b> beans, <b><u>cocoa</u></b> solids, <b><u>cocoa</u></b> mass, <b><u>cocoa</u></b> nibs, baking <b><u>chocolate</u></b>, <b><u>chocolate</u></b> coating, or compound <b><u>chocolate</u></b>; accept <b><u>chocolatier</u></b>s or <b><u>chocolaterie</u></b>s] (PGPR is polyglycerol polyricinoleate. Conching was invented by Rodolphe Lindt.)
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Frank <b><u>O’Hara</u></b>
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<b><u>ophiolite</u></b>s [accept <b><u>ophiolitic</u></b> chromitites or <b><u>ophiolitic</u></b> mélanges]
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<b><u>S5</u></b> [accept <b><u>KT5</u></b>]
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<b><u><em>Nāgānanda</em></u></b> (“nah-GAH-nun-duh”) [or <em>The <b><u>Joy of the Serpents</em></u></b> or <em>The <b><u>Joy of the Snake-World</em></u></b>]
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<b><u>cochineal</u></b> [or <b><u>Dactylopius coccus</u></b>; accept <b><u>cochinilla</u></b>]
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<b><u>glacier</b></u>s [accept <b><u>ice sheet</b></u>s; accept <b><u>ice field</b></u>s; prompt on <u>ice core</u>s by asking “where are they taken from?”; reject “icebergs”]
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<b><u>McDonald–Kreitman</u></b> test [prompt on <u>MK</u>T]
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Edvard <b><u>Munch</b></u>
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network <b><u>switch</u></b>es [or <b><u>switching hub</u></b> or <b><u>bridging hub</u></b> or <b><u>Ethernet switch</u></b>; accept <b><u>multilayer switch</u></b>es or <b><u>MLS</u></b>s; accept <b><u>Top of Rack switch</u></b>es or <b><u>TOR switch</u></b>es; reject “hubs” alone]
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Martin <b><u>Delany</u></b> [or Martin Robinson <b><u>Delany</u></b>]
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<b><u>Darién</u></b> Gap [accept <b><u>Darién</u></b> scheme; prompt on Isthmus of <u>Panama</u>, <u>Central America</u>, or <u>Latin America</u>]
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<b><u>Wallachia</b></u> [or <b><u>Țara Românească</b></u>; accept <b><u>Muntenia</b></u> or <b><u>Oltenia</b></u>; accept Voivode of <b><u>Wallachia</b></u>; accept Moldavia-<b><u>Wallachia</b></u>; accept United Principalities of Moldavia and <b><u>Wallachia</b></u> or Principatele Unite ale Moldovei și <b><u>Țării Românești</b></u>; reject “Romania” or “Moldavia”] (The rulers are Mircea the Shepherd, Vlad the Impaler, Basarab I, and Radu the Handsome.)
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<b><u>Sahel</u></b> [or <b><u>Sahil</u></b>; or <b><u>Sahelian</u></b> acacia savanna; accept Alliance of <b><u>Sahel</u></b> States, G5 <b><u>Sahel</u></b>, Confederation of the <b><u>Sahel</u></b> States; prompt on <u>West Africa</u> or <u>North Africa</u>; prompt on <u>Greater Sahara</u> until “Sahara” is read; prompt on <u>Sudan</u> region; reject “Sahara”]
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<b><u>Carmilla</u></b> [or <b><u>Carmilla</u></b> Karnstein; accept <b><u>Millarca</u></b> Karnstein or <b><u>Mircalla</u></b> Karnstein until read] (The 2019 edition was edited by Carmen Maria Machado, whose name is an anagram of “Marcia Maren.”)
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Lee <b><u>Krasner</b></u> [or Lenore <b><u>Krasner</b></u> or Lena <b><u>Krassner</b></u>]
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<b><u>Toltec</u></b>s [or <b><u>tolteca</u></b>s or <b><u>Tōltēkah</u></b> or <b><u>Tōltēkatl</u></b>; accept <b><u>Toltec</u></b> Empire or <b><u>Toltec</u></b> Mounds; accept <b><u>Tula</u></b> Grande or <b><u>Tula</u></b> Chico or <b><u>Tula</u></b> de Allende until “Tula” is read; accept <b><u>Tōllān</u></b> until read; accept <b><u>toltecayotl</u></b> or <b><u>toltequidad</u></b>; prompt on <u>Nahua</u>s or <u>Nahuatl</u> or <u>Nahuan</u> until “Nahua” is read; prompt on <u>Aztatlan</u> interaction sphere; reject “Mexica” or “Aztlán”] (Scholars still debate much about the Toltecs, including if Tōllān was primarily identified with Tula or with many great cities. The idea that they ruled an “empire” is largely disfavored.)
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<b><u>heaven</u></b> [or <b><u><em>tiān</em></u></b>; accept “Under <b><u>Heaven</u></b>” or <b><u><em>tiānxià</em></u></b> or pipes of <b><u>heaven</u></b>; accept “<b><u>heaven</u></b> and Earth are not humane”]
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<b><u>crusade</u></b>s [or <b><u>croisade</u></b>s; accept <b><u>crusading</u></b> movement or <b><u>croiserie</u></b>; prompt on holy <u>war</u>s, <u>iter</u>, or <u>peregrinatio</u>]
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the <b><u>mead of poetry</b></u> [or <b><u>poetic mead</b></u> or <b><u>mead of Suttung</b></u>r or <b><u>skáldskapar mjaðar</b></u>; accept answers like <b><u>Kvasir’s remains</b></u> until “Kvasir” is read; prompt on <u>mead</u> or <u>alcohol</u>]
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<b><u>Berlin</u></b> [or The <b><u>Berlin</u></b> Painter; or <b><u>Berlin</u></b> Adorant; or <b><u>Berlin</u></b> Tondo]
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<em>The <b><u>Golden Bowl</b></u></em>
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<b><u>Santiago</u></b>, Chile
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<b><u>Whig</b></u> [or <b><u>Whig</b></u>s; or Old <b><u>Whig</b></u>s; or <b><u>Whiggamore</b></u>s; or accept <b><u>Whig</b></u> Party or Old <b><u>Whig</b></u> Party; accept <b><u>Whig</b></u> history; or <b><u>Whig</b></u> historians; or <b><u><em>The Whig Interpretation of History</b></u></em>; prompt on <u>Country</u> Party or <u>Petitioner</u>s by asking “by what name were they later known as?”]
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<b><u>NMR</b></u> [or <b><u>nuclear magnetic resonance</b></u>; or <b><u>magnetic resonance spectroscopy</b></u> or <b><u>MRS</b></u>; accept <b><u>NOESY</b></u> or <b><u>nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy</b></u>; accept <b><u>COSY</b></u> or <b><u>correlated spectroscopy</b></u>; accept <b><u>HSQC</b></u> or <b><u>heteronuclear single quantum correlation spectroscopy</b></u>; accept other explicit types of <b><u>NMR</b></u> such as protein <b><u>NMR</b></u>, proton <b><u>NMR</b></u>, carbon-13 <b><u>NMR</b></u>, or nitrogen-15 <b><u>NMR</b></u>; prompt on <u>spectroscopy</u> until read]
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<b><u>cadherin</u></b>s [accept <em>T</em>-<b><u>cadherin</u></b>; accept <em>E</em>-<b><u>cadherin</u></b>; accept <em>P</em>-<b><u>cadherin</u></b>]
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<em>An <b><u>Essay Concerning Human Understanding</b></u></em>
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<b><u>accessibility</b></u> [or word forms; or web <b><u>accessibility</b></u>; or e<b><u>Accessibility</b></u>; accept <b><u>a11y</b></u> until read; or answers that indicate improving technology <b><u>access</b></u> or <b><u>usability</b></u> for specific groups of <b><u>disabled</b></u> people, such as being <b><u>colorblind-friendly</b></u> or improving <b><u>visibility</b></u> or making things <b><u>easier to see</b></u>; accept <b><u>assistive</b></u> technology, including specific instances<b> </b>such as <b><u>screen reading</b></u>; prompt on providing <u>perceptual uniform</u>ity; prompt on <u>inclusive</u> practice or <u>inclusivity</u>;<b> </b>prompt on <u>usability</u>]
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<b><u>Khārij</u></b>ites [or <b><u>Khawārij</u></b>; accept <b><u>Ibadi</u></b> Muslims or <b><u>Ibadism</u></b> or al-’<b><u>Ibāḍiyya</u></b>; accept <b><u>Qurra</u></b> or <b><u>Haruri</u></b> or <b><u>Muḥakkima</u></b>; prompt on <u>Oman</u>i Muslims until read] (Ibadis dislike being called Khariji even though the intellectual lineage is clear.)
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degree of <b><u>substitution</u></b> [accept answers describing how many <b><u>R groups</u></b>, <b><u>substituents</u></b>, <b><u>other groups</u></b>, or <b><u>other</u></b> (non-hydrogen) <b><u>atoms</u></b> an atom is bonded to; accept answers describing whether an atom is <b><u>primary</u></b> or <b><u>secondary</u></b> or <b><u>tertiary</u></b> or <b><u>quaternary</u></b> until read; prompt on answers involving <u>steric</u> effects or <u>steric</u> bulk]
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<b><u>emperor</b></u>s of China [accept <b><u>Huángdì</b></u> or Wǔ <b><u>Dì</u> </b>until “Huángdì” is read; accept <b><u>Five Emperor</b></u>s; accept August <b><u>Thearch</b></u>s; accept <b><u>sovereign</b></u>s of China or Three <b><u>Sovereign</b></u>s or Sān <b><u>Huáng</b></u>; prompt on <u>king</u>s of China or <u>ruler</u>s of China; prompt on <u>demigod</u>s] (Depending on source, the Yellow Emperor is either numbered among the Five Emperors or Three Sovereigns.)
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<b><u><em>Washington Crossing the Delaware</b></u></em> [or <em>George <b><u>Washington Crossing the Delaware</b></u></em>]
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Lucian <b><u>Freud</u></b> [or Lucian Michael <b><u>Freud</u></b>]
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The <b><u>Wild Hunt</u></b> [accept <b><u>Wild Army</u></b> or <b><u>Raging Army</u></b>; accept <b><u>Wilde-Jagd</u></b>]
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<b><u>Marie Antoinette</u></b> [or <b><u>Marie Antoinette</u></b> Josèphe Jeanne; or <b><u>Maria Antonia</u></b> Josepha Johanna; prompt on <u>Marie</u> or <u>Antoinette</u>]
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Jane <b><u>Campion</u></b> [or Elizabeth Jane <b><u>Campion</u></b>]
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<b><u>gold</u></b> [accept <b><u>gold</u></b> leaf; accept <b><u>gold</u></b> dust; prompt on <u>metal</u>; accept <em>Mono<b><u>gold</em></u></b>; accept <b><u>Gold</u></b> Museum or Museo de <b><u>Oro</u></b>]
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o-<b><u>fuda</u></b> OR o-<b><u>mamori</u></b> [accept <b><u>gofu</u></b> in place of “fuda”]
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<b><u>kama muta</b></u>
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<b><u>Miletus</u></b> [or <b><u>Mílētos</u></b>; accept Aristagoras of <b><u>Miletus</u></b>]
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<b><u>haydamak</u></b>s (“hye-duh-MAHK’s”) [or <b><u>haidamaka</u></b>s; or <b><u>haidamaky</u></b>; or <b><u>hajduk</u></b>s (“HYE-dooks”)]
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Toussaint <b><u>Louverture</u></b> [or François-Dominique Toussaint <b><u>L’Ouverture</u></b>; or Toussaint <b><u>Bréda</u></b>]
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Isabel <b><u>Allende</b></u> [or Isabel Angélica <b><u>Allende</b></u> Llona] (The first sentence refers to <em>The Wind Knows My Name</em>.)
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<b><u>TopSpin</u></b>
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Walter <b><u>Kauzmann</u></b> [or Walter J. <b><u>Kauzmann</u></b>; accept <b><u>Kauzmann</u></b>’s paradox]
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<b><u>Albania</u></b> [or Republic of <b><u>Albania</u></b>; or <b><u>Shqipëri</u></b>a]
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“<b><u>Ars Poetica</u></b>” [or “The <b><u>Art of Poetry</u></b>”]
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<b><u>Rastafari</u></b> [or <b><u>Rastafarianism</u></b>; accept <b><u>Rasta</u></b>]
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Ludovico <b><u>Ariosto</b></u>
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<b><u>Pyongyang</u></b> [or <b><u>Píngrǎng</u></b> or <b><u>Pyon’yan</u></b>-shi or <b><u>Piarna</u></b>; accept <b><u>Sŏgyong</u></b>, <b><u>Seogyeong</u></b>, <b><u>Wanggeom</u></b>-seong, <b><u>Ryugyong</u></b>, <b><u>Gungholsan</u></b>, or <b><u>Guemmidal</u></b>; accept <b><u>Asadal</u></b> until read] (The first line refers to Myocheong.)
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<em>The <b><u>Joy of Life</u></b> </em>[accept <em>La <b><u>Joie de vivre</em></u></b> or <em>Le <b><u>Bonheur de vivre</em></u></b>] (The latter painting is by Henri Matisse.)
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Tristan <b><u>Tzara</u></b> [or <b><u>Tristan</u></b> Tzara; or Samuel <b><u>Rosenstock</u></b> or S. <b><u>Samyro</u></b>]
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<b><u>rabbit</b></u> [or <b><u>hare</b></u> or <b><u>bunny</b></u> or <b><u>lagomorph</b></u> or equivalents; accept jade <b><u>rabbit</b></u>]
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<b><u>phase</u></b> [accept <b><u>phasor</u></b>s or <b><u>phase</u></b>-shift keying] (The I/Q data of a signal is its decomposition into in-phase and quadrature components.)
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<b><u>free energy</b></u>
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<b><u>seminar</u></b>s of Jacques <b><u>Lacan</u></b> [accept <b><u>séminaire</u></b>s in place of “seminars”; prompt on <u>seminar</u>s or <u>séminaire</u>s by asking “delivered by whom?”; prompt on answers using synonyms of <u>talk</u>s, <u>lecture</u>s, or <u>presentation</u>s]
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<b><u>Grande Chartreuse</u></b> [accept “Stanzas from the <b><u>Grande Chartreuse</u></b>”]
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administrative <b><u>agencies</u></b> [or federal <b><u>agencies</u></b>; or regulatory <b><u>agencies</u></b>; or executive-branch <b><u>agencies</u></b>; or federal <b><u>department</u></b>s; or executive-branch <b><u>department</u></b>s; or cabinet <b><u>department</u></b>s; prompt on <u>bureau</u>s]
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<b><u>pyridine</u></b> [accept <b><u>pyridinium</u></b>; accept <b><u>pyridine</u></b> chlorochromate; accept <b><u>pyridine</u></b>carboxylic acid; accept 3-bromo<b><u>pyridine</u></b>; accept tetrahydro<b><u>pyridine</u></b>; accept <b><u>pyridine</u></b>-enhanced precatalyst preparation stabilization and initiation]
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<b><u>Hungarian</u></b> [or <b><u>Magyar</u></b>] (The Hungarian colony is the Nagybánya artists’ colony in modern Romania.)
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E. M. <b><u>Forster</u></b> [or Edward Morgan <b><u>Forster</u></b>]
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Charles <b><u>Dickens</u></b> [or Charles John Huffam <b><u>Dickens</u></b>]
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<b><u>Kim</u></b> [or <b><u>Gim</u></b>; or <b><u>Ghim</u></b>; or <b><u>Kin</u></b>; accept <b><u>Kim</u></b> Dae-jung, <b><u>Kim</u></b> Suro, <b><u>Kim</u></b> Yushin, or <b><u>Kim</u></b> Jong-il] (With the exception of Kim Jong-il, all others clued in this tossup are from the Gimhae Kim clan.)
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car<b><u>toon</u></b>s [or <b><u>animation</u></b>; prompt on <u>movie</u> or <u>film</u> scores or film <u>short</u>s] (The Goldmark monograph is <em>Tunes for Toons</em>.<em> </em>The 1946 cartoons are <em>Cat Concerto</em> and <em>Rhapsody Rabbit</em>. The practice of matching music to action is called Mickey Mousing.)
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<b><u>chamber</u></b> music [accept year of <b><u>chamber</u></b> music or <b><u>chamber</u></b> music year or <b><u>Kammer</u></b>musikjahr]
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<b><u>Wáng</b></u> Yángmíng [or <b><u>Bó’ān</b></u>, <b><u>Yángmíngzǐ</b></u>, or <b><u>Wáng</b></u> Shǒurén; prompt on <u>Yángmíng</u>]
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