Punctuation Quiz

1: "That's a good idea," our instructors agreed. "The level of detail's astounding in those films." / 2: "That's a good idea," our instructors agreed. "The level of details astounding in those films." / 3: Thats' a good idea," our instructors agreed. "The level of details' astounding in those films."

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1: "The Dead" contains the famous statement that "snow was general all over Ireland." / 2: Pride and Prejudice begins, "it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." / 3: In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens says that "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . ."

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1: Another American literary great is Robert Frost, who became a celebrated public figure and was invited to read a poem at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961. / 2: Another generally accepted American literary great is Robert Frost, who became a celebrated public figure and was invited to read a poem at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy on January 20 1961. / 3: Another American literary great is Robert Frost who became a celebrated public figure and was invited to read a poem at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961.

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1: Any list of great American writers would probably name Sherwood Anderson, famed for Winesburg, Ohio, and Isaac Asimov, known for I, Robot as well as the Foundation series. / 2: Any list of great American writers would probably name Sherwood Anderson of Winesburg, Ohio fame, and Isaac Asimov known for I, Robot as well as the Foundation series. / 3: Any list of great American writers, would probably name Sherwood Anderson famed for Winesburg, Ohio, and Isaac Asimov, known for I, Robot as well as the Foundation series.

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1: Before he reached the age of fifty, Nelson Algren had published his two major works, The Man with the Golden Arm and A Walk on the Wild Side. / 2: Before he reached the age of fifty, Nelson Algren had published his two major works The Man with the Golden Arm, and A Walk on the Wild Side. / 3: Before he reached the age of fifty Nelson Algren had published his two major works, The Man with the Golden Arm and A Walk on the Wild Side.

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1: I have to hand in my paper to Dr. Soriano by late morning on Tuesday. / 2: I have to hand in my paper to Doctor Soriano by late a.m. on Tuesday. / 3: I have to hand in my paper to Dr. Soriano by late a.m. on Tuesday

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1: In addition to westerns, adventure films, melodramas, and historical epics were popular. Remember, though, that all of these early films were part of the silent-movie age. / 2: In addition to westerns, adventure films, melodramas, and historical epics were popular. Remember though that all of these early films were part of the silent-movie age. / 3: In addition to westerns, adventure films, melodramas, and historical epics were popular. Remember, though that all of these early films were part of the silent-movie age.

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1: James Agee wrote A Death in the Family, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, and Conrad Aiken won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1924. / 2: James Agee wrote A Death in the Family which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and Conrad Aiken won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1924. / 3: James Agee wrote A Death in the Family, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, and, Conrad Aiken won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1924.

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1: Karen Stonehill writes, "Consider the following scenario: It's a sunny afternoon on campus, and Jenny is walking to her next class." / 2: Karen Stonehill writes: "Consider the following scenario: It's a sunny afternoon on campus, and Jenny is walking to her next class." / 3: Karen Stonehill writes, "Consider the following scenario, It's a sunny afternoon on campus, and Jenny is walking to her next class."

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1: Mr. Hernandez backs up his point with an example from the American Heart Association (AHA). / 2: Mister Hernandez backs up his point with an example from the American Heart Association. / 3: Mr. Hernandez backs up his point with an example from the AHA.

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1: Professor Saks emphasized that everybody's capable of achieving higher grades. Are you ready to improve yours? / 2: Professor Saks emphasized that everybodys' capable of achieving higher grades. Are you ready to improve your's? / 3: Professor Saks emphasized that everybodys capable of achieving higher grades. Are you ready to improve yours?

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1: Professor Saks's discussion focused on the cerebellum's functions of balance and position. / 2: Professor Saks' discussion focused on the cerebellum's functions of balance and position. / 3: Professor Saks' discussion focused on the cerebellums functions of balance and position.

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1: Sen. Joseph Lieberman invited Deborah Panefsky, PhD, to speak to the committee. / 2: Senator Jospeh Lieberman invited Deborah Panefsky, doctor of philosophy, to speak to the committee. / 3: Sen. Joseph Lieberman invited Deborah Panefsky, doctor of philosophy, to speak to the committee.

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1: Sidney Poitier's most famous films include Lilies of the Field, In the Heat of the Night, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. / 2: Sidney Poitier's most famous films include Lilies of the field, In the heat of the night, and Guess who's coming to dinner. / 3: Sidney Poitier's most famous films include Lilies of the Field, In the Heat Of The Night, and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.

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1: Students took detailed notes so that they wouldn't fall behind in the course. / 2: Students' took detailed notes so that they would'nt fall behind in the course. / 3: Student's took detailed notes so that they wouldn't fall behind in the course.

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1: The senator arrived home from Washington yesterday and went straight to his doctor. / 2: The Sen. arrived home from Washington yesterday and went straight to his MD. / 3: The senator arrived home from Washington yesterday and went straight to his MD.

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1: Through Dr. Murphy's lecture, we discovered that the brain has four lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal. / 2: Through Dr. Murphys' lecture, we discovered that the brain has four lobe's: frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal. / 3: Through Dr. Murphys lecture, we discovered that the brain has four lobes': frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal.

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1: When you order food at a restaurant, do you prefer to order a la carte? / 2: When you order food at a restaurant, do you prefer to order a la carte? / 3: When you order food at a restaurant, do yoo prefer to order a la carte?

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1: artic-ulate / 2: arti-culate / 3: articul-ate

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1: the William Faulkner short story "A Rose for Emily" / 2: "The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States" / 3: Stephen King's book of short stories "Everything's Eventual"

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1: the first day of summer / 2: the fourth of july / 3: the west coast of the United States

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1: the senator from Wisconsin / 2: senator Tammy Baldwin / 3: Tammy Baldwin, the Senator from Wisconsin

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1: twenty-nine years of age / 2: pre-test / 3: internationally-known cellist

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1: Current politicians might note what Borchers says about Truman's Republican opponent, "When told by fellow Republicans that he was losing ground, Dewey insisted that his campaign not alter its course." / 2: Current politicians might note what Borchers says about Truman's Republican opponent: "When told by fellow Republicans that he was losing ground, Dewey insisted that his campaign not alter its course." / 3: Current politicians might note: what Borchers says about Truman's Republican opponent, "When told by fellow Republicans that he was losing ground, Dewey insisted that his campaign not alter its course."

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1: "Too much rest itself," according to Homer, "Becomes a pain." / 2: "Not to ask," said John Dryden, "is not to be denied." / 3: "Resolve to perform what you ought," said Ben Franklin. "perform without fail what you resolve."

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1: "Well Jessica, are you coming with me to hear Toni Morrison" Aaron asked "or are you staying home?" / 2: "Well, Jessica, are you coming with me to hear Toni Morrison," Aaron asked, "or are you staying home?" / 3: Well, Jessica are you coming with me to hear Toni Morrison," Aaron asked "or are you staying home?"

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1: According to Stonehill, a primitive standard of attractiveness persists, "Some researchers have suggested that cross-cultural standards of beauty reflect an evolved preference for physical traits that are generally associated with youth, such as smooth skin, good muscle tone, and shiny hair" (Boyd & Silk, 2000, p. 625). / 2: According to Stonehill, a primitive standard of attractiveness persists: "Some researchers have suggested that cross-cultural standards of beauty reflect an evolved preference for physical traits that are generally associated with youth, such as smooth skin, good muscle tone, and shiny hair" (Boyd & Silk, 2000, p. 625). / 3: According to Stonehill, a primitive standard of attractiveness persists, "Some researchers have suggested that cross-cultural standards of beauty reflect an evolved preference for physical traits that are generally associated with youth, such as: smooth skin, good muscle tone, and shiny hair" (Boyd & Silk, 2000, p. 625).

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1: Although most of you are well versed in NAFTA and aware of its strengths and weaknesses, I realize that CAFTA is relatively unfamiliar. Let's begin our discussion of CAFTA, then, with a basic explanation. / 2: Although most of you are well versed in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and aware of its strengths and weaknesses, I realize that the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is relatively unfamiliar. Let's begin our discussion of CAFTA, then, with a basic explanation / 3: Although most of you are well versed in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and aware of its strengths and weaknesses, I realize that the Central American Free Trade Agreement is relatively unfamiliar. Let's begin our discussion of CAFTA, then, with a basic explanation

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1: Borchers cites the following book:Ferrell, Robert H. Harry S. Truman: A Life. Columbia; University of Missouri Press, 1994. / 2: Borchers cites the following book:Ferrell, Robert H. Harry S. Truman: A Life. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1994. / 3: Borchers cites the following book:Ferrell, Robert H. Harry S. Truman: A Life. Columbia; University of Missouri Press: 1994.

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1: However, Mike and Jerry's grades were among the lowest men's scores ever recorded. / 2: However, Mike's and Jerry's grades were among the lowest men's scores ever recorded. / 3: However, Mike and Jerry's grades were among the lowest mens' scores ever recorded.

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1: Human Anatomys' a difficult course, but its content is essential for medical and nursing students. / 2: Human Anatomy's a difficult course, but its content is essential for medical and nursing students. / 3: Human Anatomys's a difficult course, but it's content is essential for medical and nursing students.

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1: Leah, the daughter of two doctors, mentioned her parent's suggestion that we also watch the Department's of Surgery's films. / 2: Leah, the daughter of two doctors, mentioned her parents' suggestion that we also watch the Department of Surgery's films. / 3: Leah, the daughter of two doctors, mentioned her parents's suggestion that we also watch the Department of Surgery's films.

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1: Louisa May Alcott's fame rests of course on the novels Little Women, and Little Men. / 2: Louisa May Alcott's fame rests, of course, on the novels Little Women and Little Men. / 3: Louisa May Alcott's fame rests, of course, on the novels, Little Women and Little Men.

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1: My instructor points out, repeatedly I might add, that her favorite American writers are, Thomas Wolfe and Richard Wright. / 2: My instructor points out, repeatedly I might add, that her favorite American writers are Thomas Wolfe and Richard Wright. / My instructor points out, repeatedly I might add that her favorite American writers are Thomas Wolfe and Richard Wright.

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1: Shelley was fortunate to find Prof.Dawson still in his office so late in the p.m. on a Friday. / 2: Shelley was fortunate to find Prof.Dawson still in his office at 5:00 p.m. on a Friday. / 3: Shelley was fortunate to find Professor Dawson still in his office at 5:00 on a Friday.

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1: The Declaration of Independence says, "all men are created equal." / 2: The Declaration of Independence says that "all men are created equal." / 3: The Declaration of Independence says that "All men are created equal."

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1: The Mississippi River museum, along the Eastern shore of the River in Iowa / 2: the Mississippi River Museum, along the eastern shore of the river in Iowa / 3: the Mississippi river museum, along the Eastern shore of the river in Iowa

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1: The dr. scheduled her last appointment to end by 2:00 p.m. so that she could catch a plane to Phoenix. / 2: The doctor scheduled her last appointment to end by 2:00 p.m. so that she could catch a plane to Phoenix. / 3: The doctor scheduled her last appointment to end by early p.m. so that she could catch a plane to Phoenix.

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1: The professor is so out of touch with his students that his lectures sound as though they were written in BCE 900. / 2: The professor is so out of touch with his students that his lectures sound as though they were written in 900 BCE. / 3: The prof. is so out of touch with his students that his lectures sound as though they were written in 900 BCE.

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1: When Harry S.Truman ran for President in 1948, several factors supposedly were working against him, the media, Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey's popularity, and Truman's own down-to-earth style. / 2: When Harry S.Truman ran for President in 1948, several factors supposedly were working against him: the media, Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey's popularity, and Truman's own down-to-earth style. / 3: When Harry S.Truman ran for President in 1948: several factors supposedly were working against him, the media, Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey's popularity, and Truman's own down-to-earth style.

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1: When you hear the word Amazon, you probably think of the Amazon River, but an Amazon is also a small greenish parrot. / 2: When you hear the word Amazon, you probably think of the Amazon River, but an Amazon is also a small greenish parrot. / 3: When you hear the word Amazon, you probably think of the Amazon River, but an Amazon is also a small greenish parrot.

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1: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an Inquiry into Values / 2: What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist—the Facts of Daily Life in 19th-Century England / 3: Lincoln at gettysburg: The words that remade America

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1: "For a number of year, he (Vice President Joe Biden) advocated dividing Iraq into three states." / 2: "For a number of years, he - Vice President Joe Biden - advocated dividing Iraq into three states." / 3: "For a number of years, he [Vice President Joe Biden] advocated dividing Iraq into three states."

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1: After a few moments Jessica said, that she loved Morrison's novels but had to finish her take-home biology exam, which was due the next day. / 2: After a few moments, Jessica said that she loved Morrison's novels, but had to finish her take-home biology exam, which was due the next day. / 3: After a few moments, Jessica said that she loved Morrison's novels but had to finish her take-home biology exam, which was due the next day.

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1: By viewing a film on the TV's in the auditorium, we gained a better understanding of the skeletal and muscular system's components. / 2: By viewing a film on the TVs' in the auditorium, we gained a better understanding of the skeletal and muscular systems components. / 3: By viewing a film on the TVs in the auditorium, we gained a better understanding of the skeletal and muscular systems' components.

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1: Chancellor Angela McAlister, formerly an Associate Professor, an Editor at McGraw-Hill, and a Research Fellow at the Hoover institution / 2: chancellor Angela McAlister, formerly an associate professor, an editor at McGraw-Hill, and a research Fellow at the Hoover Institution / 3: Chancellor Angela McAlister, formerly an associate professor, an editor at McGraw-Hill, and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution

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1: Dylan Borchers, a student who has written about Truman, makes a compelling point about his 1948 campaign: "The legacy and lessons of Truman's whistle-stop campaign continue to be studied by political analysts: and politicians today often mimic his campaign methods by scheduling multiple visits to key states, as Truman did." / 2: Dylan Borchers, a student who has written about Truman, makes a compelling point about his 1948 campaign, "The legacy and lessons of Truman's whistle-stop campaign continue to be studied by political analysts: and politicians today often mimic his campaign methods by scheduling multiple visits to key states, as Truman did." / 3: Dylan Borchers, a student who has written about Truman, makes a compelling point about his 1948 campaign: "The legacy and lessons of Truman's whistle-stop campaign continue to be studied by political analysts, and politicians today often mimic his campaign methods by scheduling multiple visits to key states, as Truman did."

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1: Frost's home at 29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts is now on the National Historic Register; despite his well-known association with New England, he also bought a house in South Miami, Florida and spent winters there late in his life. / 2: Frost's home at 29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is now on the National Historic Register; despite his well-known association with New England he also bought a house in South Miami, Florida, and spent winters there late in his life. / 3: Frost's home at 29-35 Brewster Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is now on the National Historic Register; despite his well-known association with New England, he also bought a house in South Miami, Florida, and spent winters there late in his life.

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1: Genesis 4, 1-16 tells of the brothers Cain and Abel. / 2: Genesis: 4, 1-16 tells of the brothers Cain and Abel. / 3: Genesis 4: 1-16 tells of the brothers Cain and Abel.

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1: In the essay "Russell Crowe: the Person behind the Actor," the author analyzes Crowe's movies American Gangster and A Beautiful Mind. / 2: In the essay "Russell Crowe: The Person Behind the Actor," the author analyzes Crowe's movies American gangster and A beautiful mind. / 3: In the essay "Russell Crowe: The Person behind the Actor," the author analyzes Crowe's movies American Gangster and A Beautiful Mind.

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1: Many critics include James Agee, Conrad Aiken Louisa May Alcott, and Nelson Algren on their lists of major American authors. / 2: Many critics include James Agee, Conrad Aiken, Louisa May Alcott, and Nelson Algren, on their lists of major American authors. / 3: Many critics include James Agee, Conrad Aiken, Louisa May Alcott, and Nelson Algren on their lists of major American authors.

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1: Most of us got As on our midterm, which Dr. Murphy said was a major improvement over student performance when she began teaching in the 1990's. / 2: Most of us got A's on our midterm, which Dr. Murphy said was a major improvement over student performance when she began teaching in the 1990's. / 3: Most of us got As on our midterm, which Dr. Murphy said was a major improvement over student performance when she began teaching in the 1990s.

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1: On Stonehill's list of references, the ratio of articles to books is more than 2-1. / 2: On Stonehill's list of references, the ratio of articles to books is: more than 2-1. / 3: On Stonehill's list of references, the ratio of articles to books is more than 2:1.

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1: One of the articles Stonehill cites is "Sexual Strategies Theory, An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating." / 2: One of the articles Stonehill cites is: "Sexual Strategies Theory, An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating." / 3: One of the articles Stonehill cites is "Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating."

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1: Refusing to cross the picket line, the Reverend Samuel Washington promised the RNs that he supported their strike for higher wages and better working conditions. / 2: Refusing to cross the picket line, the Reverend Samuel Washington promised the RNs that he supported their strike for higher wages and better working conditions. / 3: Refusing to cross the picket line, the Rev. Samuel Washington promised the nurses that he supported their strike for higher wages and better working conditions.

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1: Someone once said, "technology is the science of arranging life so that one need not experience it." / 2: Someone once called technology "The science of arranging life so that one need not experience it." / 3: Someone once said, "Technology is the science of arranging life so that one need not experience it."

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1: The archeologists reported that some of the newly discovered remained dated back to 200 anna Domini, but others were much older. / 2: The archeologists reported that some of the newly discovered remains dated back to 200 AD, but others were much older. / 3: The archeologists reported that some of the newly discovered remains dated back to AD 200, but others were much older.

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1: Venus, the roman name for the Greek Goddess Aphrodite / 2: the koran (also spelled qur'an), the islamic sacred book / 3: the Housatonic River, which runs through western Massachusetts and western Connecticut

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1: When citing Stonehill's book How Humans Evolved, follow standard bibliographical style by identifying the place of publication and the publisher as "New York, Norton." / 2: When citing Stonehill's book How Humans Evolved, follow standard bibliographical style by identifying the place of publication and the publisher as: "New York: Norton." / 3: When citing Stonehill's book How Humans Evolved, follow standard bibliographical style by identifying the place of publication and the publisher as "New York, Norton."

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1: professor Richard Bullock / 2: the Wright State University Professor / 3: the English professor

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1: spanish music in a Baptist Church / 2: French Furniture in a house on the French Riviera / 3: German steel factories from World War II

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