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What factor necessitates the change in frequency of performed C-sections? | Cranial growth | 99912 | hard | [
" Uterine environment",
" Practitioner training",
" Cranial growth",
" Advanced technology"
] |
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Which factor is the best predictor of necessity for an emergency C-section on a fetus? | There is no agreed upon factor | 99912 | easy | [
" Father's birth weight",
" Mother's birth weight",
" Practitioner's level of experience",
" There is no agreed upon factor"
] |
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Describe how the frequency of C-sections has changed over time | The frequency has steadily increased | 99912 | easy | [
" The frequency has gradually decreased",
" The frequency has plateaued",
" The frequency has no significant trend",
" The frequency has steadily increased"
] |
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What risk, according to the author, is increased by practitioners who are wary of performing C-sections? | They could increase the prevalence of impaction and, therefore, challenging births | 99912 | easy | [
" They could be sued for malpractice if the fetus does not survive childbirth",
" They could be sued for malpractice if the mother does not survive childbirth",
" They could increase the prevalence of impaction and, therefore, challenging births",
" They could accidentally make the incision in the wrong location, necessitating further costly surgeries"
] |
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What inspired Tydeman to develop his device? | A sound | 99912 | easy | [
" A mannequin",
" A sound",
" An advertisement",
" A smell"
] |
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According to Tydeman, what has caused the Tydeman tube to not get sold/approved? | Because his device is so promising, investors want him to pay for its commercialization | 99912 | hard | [
" Any products that could possibly cause death during childbirth are generally viewed with more apprehension",
" Because his device is so promising, investors want him to pay for its commercialization",
" Too many investors are competing over the rights of commercialization",
" Tydeman does not approve of the prototypes generated by potential investors"
] |
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What is the inspiration for the simulator's name? | Its use of literary device | 99912 | hard | [
" Its emotional connotations",
" Tydeman's mother",
" Tydeman's wife",
" Its use of literary device"
] |
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Which terms best describe the medical field's response to new development of medical technology? | equivocal and inconsistent | 99912 | hard | [
" gratuitous and enthusiastic",
" methodical and cumbersome",
" equivocal and inconsistent",
" deadpan and leisurely"
] |
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What is the author's grievance against photographers? | Photographers are too concerned with bending an image to fit their incomplete or inaccurate perspective of a subject | 99921 | hard | [
" Photographers are too concerned with bending an image to fit their incomplete or inaccurate perspective of a subject",
" Too many photographers are flocking over to digital art, signaling the death knell of darkroom photography",
" Photographers are more interested in personal financial gain than supporting the vitality of their industry",
" There are too many photographers competing for the same creative opportunities"
] |
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What does the author mean to communicate by comparing the photographer's task to the sculptor's mission? | Photographers should strive to capture the essence of a person, vs. how the photographer wishes to portray them | 99921 | hard | [
" Photographers should strive to capture the essence of a person, vs. how the photographer wishes to portray them",
" Photographers should follow the path of sculptors in using more unconventional means to capture their subjects",
" Photographers should present more neutral, ambiguous renderings of a person in order to give the viewer a chance to participate in the art",
" Photographers should get to know their subjects on an intimate level, so the subjects feel more free to display their authentic selves during a session"
] |
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According to the author, what makes it difficult for the author to capture a subject's soul? | People's tendency to behave uncharacteristically in front of a camera | 99921 | easy | [
" People's tendency to overemphasize the qualities they want others to associate with them",
" People's tendency to behave uncharacteristically in front of a camera",
" People's tendency to refuse a photographer access to the most painful moments of their lives",
" People's tendency to forget that the photographer is even in the room"
] |
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How does the author try to disarm their subjects? | Engaging them in conversation | 99921 | easy | [
" Engaging them in conversation",
" Telling them a personal story",
" Highlighting their best angles",
" Making silly faces or gestures"
] |
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Which statement would the author most likely support? | Humans want people to be viewed the way they view themselves | 99921 | easy | [
" Humans want people to be viewed the way they view themselves",
" Humans are too trusting in anything aligned with 'freedom' and 'creativity'",
" Humans are easily manipulated by powerful corporations",
" Humans have a proclivity toward a negativity bias"
] |
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What potential drawback does the author acknowledge regarding the popularity of Creative Commons licenses? | Corporations can potentially take advantage of people who use Creative Commons licenses | 99921 | hard | [
" If everything becomes free, then no one can make any kind of profit",
" Too many people will not pay attention to when Creative Commons licenses expire",
" Corporations can potentially take advantage of people who use Creative Commons licenses",
" The Creative Commons license will eventually be replaced with something more equitable"
] |
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What is the central purpose of the article? | To advocate support for expansion of Creative Commons licenses | 99921 | hard | [
" To advocate support for expansion of Creative Commons licenses",
" To inform the readership of current problems in the photography industry",
" To illustrate how photographers go about their creative processes",
" To praise a fellow photographer and writer for his recent contributions"
] |
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What impact does the author believe they have made on society? | Using leadership to balance and focus of CC growth | 99921 | hard | [
" Introducing legislature to protect individuals from exploitation",
" Introducing the first wave of CC popularity",
" Preserving the art of darkroom photography",
" Using leadership to balance and focus of CC growth"
] |
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How is Sharism justified? | sharing is embedded within human deoxyribonucleic acid and a hardwired feature of the brain | 99923 | hard | [
" sharing is the only way to eliminate economic and social disparities among neighboring countries",
" if humans do not adopt sharism as a culture, major corporations will adopt it to gain more power",
" the disparity between the wealthy and those living in poverty has become too wide",
" sharing is embedded within human deoxyribonucleic acid and a hardwired feature of the brain"
] |
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By explaining neural activity in the brain, what does the author of the article imply? | If humans are not constantly sharing, they will deteriorate and become unproductive | 99923 | hard | [
" If humans want to avoid the major illnesses like dementia and Alzheimers, they can do so by sharing more content as they grow older",
" If humans do not use their neurons, they will lose them (and their potential) forever",
" If humans can quickly acclimate to a Sharist ideology, there is a better chance that they can survive global threats",
" If humans are not constantly sharing, they will deteriorate and become unproductive"
] |
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According to the author, why do people stop themselves from sharing as much as they could? | They are distrustful and apprehensive of a negative social response | 99923 | easy | [
" They are distrustful and apprehensive of a negative social response",
" They are unsure of the best venue for sharing their content",
" They believe that people who share on a frequent basis are desperate for attention",
" They generally feel that the cost of their content is not as high as the value"
] |
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What do certain corporations lose by remaining closed off to sharing? | Lucrative ideas | 99923 | easy | [
" Collective bargaining",
" Reputational power",
" Lucrative ideas",
" Stock market gains"
] |
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How does the author contradict their promises that sharing will produce a more equitable society? | By equating sharing with equity, those who do not share will inevitably be denied access to certain benefits | 99923 | hard | [
" By allowing anyone from anywhere to publish anything, a lack of credibility and accuracy in content means that people living in poverty are more likely to be taken advantage of",
" By equating sharing with equity, those who do not share will inevitably be denied access to certain benefits",
" By connecting creativity to cultural capital, those who are more logical and scientific thinkers will be marginalized",
" By comparing sharing to human neural activity, the author implies that humans who have a preference not to share are 'less than' and will be treated differently"
] |
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The author promises all of the following returns from investing in Sharism EXCEPT for: | exclusive copyright privileges | 99923 | easy | [
" access to cultural capital",
" amplified networks",
" social validation",
" exclusive copyright privileges"
] |
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How does the author appeal to readers to convince them to align themselves with Sharism? | Promising a more equitable future for all | 99923 | easy | [
" Promising a more equitable future for all",
" Discussing how prior failed inventions could have been successful if more collaborators participated",
" Refuting the argument that greedy corporations could manipulate the Sharist system",
" Associating sharing with bravery and leadership"
] |