In this task, you're given a question, a context passage, and four options which are terms from the passage. After reading a passage, you will get a brief understanding of the terms. Your job is to determine by searching and reading further information of which term you can answer the question. Indicate your choice as 'a', 'b', 'c', or 'd'. If you think more than one option is plausible, choose the more probable option to help you answer the question.
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Question: Question: How many casualties had the Japanese Army suffered by the time Vincent was sent to Tokyo? Passage:Born the son of Colonel Arthur Hare Vincent and Elizabeth Rose Manson and educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Vincent was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant on 24 July 1891. He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 July 1894 and to captain on 13 February 1900. He served with the China Expeditionary Force in late 1900 and then in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Following the end of the war, Vincent left Point Natal for India on the SS Ionian in October 1902 with other officers and men of the J Battery Royal Horse Artillery, and after arrival in Bombay, was stationed in Meerut, Bengal Presidency. In 1903, Vincent was sent to Tokyo to learn Japanese: he served as British military attache with the Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War and, from 1 March 1904, was attached to the 2nd Division of the First Japanese Army in Manchuria.
Links: a. Imperial Japanese Army b. Second lieutenant c. Second Boer War d. Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

Answer: a

Question: Question: How many regular NHL seasons had there been before the 1999-2000 hockey season? Passage:Before the 19992000 NHL season Torchetti was hired as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning under Steve Ludzik. In 2002 Torchetti was hired as head coach of the San Antonio Rampage. Due to his many coaching stints in the city, "Torch" has kept close ties to San Antonio. After 65 games he was promoted to assistant coach with the parent club, the Florida Panthers. In 2004, he served 27 games as interim head coach, replacing Rick Dudley. He finished with a 101241 record before being replaced by Jacques Martin. During the 200506 NHL season, Torchetti was hired by Dave Taylor as interim head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. With a chance to clinch a playoff spot, he had a 57 record in the team's final 12 games and was not retained by the Kings, instead being replaced by Marc Crawford.
Links: a. 19992000 NHL season b. 19992000 NHL season c. Florida Panthers d. 200506 NHL season

Answer: a

Question: Question: Which of the teams Dale played for was founded first? Passage:The Calgary Flames selected him in the eighth round, 182nd overall at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and he began his professional career in 198384 with a 30-point season for the Colorado Flames of the Central Hockey League (CHL). He then spent the majority of three seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Moncton Golden Flames. He was named to the AHL second All-Star Team in 198485, and served as captain of the Golden Flames in 198586. DeGray appeared in one NHL game that season, making his NHL debut with Calgary on March 6, 1986, against the New York Rangers. He played a part-time role in Calgary in 198687; in 27 games with the Flames, DeGray scored six goals and seven assists.
Links: a. 198485 AHL season b. Calgary Flames c. 198485 AHL season d. Captain (ice hockey)

Answer:
b