Q: Around 1300, centuries of prosperity and growth in Europe came to a halt. A series of famines and plagues, including the Great Famine of 13151317 and the Black Death, reduced the population to around half of what it was before the calamities. Along with depopulation came social unrest and endemic warfare. France and England experienced serious peasant uprisings, such as the Jacquerie and the Peasants' Revolt, as well as over a century of intermittent conflict in the Hundred Years' War. To add to the many problems of the period, the unity of the Catholic Church was shattered by the Western Schism. Collectively these events are sometimes called the Crisis of the Late Middle Ages.

Despite these crises, the 14th century was also a time of great progress in the arts and sciences. Following a renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman texts that took root in the High Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance began. The absorption of Latin texts had started before the Renaissance of the 12th century through contact with Arabs during the Crusades, but the availability of important Greek texts accelerated with the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks, when many Byzantine scholars had to seek refuge in the West, particularly Italy.

1. no
2. Two
3. arts and sciences
4. Around 1300
5. famines and plagues
6. halved the population
7. Two
8. France and England
9. France and England
10. the unity was shattered
11. Western Schism.
12. ancient Greek and Roman texts
13. the Italian Renaissance began
14. Atabs
15. the Crusades,
16. refugees from the fall of Constantinople
17. Ottoman Turks
18. many Byzantine scholars
19. Italy
20. 13151317

Numbered questions:
1. Was the 14th century a time of terrible disaster?
2. how many areas progressed?
3. what areas?
4. When did growth come to a halt in europe?
5. why?
6. what did that do to the people?
7. How many countries had peasant uprisings?
8. name them
9. Who fought the hundred years war
10. What happened to the Roman Catholic Church?
11. by?
12. What language texts were of interest in the high middle ages?
13. what did that start?
14. contact with who has begun the learning of latin texts?
15. During which events?
16. How did Greek texts arrive?
17. Who captured the city?
18. Which scholars sought help elsewhere?
19. Where did they go
20. When was the great famine?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- Fernando Alonso savored the sweet taste of victory in front of his home fans after kickstarting his Formula One title bid with a commanding victory in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

The two-time world champion won by more than nine seconds from Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen after starting from fifth on the grid, as he reduced his deficit behind overall leader Sebastian Vettel to 17 points.

"It's very special winning at home, it doesn't matter how many times you do, it's always like starting from zero," said the 31-year-old, whose only other victory at the Circuit de Catalunya was back in 2006 in the same season he won his second world title with Renault.

"It was fantastically emotional and the fans really helped because you feel the support from everyone.

"The last laps are very long because you want the race to finish as soon as possible, but I'm very happy for the team."

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It was a good day for Ferrari, as Felipe Massa bounced back from the three-place grid penalty that dropped him to ninth at the start, with the Brazilian claiming third on the podium ahead of Vettel and the German's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber.

"I was a little disappointed after qualifying yesterday, but the race was very good for us and we were very aggressive," Massa said.

"We struggled a bit on the tires to survive in a good way -- and the race was very good for us."

Alonso, who made a flying start, had four pit stops as opposed to the three of Raikkonen due to an early puncture but was able to take the checkered flag for the 32nd time in his career to move above Lewis Hamilton into third place overall. 1. Who won the Spanish Grand Prix?
2. When?
3. What place did he start in?
4. How much did he win by?
5. Who was the leader overall?
6. How far behind him is Alonso?
7. How many times has he been a World Champion?
8. What title is he trying to get?
9. Where was he when he won?
10. How old is he?
11. How do the fans help?
12. When did he win at his home track previously?
13. What is the name of the track?
14. What else happened that season?
15. With who?
16. How many pit stops did he have?
17. What about Raikkonen?
18. Why?
19. How many times did he win?
20. What place did that put him in?
numbered_answers: 1. Fernando Alonso
2. Sunday
3. fifth
4. more the nine seconds
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. 17 points
7. two
8. Formula One
9. home
10. 31
11. he could feel support
12. 2006
13. Circuit de Catalunya
14. he won his second world title
15. Renault
16. four
17. three
18. a puncture
19. 32
20. third

CHAPTER LXVIII. In which Harry goes westward

Our tender hearts are averse to all ideas and descriptions of parting; and I shall therefore say nothing of Harry Warrington's feelings at taking leave of his brother and friends. Were not thousands of men in the same plight? Had not Mr. Wolfe his mother to kiss (his brave father had quitted life during his son's absence on the glorious Louisbourg campaign), and his sweetheart to clasp in a farewell embrace? Had not stout Admiral Holmes, before sailing westward with his squadron, The Somerset, The Terrible, The Northumberland, The Royal William, The Trident, The Diana, The Seahorse--his own flag being hoisted on board The Dublin--to take leave of Mrs. and the Misses Holmes? Was Admiral Saunders, who sailed the day after him, exempt from human feeling? Away go William and his crew of jovial sailors, ploughing through the tumbling waves, and poor Black-eyed Susan on shore watches the ship as it dwindles in the sunset.

It dwindles in the West. The night falls darkling over the ocean. They are gone: but their hearts are at home yet a while. In silence, with a heart inexpressibly soft and tender, how each man thinks of those he has left! What a chorus of pitiful prayer rises up to the Father, at sea and on shore, on that parting night at home by the vacant bedside, where the wife kneels in tears; round the fire, where the mother and children together pour out their supplications: or on deck, where the seafarer looks up to the stars of heaven, as the ship cleaves through the roaring midnight waters! To-morrow the sun rises upon our common life again, and we commence our daily task of toil and duty. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Is someone leaving someone?
2. Who?
3. Who is he leaving?
4. Did anyone else of his family go for a missin too?
5. Where did his father go?
6. Who went for the Lousboug campaign?
7. What his girlfriend did?
8. Where was the flag?
9. Was anyone devoid of emotions?
10. Who were with William?
11. Where were they?
12. Did anyone have out of ordinary eyes?
13. Who?
14. Where were they at night?
Answer:
1. yes
2. Harry Warrington
3. his brother and friends
4. unknown
5. unknown
6. Mr. Wolfe
7. clasp in a farewell embrace
8. hoisted on board The Dublin
9. each man thinks of those he has left
10. his crew of jovial sailors
11. ploughing through the tumbling waves
12. yes
13. the wife
14. by the vacant bedside