question: CHAPTER X

LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES"

The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg. Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

"Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

"Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.

I'm to be listener."

"Oh, it may not be so one-sided after all," Lady Caroom declared. "And we had better make haste, or that impetuous young man of yours will come pounding after us on his motor before we know where we are. What are you going to do about him, Sybil?"

"I don't know."

"Well, you'll have to make up your mind. He's getting on my nerves. You must decide one way or another."

Sybil sighed.

"He's quite the nicest young man I know--of his class," she remarked.

"Exactly," Lady Caroom assented. "And though I think you will admit that I am one of the least conventional of mothers, I must really say I don't think that it is exactly a comfortable thing to do to marry a man who is altogether outside one's own circle."

"Mr. Brooks," Sybil said, "is quite as well bred as Atherstone."

"He is his equal in breeding and in birth," Lady Caroom declared. "You know all about him. I admit," she continued, "that it sounds like a page out of a novel. But it isn't. The only pity is--from one point of view--that it makes so little difference."
1. who wants to be the listener?
2. where was the carriage going?
3. who was riding in it?
4. what did CAroom say to sybil?
5. does Caroom like the young man?
6. how is he making her feel?
7. was the conversation one sided?
8. how does Caroom desccribe herself as a mom?
9. why do she think they shouldnt marry?
10. what does she instruct Sybil to do?
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answer: 1. Sybil
2. to Saalburg
3. Lady Caroom
4. "Now, Sybil, for our talk."
5. no
6. He's getting on her nerves
7. no
8. one of the least conventional
9. he's outside his own circle
10. make up her mind

question: A cappella [a kapplla] (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It contrasts with cantata, which is accompanied singing. The term "a cappella" was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato style. In the 19th century a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, albeit rarely, as a synonym for alla breve.

A cappella music was originally used in religious music, especially church music as well as anasheed and zemirot. Gregorian chant is an example of a cappella singing, as is the majority of secular vocal music from the Renaissance. The madrigal, up until its development in the early Baroque into an instrumentally-accompanied form, is also usually in a cappella form. Jewish and Christian music were originally a cappella,[citation needed] and this practice has continued in both of these religions as well as in Islam.
1. What is Gregorian chant an example of?
2. What does that mean?
3. What does it mean in Italian?
4. Is the madrigal a cappella?
5. When did someone add instruments?
6. Was most music from the Renaissance a cappella?
7. Do religions use it?
8. How many?
9. Which ones?
10. Is there another one?
11. Is it used as a synonym?
12. What is a synonym for alla breve?
13. How often is it used that way?
14. What is accompanied singing called?
15. Did a cappella always mean unaccompanied singing?
16. Did it have something to do with Polyphony?
17. what kind?
18. Is this different from Baroque concertato
19. When did a cappella get it's current meaning?
20. Was this due to some kind of ignorance?
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answer: 1. of a cappella singing,
2. singing without instrumental accompaniment,
3. "in the manner of the chapel"
4. Usually
5. in the early Baroque
6. the majority of secular vocal music was
7. yes
8. Three
9. Jewish and Christian
10. Islam
11. unknown
12. A cappella
13. rarely
14. cantata
15. no
16. Yes
17. Renaissance
18. yes
19. In the 19th century
20. yes

question: (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama formally announced Sunday that retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, a decorated veteran and popular figure among critics of the Bush administration, is his pick to be secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki Sunday promised to work for veterans "each and every day."

"There is no one more distinguished, more determined, or more qualified to build this VA than the leader I am announcing as our next secretary of Veterans Affairs -- Gen. Eric Shinseki," Obama said at a press conference.

"No one will ever doubt that this former Army chief of staff has the courage to stand up for our troops and our veterans. No one will ever question whether he will fight hard enough to make sure they have the support they need," Obama added.

Obama said the nation must focus on helping troops who have served their country especially during bad economic times.

"We don't just need to better serve veterans of today's wars. We also need to build a 21st century VA that will better serve all who have answered our nation's call," Obama said. Watch Obama talk about Shinseki "

Obama said Shinseki, who served two combat tours in Vietnam and lost part of his foot, "understands the changing needs of our troops and their families. And he will be a VA secretary who finally modernizes our VA to meet the challenges of our time."

Shinseki, who spoke after Obama, made a vow to his fellow veterans. If confirmed, he said, he will "work each and every day" to ensure the nation is serving them "as well as you have served us."
1. Who made the announcement?
2. When was it?
3. Who is the selection?
4. What did he promise?
5. Where did he deploy overseas?
6. How many times?
7. What did he promise if selected?
8. When did he promise?
9. What did he lose?
10. Where did he lose it?
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answer:
1. President-elect Barack Obama
2. Sunday
3. retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki
4. to work for veterans "each and every day."
5. Vietnam
6. two
7. "work each and every day" to ensure the nation is serving them
8. Sunday
9. part of his foot
10. Vietnam