input question: I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "An Ancient Chinese document from the 9th century referred to the northern Somali coast which was then called "Berbera" by Arab geographers in reference to the region's "Berber" (Cushitic) inhabitants as Po-pa-li. The first clear written reference of the sobriquet Somali, however, dates back to the 15th century. During the wars between the Sultanate of Ifat based at Zeila and the Solomonic Dynasty, the Abyssinian Emperor had one of his court officials compose a hymn celebrating a military victory over the Sultan of Ifat's eponymous troops."????
output answer: Why was the old name of the Somali coast named what it was?

input question: I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "Guinea fowl originated in southern Africa, and the species most often kept as poultry is the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris). It is a medium-sized grey or speckled bird with a small naked head with colourful wattles and a knob on top, and was domesticated by the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Guinea fowl are hardy, sociable birds that subsist mainly on insects, but also consume grasses and seeds. They will keep a vegetable garden clear of pests and will eat the ticks that carry Lyme disease. They happily roost in trees and give a loud vocal warning of the approach of predators. Their flesh and eggs can be eaten in the same way as chickens, young birds being ready for the table at the age of about four months."????
output answer: What pattern will you find on a helmeted guineafowl?

input question: I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "Since the Three Kingdoms period, Nanjing has been an industrial centre for textiles and minting owing to its strategic geographical location and convenient transportation. During the Ming dynasty, Nanjing's industry was further expanded, and the city became one of the most prosperous cities in China and the world. It led in textiles, minting, printing, shipbuilding and many other industries, and was the busiest business center in East Asia. Textiles boomed particularly in Qing dynasty, the industry created around 200 thousand jobs and there were about 50 thousand satin machines in the city in 18th and 19th century."????
output answer: What was made in the last 2 centuries?

input question: I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "Under German control, and even before then, Japanese traders and fishermen from time to time visited the Marshall Islands, although contact with the islanders was irregular. After the Meiji Restoration (1868), the Japanese government adopted a policy of turning the Japanese Empire into a great economic and military power in East Asia."????
output answer:
Contact with who was not irregular between islanders and fisherman?