question: The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and leads the country in foreign policy issues. Equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries, the State Department is responsible for the international relations of the United States, negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities, and represents the United States at the United Nations. The Department was created in 1789 and was the first executive department established.

The Department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building located at 2201 C Street, NW, a few blocks away from the White House in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Department operates the diplomatic missions of the United States abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of the United States and U.S. diplomacy efforts. The Department is also the depository for more than 200 multilateral treaties.

The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson, beginning 1 February 2017. The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession, after the President pro tempore of the Senate.
1. What neighborhood is the DOS in?
2. Is it close to the White House?
3. Which former President is its building named for?
4. Is it in charge of foreign policy?
5. What is something else that it does?
6. Would one find any mulilateral treaties there?
7. What else is the Department of State called?
8. Which branch of government is it in?
9. Is it in communication with the President?
10. What might the department be called in another country?
11. When was it first established?
12. Who does it represent at the UN?
13. Who is the head of the department?
14. What is his official title?
15. Who nominates this position?
16. Does the House of Representatives have a say?
17. What about the Senate?
18. Who is the first cabinet official in the presidential line of succession?
19. Who is just before them?
20. When did Tillerson first take the position?
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answer: 1. in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
2. yes
3. Harry S Truman
4. yes
5. it negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities
6. unknown
7. the State Department
8. the executive
9. yes
10. the foreign ministry
11. in 1789
12. the United States
13. Rex Tillerson
14. Secretary of State
15. the President
16. no
17. yes
18. the Secretary of State
19. President pro tempore of the Senate
20. 1 February 2017

question: Lemuel Gulliver enjoyed travelling. He was a ship's doctor. On May 4, 1699, they were going to the Far East in the ship called the Antelope. One night, his ship crashed against the rocks, Gulliver was washed to the land. He found himself a prisoner of tiny people. They were less than 6 inches tall and lived in the island country of Lilliput. After he promised to behave well, they set him free and he could visit the city. The people of Blefuscu wanted to attack Lilliput. The king of Lilliput turned to Gulliver. He stopped Blefuscu attacking Lilliput by pulling its ships to Lilliput. The king was happy. _ wanted to make the people of Blefuscu his slaves , so he asked Gulliver to bring some more ships. Gulliver did not like this plan. The king got angry. Some bad men in Lilliput wanted to kill Gulliver. Gulliver had to run away from Lilliput to Blefuscu. He was welcomed by the king of Blefuscu. They soon became good friends. Three days after that , he asked king to send him twenty of his largest ships and two thousand men to pull the boat to the shore. In this boat, he set sail for England. On the third day he saw a big ship to the southeast. He called out to the ship. The ship was moving very slowly. They raised a flag .His heart was full of happiness when he saw the English flag .
1. What was Lemuel Gulliver's profession?
2. What did he like doing?
3. What happened to his ship one evening?
4. Was he able to reach land?
5. What did the persons of Blefuscu want to attack?
6. Were the people from there small?
7. What was their height?
8. What did the leader of that country want to make the people of Blefusco?
9. Was the king ever mad at Gulliver?
10. Where did Gulliver escape to when he left Lilliput?
11. How many men did he request to aid in pushing the boat to land?
12. How many ships were requested?
13. Were they small ships?
14. What kind of flag was on the ship he encountered?
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answer: 1. He's a doctor
2. He enjoyed travelling
3. his ship crashed against the rocks
4. Yes
5. Lilliput
6. yes
7. 6 inches tall
8. his slaves
9. Yes
10. to Blefuscu
11. two thousand
12. twenty
13. No
14. the English flag

question: Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76. This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker. Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more! The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old. Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe . When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100thbirthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.
1. what type of paintings does grandma moses paint?
2. who did she marry?
3. what was his job?
4. do most people rest when they are old?
5. what year did they marry?
6. are most people famous?
7. how old is Anna Mary Moses in 1930?
8. when was she born?
9. what was her maiden name?
10. where did her daughter take her paintings?
11. at what age does she die?
12. how many more paintings did she paint after turning 100
13. who bought the paintings?
14. did he like them?
15. where did he take her paintings?
16. who has a famous gallery there?
17. at what age were Grandma Moses' paintings in Kallier's gallery?
18. did it make her famous?
19. who wanted her paintings now?
20. did she paint more?
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answer:
1. Paintings of country life.
2. Thomas Moses.
3. Farm worker.
4. Yes.
5. 1887.
6. No.
7. 70
8. 1860.
9. Anna Mary Robertson
10. To a store in town.
11. 101
12. Six
13. A man from New York.
14. Yes
15. To galleries in New York City.
16. Otto Kallir
17. 80
18. Yes
19. Everyone
20. Yes